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   frank to James Harris   
   Re: What to do with old Commodore Pet ha   
   11 May 17 15:02:32   
   
   From: frank@invalid.net   
      
   James Harris  wrote:   
   > I have some old Commodore Pets and some associated twin floppy drives,   
   > acquired when a university was throwing them out some years ago. I know   
   > some of them don't work. I haven't tested them all but I suspect that   
   > none work fully.   
   >   
   > What's best to do with such old hardware? I am in the UK if that is   
   > relevant. Options:   
   >   
   > * Sell   
   > * Donate   
   > * Scrap   
      
   I would repair it all, it's rather easy if you know how to do it (and many   
   of us, know how).   
   So you might just sell the stuff and be happy (or donate to some museum   
   if you know one).   
   If you still want to scrap them, I guess I'd pay shipping costs (and again   
   I'm not the only one probably).   
      
   >   
   >   
   > Also, I would like to get some kind of Commodore Pet system working. Are   
   > emulators the way to go now?   
      
   Sure, emulators do work, but real hardware is more fun and works better than   
   emulators most of the time :)   
      
   Best regards   
      
   Frank IZ8DWF   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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