Commodore 128D Motherboard - Replacement Part

[Andrew Wiskow]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110164359879

[Guest]

Is this a fully functioning board?  My 128D is on the sidelines at the moment because of either a VIC or memory problem.

[Andrew Wiskow]

Well, the guy I got it from claims it worked...  I was keeping it around as a spare part in case I needed it, but since I'm getting rid of my last 128D, I decided to get rid of it, too.  As such, I've listed this particular item as "untested - sold as is".

I do make an attempt to test all items I sell, but I'm not about to take apart the only 128D that I have in order to do so.  The 128D that I have up for auction, on the other hand, IS a fully tested, working unit.  

-Andrew

[Blacklord]

but since I'm getting rid of my last 128D, I decided to get rid of it, too.

Why ??

[Andrew Wiskow]

Why ??

Mainly for financial reasons...  but additionally, I have MANY standard, flat C128's, and just the one 128D.  So from a longevity point of view, if a 128 has a problem, I have plenty of spare parts to last me for years.  If the 128D has a problem (keyboard dies, for example), I'd be out of luck.  I figure, better to sell it now while it works than to hold onto it until it dies.

Don't worry, though...  I'm not giving up on Commodore 128's.  ;-)

-Andrew

[airship]

It's missing the SID and the Character ROM, correct? (I've been looking at it...)

[Andrew Wiskow]

Yes...  I've got a spare charachter ROM chip that I could put in there...  But I don't have any 8580 SID chips, unfortunately.

-Andrew

[airship]

I'm keeping an eye on it. It's always a struggle to decide what to dole out my paltry computing allowance for.

I've got a second mostly-working flat C128 now, but it would be nice to have another unit with 64K of video RAM and the latest chips. (I added the CMD 64K add-on board to my main flat C128, along with a BASIC-8 ROM.) Of course, your board would leave me with the problem of finding a cheap, dead C128D case to put it in. If it works. *sigh*

I DO have a late-model C64C with a working 8580 in it, so that's not really a problem. It's amazing to me that SID chips seem to regularly sell on eBay for 3x the price of a working Commodore 64.

BTW, did you see that a 1571 RAMBoard went on e Bay yesterday for over $125? It was under $25 at my last bid 2 minutes before the auction ended. Friggin' snipers.

[Andrew Wiskow]

Yeah...  Those eBay snipers can be ruthless...  :butter:

BTW...  You did see that I also have a fully working 128D up for auction right now, didn't you?  

-Andrew

[airship]

Sure... just let me dig out my checkbook right now! Do I get the "nice guy" discount?

[RobertB]

BTW, did you see that a 1571 RAMBoard went on e Bay yesterday for over $125?

Makes me want to guard the 1571 RAMBoard in my drive all the more.  :-)  Now where did I put those 3 1541 RAMBoards in storage?

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug

[airship]

The 1541 RAMBoards come up for sale every once in a blue moon. There's one right now from Centsible:
http://tinyurl.com/2df6ph

I'd never even heard of the 1571 version, I don't think, before the auction mentioned above.

There is a German site (in English, thank goodness!) that has all the info on both of them, including PC  board patterns, so you could have a board etched and make your own, but that seems like a lot of work.
http://d81.de/CLD-RAMBOard/