> I've given up on owning a real C64 I can understand that... I'm lucky in that my very own C128, after nearly 40 years, still works. I think the C128 is a bit

> I've given up on owning a real C64 I can understand that... I'm lucky in that my very own C128, after nearly 40 years, still works. I think the C128 is a bit easier to get going because the PSU are of much better quality than the C64's PSUs and IIUC the C128's PSU is less likely to destroy the computer should it malfunction. I wrote it recently in another thread here on HN: I've got both original PCBs from the eighties and a Raspberry Pi in a vintage arcade cab and it's pretty much giving identical results (except for the boot procedure). Emulation may not be the real thing but it really became close enough. We have options and we should be happy about it. And as my electronic and soldering skills are really mediocre, I fear the day where my C128 shall eventually give up.