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Super-rare Commodore 65 is on sale at eBay
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article published on 1 September, 2017
Most of the computer fans know - if not remember personally - the legendary Commodore 64 computer, best-selling single model computer of all times. However, very few people actually know that the c=64 also had a successor, Commodore 65 that never made it to the markets.
Commodore, noticing that during the era of 16-bit computers, their old cashcow, Commodore 64 was quickly losing its ... [ read the full article ]
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ivymike
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1. September 2017 @ 06:13 |
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Do you really think I'm stupid enough to fork
over $3500.00+
for that piece of shit???
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1. September 2017 @ 06:31 |
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Originally posted by ivymike:
Do you really think I'm stupid enough to fork
over $3500.00+
for that piece of shit???
Haha :-) Considering how much people are willing to pay for stuff they collect, yes, I assume some people are more than willing to cough up that kind of money. Last C65 that was on sale at eBay was sold for more than $15'000..
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ivymike
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1. September 2017 @ 06:57 |
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With $3500.00, I can build my own Intel Core i9 computer with a top of the line motherboard and GPU card(s) and still have money left over.
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1. September 2017 @ 07:04 |
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Originally posted by ivymike:
With $3500.00, I can build my own Intel Core i9 computer with a top of the line motherboard and GPU card(s) and still have money left over.
Well, it is one of those things. People pay happily more than million dollars for rare, old cars - when you can simply buy a new, much better one for $25'000. Collecting stuff doesn't always follow "normal people's" logic :-)
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treyjazz
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1. September 2017 @ 09:45 |
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I wonder if installing the graphics chip would actually hurt its value since it would no longer be original.
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hearme0
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1. September 2017 @ 11:13 |
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There's nostalgia and then there's idiocy.
This is the latter. While I can certainly appreciate the desire for a "classic", this is tantamount to holding on to your first security blanket or pacifier from when being a kid.
The C65 is essentially useless, won't challenge even in the slightest, the minds of today. It's a novelty, a 20k dollar one at that seemingly and anyone buying this will sure as shit, kick this to the side later on and be like "Hmmm.......haven't seen this in 15 yrs since I bought it for the price of my new car, guess I'll take this out and play with it..............for 6 minutes"
The "Old car" analogy doesn't apply as old cars are cool, highly useful, rather practical (albeit not fuel efficient)
I laugh at all the stupid 2-legged creatures that hoard and crap grab everything in life like it'll ward off cancer later down the road.
People are just non-sensical and bad decision-makers in general. Not me though.
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ren97
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1. September 2017 @ 11:18 |
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C64 was one of the best parts of my childhood. Bonding with my mom and brother over Kings Quest puzzles. Being at the forfront of FPS's with wolfenstein.
Her teaching me DOS commands that launched my interest in computers and eventually my career. Then playing Doom 2 with the neighbors.
Amazing piece of technology at the time.
"History cannot repeat itself if we refuese to allow it" ~veo
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adre02
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1. September 2017 @ 14:25 |
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Originally posted by hearme0:
There's nostalgia and then there's idiocy.
This is the latter. While I can certainly appreciate the desire for a "classic", this is tantamount to holding on to your first security blanket or pacifier from when being a kid.
The C65 is essentially useless, won't challenge even in the slightest, the minds of today. It's a novelty, a 20k dollar one at that seemingly and anyone buying this will sure as shit, kick this to the side later on and be like "Hmmm.......haven't seen this in 15 yrs since I bought it for the price of my new car, guess I'll take this out and play with it..............for 6 minutes"
The "Old car" analogy doesn't apply as old cars are cool, highly useful, rather practical (albeit not fuel efficient)
I laugh at all the stupid 2-legged creatures that hoard and crap grab everything in life like it'll ward off cancer later down the road.
People are just non-sensical and bad decision-makers in general. Not me though.
Your statement means what? People have free will to do with their own money as they wish. Its rather feminine to complain about another person's finances and what they do with them.
Its even more lame to cast your opinion on how you feel towards someone spending their money on something completely legal.
However you do that quite a bit around here so what should I have expected?
This is superman
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cart0181
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3. September 2017 @ 01:01 |
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In this case I think it's a lot less about what the device can do, and more about owning a piece of computing history. But then, I just watched a documentary about the history of the internet so maybe I'm being nostalgic.
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hebbedeh
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3. September 2017 @ 21:05 |
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Originally posted by ivymike:
Do you really think I'm stupid enough to fork
over $3500.00+
for that piece of shit???
Okay it's one thing to admit you're stupid
..but if you just don't have the money there's no point advertising it is there, sheesh :P
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monkeylove
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7. September 2017 @ 06:47 |
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Originally posted by ivymike:
With $3500.00, I can build my own Intel Core i9 computer with a top of the line motherboard and GPU card(s) and still have money left over.
I think collectors buy them not to replace their work or home desktop.
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