Just a few days ago, I picked up a complete Commodore 64 collection. The batch was given to me by the original owners, who simply needed to clear some room in their garage. The lot included a pair of "breadbox" 64's (one with a better keyboard than the other), a 1702 monitor, 2 disk drives (one original style, and one later "slim" model), and two file boxes of extra stuff. One box contains a ton of books relating to the C64 and 128 - manuals, programmers references, field-repair guides, and even a hand-bound issue of "Cracker Jax," a 'zine dedicated to breaking C64 copy protection. Also, that box contains approximately 25-35 issues of "Compute's Gazette" magazine. Awesome reading!
The other box was loaded with software and carts. I got two Epyx FastLoad carts, a "Final Cartridge III," and a cart of Jeff Minter's "Gridrunner." There are also about 50 loose floppies, mostly the disks that came with magazines like those Compute's, as well as about half-a-dozen other "magazine"-style disks. Finally, there are about 10-12 boxed games, including several Infocom games (love the "feelies!"), Skyfox (in the cool "album" case), a bunch of SSI strategy games, and more.
Awesome haul, and a great way to really jump-start my Commodore collection! I already had a 1702 screen, a C64 (in the later-style case) and a 128 (needs a power brick), but now I've got all the cables, accessories and software I need to really dive in.
Good times.
Huxley
The other box was loaded with software and carts. I got two Epyx FastLoad carts, a "Final Cartridge III," and a cart of Jeff Minter's "Gridrunner." There are also about 50 loose floppies, mostly the disks that came with magazines like those Compute's, as well as about half-a-dozen other "magazine"-style disks. Finally, there are about 10-12 boxed games, including several Infocom games (love the "feelies!"), Skyfox (in the cool "album" case), a bunch of SSI strategy games, and more.
Awesome haul, and a great way to really jump-start my Commodore collection! I already had a 1702 screen, a C64 (in the later-style case) and a 128 (needs a power brick), but now I've got all the cables, accessories and software I need to really dive in.
Good times.
Huxley
