CPUWIZ Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 http://jledger.proboards19.com/index.cgi?b...read=1167546608 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/100307-bitching-portable-commodore-64/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 That thing is beautiful. I wish I had the skills to do something like that! mmmmm.... portable Space Taxi.... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/100307-bitching-portable-commodore-64/#findComment-1216242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
legeek Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 (edited) Wow that's pretty damn awesome!!! And the SX64 screen wasn't that much larger either! Cheers, Ben Edited January 12, 2007 by legeek Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/100307-bitching-portable-commodore-64/#findComment-1216244 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbanes Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Nice! I especially like the brushed metal look of the case. The only down side is that it sounds like it gulps quite a bit of power (a full 1 amp!) Also, wouldn't mounting the components directly on a wood block like that be just a bit of a fire hazard? I know that Ben Heck uses wood as well, but he appears to lacquer the inside of his cases so that the wood is properly finished. I wonder if he'd consider building these to order? Nothing like being able to play C64 games and teach BASIC programming on the go. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/100307-bitching-portable-commodore-64/#findComment-1216256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Wow, thats a piece of work. Though I thought the 'Hummer' DTVs had some crippling limitation when it came down to turning them into real C64 units with keyboard, serial, etc. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/100307-bitching-portable-commodore-64/#findComment-1216264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbanes Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 (edited) Though I thought the 'Hummer' DTVs had some crippling limitation when it came down to turning them into real C64 units with keyboard, serial, etc. It's lacking the onscreen keyboard and a few other nicities that were in the C64DTV. The hardware itself is actually more hackable, I believe, with the addition of support for a user port. Edit: It was the Joystick ports. There are none. Edited January 12, 2007 by jbanes Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/100307-bitching-portable-commodore-64/#findComment-1216276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Edit: It was the Joystick ports. There are none. Yeah, that was it. I knew I avoided it for a good reason. A C64 without joysticks is uhhh, rather useless. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/100307-bitching-portable-commodore-64/#findComment-1216297 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbanes Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Yeah, that was it. I knew I avoided it for a good reason. A C64 without joysticks is uhhh, rather useless. Indeed. I presume he's using the user port hack to plug in the Atari mini-joystick. But the fact that games have to be hacked to work kind of limits the game choices. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/100307-bitching-portable-commodore-64/#findComment-1216351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 "Designed by DeLorean". Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/100307-bitching-portable-commodore-64/#findComment-1216752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmOneGarand Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Commadore is (or was) working on a real portable device, it would have had PDA functions, GPS and complete C64/128 compatability. Havn't heard much about it since though. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/100307-bitching-portable-commodore-64/#findComment-1216769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Holy damn this is awesome! If you'll excuse me, I think I have to go change my underwear... --Zero Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/100307-bitching-portable-commodore-64/#findComment-1216955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 stunning! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/100307-bitching-portable-commodore-64/#findComment-1258236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay2068 Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Sweet! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/100307-bitching-portable-commodore-64/#findComment-1258301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I must admit it is pretty sweet.........even for a Commodore Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/100307-bitching-portable-commodore-64/#findComment-1258308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk2600 Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 It is really creative and well made, it was well made even though it was out of wood. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/100307-bitching-portable-commodore-64/#findComment-1258749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Wow. Very impressive. I want one. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/100307-bitching-portable-commodore-64/#findComment-1259667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke 4ever Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Surprised that Ben Heck didnt make that Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/100307-bitching-portable-commodore-64/#findComment-1259986 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Very cool! Except that the keyboard looks like a nightmare. But still, awesome! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/100307-bitching-portable-commodore-64/#findComment-1260006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Soldier Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Wow, very nice portable Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/100307-bitching-portable-commodore-64/#findComment-1260107 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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