rubber_jonnie wrote: Sun Feb 23, 2025 9:14 pm
You're a bad influence
I've been looking for one of these now
Surprised how expensive they are.
Sorry, I don't do that on purpose...
I know, I can't help myself...
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
rubber_jonnie wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 9:13 am
I know, I can't help myself...
You won't regret if you manage to get one.
The machine itself does not cost so much, but the shipping fees and all the extra import/export duty fees are really prohibitive.
Well, if I can find one in the UK it would just be the shipping and fingers crossed that wouldn't be too bad, but yes, they are two killer fees for sure.
Trouble is the cheapest one on eBay is £340 and that I find excessive.
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
rubber_jonnie wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 10:35 am
Well, if I can find one in the UK it would just be the shipping and fingers crossed that wouldn't be too bad, but yes, they are two killer fees for sure.
Trouble is the cheapest one on eBay is £340 and that I find excessive.
rubber_jonnie wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 10:35 am
Well, if I can find one in the UK it would just be the shipping and fingers crossed that wouldn't be too bad, but yes, they are two killer fees for sure.
Trouble is the cheapest one on eBay is £340 and that I find excessive.
And that one doesn't look so good...
No, it looks pretty crummy...
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
HigashiJun wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:08 pm
Argh, I'm a stupid idiot...
I have just realised the IC chip where I made the opening is not the BIOS chip.
Never trust information found over the Internet without checking twice.
Ahh, how annoying!
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
rubber_jonnie wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:36 pm
Ahh, how annoying!
Yes, quite...
I will survive this tragedy though.
Glad to hear it
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
