Sharp X68000 XVI inbound (tomorrow...)

[HigashiJun]

When I get one probably, but I'm in EU and getting one here in good shape and for not outragous price is quite challenging. And VAT/import/customs fees, potential risk of damage during transport...

Yeah, I understand.

What bothers me more is always the risk of damage during transport.

[Higgy]

@HigashiJun I think you got the best model there.
5 1/4" drives so your not rewriting floppies to 3.5" and keeping 68000 for full compatibility, but with that MHz boost for those games that benefit from extra speed.

[HigashiJun]

@Higgy

Yes, the XVI is the model to go for games.

BTW, is your X68000 working great ?

[nokturnal]

Btw how more powerful models maintain backwards compatibility? I think that latest models had 030? How it looks in practice?

[HigashiJun]

You have to patch games if you have an X68030.

IIRC, not all games have their respective patches.

[nokturnal]

Patches by pirates or software houses? Was there any piracy scene on x68000?

[Higgy]

@Higgy

BTW, is your X68000 working great ?

I got 2x original first models and 1x Expert 2.
They are working great, all kitted out with 10mb ram. Expert 2 has ram+midi expansion. I use PicoPSUs fitted inside the original PSU cases.
I also use BlueSCSI V1's with different firmware for running HD image.
I took an original to a computer show and it was on for +6hrs and ran great.
On the disk drives there are 3 or 4 very small capacitors close together, they seem to leak but apart from that the computers seem pretty bullet proof. On one original the drives won't read disks so I use external Goteks.

[HigashiJun]

Patches by pirates or software houses? Was there any piracy scene on x68000?

Patches by enthusiasts.

Never heard about piracy on X68000s.

[HigashiJun]

@Higgy

Good to hear that !

[rubber_jonnie]

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