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Both the C64 and C64C were released in Australia. Here’s my original C64C from the mid 80s for reference: https://imgur.com/a/5J9lSgK https://imgur.com/a/5J9lSg
by sunpazed 4y ago
Both the C64 and C64C were released in Australia. Here’s my original C64C from the mid 80s for reference: https://imgur.com/a/5J9lSgK https://imgur.com/a/5J9lSgK
Still works perfectly.
- LinuxJedi 4y agoAh! Thank you, I was unsure if the C64C hit Australian shores. That definitely helps, I'll tweak my post accordingly.
- SyneRyder 4y agoFor what it's worth, here's one of the Australian C64 commercials of the era, clearly featuring the C64C. The original C64 breadbins were also very common in Australia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OALMEpfWswM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OALMEpfWswM The guy in that ad (John Laws) was a very famous talkback radio personality at the time - nowadays he'd probably be likened to a Fox News personality like Tucker Carlson. He was featured on the packaging art for the Australian C64 Family Pack, as seen near the end of the commercial. He was known to begin every episode of his radio show with the phrase "Hello World". Note that Commodore bundled the Family Pack with a random book (mostly pictures?) about Australia. For some inexplicable reason there are an awful lot of secondhand copies of that Presenting Australia book available on eBay to this day. Never seen one of these Slimline C64 Replacement Cases before. Intriguing!
- actionfromafar 4y agoIf it has the heavy power-supply, consider replacing or repairing it. It fails over time by increasing the 5V rail until some chip or other fries in the C64.
- sunpazed 4y agoAh cool, I’ve replaced so many of these in the past!! If I recall, RetroKit and a few other stores sell more reliable modern PSUs.
- criddell 4y agoDo any of your cassettes from that era still load?
- dicknuckle 4y agoIf they don't, you can just record them again from the internet.
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