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Strange-looking C64

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 2:21 pm
by Kakemoms
Looks like a C64C or something, but with a different case:
C64-case.jpg
On ebay here

Anyone knows were this case came from?

Re: Strange-looking C64

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 2:49 pm
by orion70
Australian version sold in some electronics store chain, iirc.

Re: Strange-looking C64

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 4:19 am
by LoadError
Based on what I've found, it seems that when Commodore released the C64 C (with the new case and the new cost reduced slim board) Australian manufacturer Micro Accessories released a replacement case for the older version of the C64. So this is not an Australian version of the C64, rather a standard C64 in a replacement case.
See here for an in the flesh example: http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic. ... edcd68b2d2

Re: Strange-looking C64

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 5:37 am
by mrr19121970
I have one like this. 20 quid new back then. Now they are considered rare & collectable.

Re: Strange-looking C64

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 2:04 pm
by eslapion
mrr19121970 wrote:I have one like this. 20 quid new back then. Now they are considered rare & collectable.
I guess there aren't that many of them. I saw one for the 1st time a month ago in Toronto.

Only saw photos of these cases before.

Re: Strange-looking C64

Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 10:12 am
by groepaz
they are not *that* rare... a bit uncommen perhaps, but they pop up every now and then

Re: Strange-looking C64

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 12:44 am
by RobertBe
I have one of those cases and a few were being sold at last year's CommVEx.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan