Vintage / retro home computers - looking for

[iEverything]

Hi,

I grew up on Zx spectrums, C64 and Amiga's and would really like to source a old home computer to just fiddle with it.

Anyone have any idea where I could source one? Scoured all the usual classifieds but I guess no one has or sees no value in them

Thanks.

 

[RoganDawes]

ebay is likely your best bet. possibly the UK one if you are after Sinclair kit.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_t....TR0.TRC0&_nkw=zx+spectrum&_sacat=0&_from=R40

 

[iEverything]

Thanks....heres hoping someone local has one in a box in as cupboard willing to part with it

 

[howardb]

I still have my 48k Speccy boxed up in the garage - open it up every few years to have a blast down memory lane. Still works great and it has the original data cassette recorder, joystick, micro-drive unit and thermal printer (remember those...).

Wouldn't part with it at any price...

 

[Drake2007]

Much easier to run an emulator on your PC, that'll cure you of the nostalgia for crap old hardware.

 

[waynegohl]

You must go to secondhand shops and church bazaars and fleamarkets and ask friends and family and advertise because those are ways to get the stuff. I have had old ZX Spectrums and the cassette players alone for other models and old Intellevision consoles with games etc and other old items which I came across in my line of business so just get out there and look would be a good start.

 

[louisek]

Ron van Rosenveld in Meadowridge has one. Not sure if he wants to sell it though. email him at [email protected]

 

[dabbler]

Keeping my ZX81 for a rainy day

 

[froot]

I remember my XT that I used to have. Gave it away in the late 90's.
When I was at school I found an old computer, think it was an IBM, it was one of those with the ~7 inch screen that was built into the box. Fixed it up, and it worked pretty decently.

 

[ponder]

Much easier to run an emulator on your PC, that'll cure you of the nostalgia for crap old hardware.

Not the same.

 

[D4N]

I have this:

 

[oldhat]

Thanks....heres hoping someone local has one in a box in as cupboard willing to part with it

Where are you located? I MAY consider parting with one of my Amiga's(500 or 1200) - PM me...

 

[Drake2007]

Ah had an Amiga 500, now that was a machine - until the stiffy drive broke and that was that.

http://www.emulator-zone.com/doc.php/amiga/

 

[iEverything]

Thanks for the replies guys, decided to look @ Amiga emulation and started using FS-UAE for OSX which is really good, hopefully this 'fixes' my retro need without the hardware.

 

[ponder]

Thanks for the replies guys, decided to look @ Amiga emulation and started using FS-UAE for OSX which is really good, hopefully this 'fixes' my retro need without the hardware.

Also using FS-UAE on Linux here.

 

[oldhat]

Thanks for the replies guys, decided to look @ Amiga emulation and started using FS-UAE for OSX which is really good, hopefully this 'fixes' my retro need without the hardware.

Good choice. Leave the actual retro hardware to the die-hard fans. They do require lots of tlc as they age, needing the odd fix from time to time(soldering dry joints, re-seating ic's, etc.) - emulation is far less troublesome imho...

 

[kayvee]

Keeping my BBC Micro for a rainy day aswell.