Well I was just wondering, since the original '82 breadbox edition of the Commodore 64 is so damn ugly in appearance, would it be possible to exchange the innards with a much much better looking C128-styled C64C, the one with the 'fixed' SID-chip?
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09-07-2009, 09:12 AM #1Road Rasher
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Classic C64 in C64C-casing.
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09-07-2009, 10:25 AM #2Pirate King
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Ugly? Philistine! The Classic C64-"breadbox"-look is cult! The one I had actually went the other way round, it was a C128 in classic C64 casing. Never would want it any other way!
That being said, since it worked the other way round, I see no reason why it shouldn't be possible.The funny thing about an oxymoron is, even if you remove the ox, there'll always be a moron. The Question Remains: Y?
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09-07-2009, 10:34 AM #3Road Rasher
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Ahh good, so physically the mainboard will fit easily. keyboard connections are also the same?
No I really don't like the brownish grey (or is it greyish brown) seventies look of the classic casing. But you may ofcourse, as a lot of people will probably love it
Best would be ofcourse a C64 crammed in a ZX Spectrum 48K shell including the rotten corpse keys
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09-07-2009, 12:27 PM #4Master of Shinobi
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Yeah I think the original is as classic looking as it gets but hey. Funny thing is I had 2 C64's and 2 C64C's all kept in boxes and now both C64C's don't work while the older C64's both work. So I wonder if the older ones were actually built better and they cheeped out even more on the C64C.
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09-07-2009, 12:51 PM #5Road Rasher
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Strange, I read stuff that the power brick for the original version was unreliable or something and that you could fry your SID chips in some way
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09-07-2009, 12:53 PM #6Master of Shinobi
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I hate the C64C with a passion, I was stuck with one for damn years after I accidentally melted my original C64, as soon as I finally replaced it with a real C64 the "C" was thrown straight into the loft, nasty little thing that it is.
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09-07-2009, 02:37 PM #7Master of Shinobi
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wow, never thought of any Commodore as a "nasty little thing," sure yours just wasn't a lemon?
Last edited by nathanallan; 09-07-2009 at 02:42 PM.
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09-07-2009, 03:06 PM #8Master of Shinobi
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Yeah you're right, the C64C is waay too big and flat to be refered to as a nasty little thing.
Originally Posted by nathanallan
Nasty big and flat waste of space then
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09-10-2009, 11:39 PM #9Wildside Expert
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I prefer the breadbox's looks and keyboard. Something about the keys is so much better than the C. I have both and just use the breadbox. The hard part is disk drives that continue to work...
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09-11-2009, 01:35 AM #10Shamino Wildside Expert
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This is really cool:
http://www.overclockersclub.com/news/24454/
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