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   Message 51,936 of 53,866   
   Andreas Kohlbach to James Harris   
   Re: What to do with old Commodore Pet ha   
   11 May 17 16:55:09   
   
   From: ank@spamfence.net   
      
   On Thu, 11 May 2017 15:59:53 +0100, 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   
      
   You could try to verify that it works, and make some buck^Wquid at Ebay then.   
      
   > Also, I would like to get some kind of Commodore Pet system   
   > working. Are emulators the way to go now?   
      
   I use VICE  and sometimes even MAME to   
   emulate a PET.   
      
   Still if you have working hardware that would be the way to go for me.   
   --   
   Andreas   
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   your toilet paper has page numbers on it.   
      
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