Vintage Computers

icarusza said:
For someone who grew up on computers in the 80s and 90s, I've been doing a couple searches for 386 and 1st generation Pentiums (we skipped over 486). Anyone have an idea where one might find these? It seems like Pentium 4's are the furthest back one can find.
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They do come up. Where are you based?
 
Ugghh..if only I had some spare cash. Damn, its not cheap but ooohhhh.

The Commodore 65 was a never-released computer slated to follow the fabled Commodore 64 from 1982. Developed between 1990 and 1991, it would have been the most powerful 8-bit computer on the market with 128K RAM, high-resolution graphics (up to 1280x400), and stereo sound. A few prototypes were made before Commodore canceled the project in 1991.

Now an updated version of the Commodore 65 has been realized. Project founder Paul Gardner-Stephen began working on recreating the C65 in 2014, and eventually teamed up with the non-profit Museum of Electronic Games & Art to create the FPGA-based Mega65, a modernization of the original Commodore 65 featuring a custom main board, mechanical keyboard, and injection molded case. It uses the original C65 ROMs but improves on the design with SD card support, Ethernet, and HDMI output. It is about 40 times faster than a C64 and backwards compatible, including cartridge and joystick ports. The design is open-sourced for long-term compatibility. Additionally, there is a hand-held version in the works that is also a cellphone. They are currently taking pre-orders for the Mega65 at a price of 666.66 euros ($742 plus shipping).
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Little Mac said:
Yes, sorry man. The 2b worked the last time I tested but they're painful... not a good memory. I see someone was selling the Vega on BoB for R500. Nice if gaming nostalgia is all you want.
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I wouldn't have a clue what 2b or vega means.
Would be awesome to have a working 48k with tapedeck again.
Still have a lekker 9 inch Sony CRT monitor for old school gaming, don't want anything bigger coz then the games just look too pixelated.
 
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