Hit a lucky spot on a flea market and found this Apple II clone.
Theres no good pictures of it on the web so i share some here.
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Hit a lucky spot on a flea market and found this Apple II clone.
Theres no good pictures of it on the web so i share some here.
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And finally even my C64 is connected to the internet. Easy way to copy single files or whole disk images over the network with incredible speed... :inlove:
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alright, over 3 weeks so it was time for some more Thrift shop runs. :p
Games
Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set 2e (TSR, 1981)
Carcassonne (Rio Grande, 2000)
Under Cover (Ravensburger, 1986)
Electronic Battleship: Advanced Mission (MB, 2000)
Star Wars Monopoly: Original Trilogy Collection (Parker, 2004)
Super Scrabble (Hasbro, 2004)
CDs/Blurays
The Amazing Spider-man BluRay+DVD Combo (Columbia, 2012)
The Hunger Games Bluray (Lion's Gate, 2012)
Aerosmith - Get A Grip (Geffen, 1993)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (Atlantic, 1986)
John Cougar Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee (PolyGram, 1987)
Robert Palmer - Clues (Island, 1980)
Roxette - Look Sharp (EMI, 1988 )
Computer Bits
HP 160GB 2.5" External USB HD (PD1600s)
FireLite 160GB 2.5" External USB HD (USBFLB160)
3x 100' Cat5E Ethernet cables (new/sealed)
2x HP Advanced Photo Paper, Glossy 25sheets (new/sealed)
1x Verbatim CD-RW (2X/4X) (new/sealed)
1- 15 pack Maxell MF2HD Floppy Disks (new/sealed)
5x Double CD jewel cases
DD-40L 3.5" Floppy Disk case
Other misc.
Hot Wheels Slave I (die-cast) (Mattel, 2014) (new/sealed)
Superman - Earth One graphic novel (HC) (DC, 2010)
(5.5)
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I managed to buy a Commodore SX-64. I had to change the PLA chip and reseat the Kernal chip. Works very well. Drive motor is a little bit noisy but works.
Probably not the most amazing find, but I really like this lot I got that even have the original assembly instructions:
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3d printed Gotek USB disk drive base...
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Time again for some thrift store runs...yesterday NE, today down south (about 7 separate shops altogether), found far too much once again :P
Boardgames
Tetris Tower 3D (Radica, 2003)
Battleground: Crossbows & Catapults War Chest Starter Set (Moose Ent., 2007)
Risk (Parker, 1998 )
Go For It! (Parker, 1986)
Turtles (Entex, 1982)
Quicksand (Parker, 1989)
Don't Break The Ice (Schaper, 1971)
Mouse House (Waddingtons, 1979)
Books/Movies/PC Games
Asterix et les Goths (HC) (Dargaud, 1972)
Les Schtroumpfs Olympiques (HC) (Dupuis, 1983)
The Real Ghostbusters Pop-Up: The Birthday Ghost (HC) (Simon & Schuster, 1987)
The Dark Knight Trilogy BluRay Box Set (Batman Begins / The Dark Knight / The Dark Knight Rises) (WB, 2012)
Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (LucasArts, 2002) (boxed)
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (LucasArts, 2002) (boxed)
CDs/LPs
Art of Noise - The Best of the Art of Noise (China Records, 1988 )
Blue Rodeo - Five Days in July (WEA, 1993)
Bruce Hornsby and the Range - The Way It Is (RCA, 1986)
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (CBS, 1983)
Foreigner - Foreigner (Atlantic, 1977 (1984))
Various - Footloose Original Soundtrack (CBS, 1984)
Luba - Between the Earth & Sky (Capitol, 1986)
The Proclaimers - This is the Story (Chrysalis, 1987)
Sass Jordan - Racine (Aquarius, 1992)
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (PolyGram, 1985)
Genesis - Abacab (Atlantic, 1981)
Genesis - Genesis (WEA, 1983)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (WEA, 1986)
Phil Collins - Sussudio (Atlantic, 1985)
Robert Palmer - Riptide (Island, 1985)
Robert Palmer - Heavy Nova (EMI, 1988 )
Huey Lewis and the News - Fore! (Chrysalis, 1986)
George Harrison - Cloud Nine (Dark Horse, 1987)
Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair (PolyGram, 1985)
Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark - The Pacific Age (Virgin, 1986)
The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Tuff Enuff (CBS, 1986)
Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody (BMG, 1987)
Billy Ocean - Love Zone (Zomba, 1986)
Culture Club - Colour By Numbers (Virgin, 1983)
Other
WD TV HD Media Player (Gen2)
MasterPiece Computer Power Switch / Surge Protector / Turntable (5 Outlets)
11x FujiFilm 2HD 3.5" Floppy Disks (unused)
Electronic Handheld Monopoly (Hasbro, 1997)
GI Joe SnowCat (Hasbro, 1985) (missing missile launcher attachment unfortunately)
(8.0)
A TRS-80 CoCo 2 wasn't on my "must have" list, but it's nice to add to the collection.
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Actually a freebee, just p&p. My first aussie computer. :)
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I came to an end in my collecting a year or so ago where I had everything I wanted. so.. what do I do then? Spend more time using them than searching? That's not as much fun. I love treasure hunting. So I went from picking up my "bucket list" to "that looks cool". ;) a dangerous idea.Quote:
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Getting a bit carried away with the zx spectrums. THe white one has a justspeccy128 board in
the blue one is a new case ( google retro radionics!) but while beautifully made I hated the mottled silver so blue it had to be. A ***** to get close to the faceplate paint colour!
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While old computers are my main focus, I also enjoy photographic equipment. I just couldn't resist picking up six cases of cameras and equipment from an estate sale this week-end.
There are 2x medium format cameras and 2x SLRs with many lenses and other things. This image is about half of the haul.
The Zeiss lenses are worth a small fortune. :)
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Big thrift shop runs the last 2 days...
Board/Card Games
Pandemic Contagion (Z-Man, 2014)
Enchanted Forest (Ravensburger, 1994)
Interplay (Shoptaugh, 1983) ("unused")
Knave of Hearts (TSR, 1986) ("unused")
Say Anything: Family Edition (NorthStar, 2014) ("unused")
Devil's Triangle (Playtoy, 1986 )
Young Jedi: Menace of Darth Maul - Starter Deck (Decipher, 1999)
RPGs/Gamesbooks
Star Wars D6 - Galaxy Guide 2 - Yavin and Bespin (WEG, 1995)
Star Wars D6 - Galaxy Guide 4 - Alien Races (WEG, 1994)
Star Wars D6 - Cracken's Rebel Field Guide (WEG, 1991)
Star Wars D6 - Riders of the Maelstrom (WEG, 1989)
Star Wars D6 - Starfall (x2) (WEG, 1989)
Robotech the Role Playing Game: Book One: Macross (x2) (Palladium, 1986/1988 (4th))
Robotech RPG: Book Two: RDF Manual (Palladium, 1987)
Robotech RPG: Book Four: Southern Cross (Palladium, 1987)
Robotech RPG: Book Five: Invid Invasion (Palladium, 1988 )
Robotech RPG Adventures: Ghost Ship (Palladium, 1988 )
Traveller: The Classic Books 0-8 (Far Future, 2000)
Killer: the Live Roleplaying Game (SJG, 1985)
Game Design Volume 1: Theory and Practice (SJG, 1981)
Robin Hood: The Role Playing Campaign (I.C.E., 1987) (for Rolemaster, MERP & Fantasy Hero)
Terror Australis: Cthulhu Down Under (Chaosium, 1987) (for Call of Cthulhu)
CORPS: The Global Conspiracy Role-Playing Game (BTRC, 1990)
Hidden Invasion (Nightshift, 1995)
FF#4 - Starship Traveller (Puffin, 1984)
FF#5 - City of Thieves (x2) (Puffin, 1983/1985)
FF#39 - Fangs of Fury (Puffin, 1989)
CYOA #53 - The Case of the Silk King (Bantam, 1986 )
CYOA #57 - The Antimatter Formula (Bantam, 1986 )
CYOA #86 - Knights of the Round Table (Bantam, 1988 )
Choose Your Own Horrible History - Killing Hitler with Praise and Fire (Hutchins, 2013) (CYOA parody)
Magazines/Books
The Space Gamer #61 - March 1983
Stardate #8 - Oct. 1985
Stardate #11 - Apr. 1986
Different Worlds #30 - Sept. 1983
Different Worlds #35 - Jul/Aug 1984
Gryphon #4 - Winter 1981
Heavy Metal Magazine - May 2006
Starlog #262 - May 1999
Adventures Unlimited #3 - Fall 1995
Adventures Unlimited #5 - Spring 1996
Asterix and Son (Hodder & Stoughton, 1983)
The Complete MAD: Don Martin (Warner, 1974)
Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker (HC) (Star Wars Corp., 1976)
Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels (HC) (Reader's Digest, 2004)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Books (HC) (Reader's Digest, 2005)
Robot World (Piper, 1984)
How And Why Wonder Book of: Dinosaurs (Wonder Books, 1981)
How And Why Wonder Book of: Our Earth (Wonder Books, 1960)
How And Why Wonder Book of: Prehistoric Mammals (Wonder Books, 1962)
Toys
Micro Machines Star Wars - The Force Awakens - R2D2 Playset (Hasbro, 2015) (new)
Micro Machines Star Wars - The Force Awakens - First Order Stormtrooper Playset (Hasbro, 2015) (new)
Courting Smurf (Bully, 1973)
Injured Smurf (Bully, 1978 )
Archer Smurf (Bully, 1979)
Vinyl/CD
Juice Newton - Angel of the Morning/Headin' for a Heartache 7" Single (Capitol, 1981) (Picture Sleeve)
Lionel Richie - You Are/You Mean More to Me 7" Single (Quality, 1983) (Picture Sleeve)
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (Atlantic, 1973)
Roxy Music - Siren - Special Edition (Virgin, 1975)
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Privates Eyes (RCA, 1981)
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton (Priority, 1988 )
U2 - War (Island, 1983)
Van Halen - Diver Down Remastered (Warner, 1982)
Yes - 90125 (Atlantic, 1983)
54-40 - Trusted By Millions (Sony, 1996)
Ace of Base - Cruel Summer (Arista, 1998 )
Alias - Alias (Capitol, 1990)
Beck! - Odelay (Geffen, 1996)
The Cure - Wish (Elektra, 1992)
Glass Tiger - Simple Mission (Capitol, 1990)
Green Day - Nimrod (Reprise, 1997)
Nirvana - From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah (Geffen, 1996)
The Tragically Hip - Road Apples (MCA, 1991)
The Who - Quadrophenia (MCA, 1996 )
Monty Python - Matching Tie & Handkerchief (Arista, 1975)
Monty Python - The Final Rip-off (Virgin, 1987)
Computer Bits
Staples 40 CD Case
Sentry Computer Headset (x2) (new/sealed)
Staples Photo Supreme Satin Paper 4x6 -100 sheets (x2) (new/sealed)
Fellowes 3.5" Disk Fan File (x2) (unused)
yes...way too much stuff (10 stores in 2 days...)
(10.0)
and a few of the other bits
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When 17 boxes of Amiga Hardware and Software arrive :roll:
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Started going through everything trying to sort but it will take more time to get through
Software and Manuals
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More Software and Manuals
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Nice fully working 1.2 A500 with C= Key and working 1942 Monitor :)
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Amiga 2000 HD - not working (HDD Sounds very sick)
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Revision 6. 2090 HDD, Card Golden Gate ISA Card, ISA Network Card??
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A2000 Rear
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CD32 :) with a fantastic condition 1942
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SX32 MK1 this was not working, I just removed the battery and replaced a capacitor and 3 resistors and the CD32 boots :)
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More to follow
The last of the Banana boxes
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Amiga M1438S
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Commodore 1960
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THE MOTHERLOAD :) Complete with DKB Insider II :D All cleaned up very nicely!!
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FINALLY I have an Amiga 1000 in my collection !
Some of the interesting items in the bunch , I wont spam too much more but some of these bits are worth a look
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Very happy to find a CD Rom drive for my A1200 and the Amiga Analyzer looks cool :)
Are you sure they're not bananas? They say bananas. :unsure:
:P
Heather
Ha! I wish I love bananasQuote:
Originally Posted by SkydivinGirl
Picked up this USB Zip 100 drive, came with 14 working discs (I already have 3x Parallel Zip100 drives + about 20 discs for my older systems, but this USB one will be better on the newer systems) for a decent price (pretty much what I would expect to have paid for 14 Zip100 discs, really)
I am also thinking about perhaps getting a SCSI version for the Mac Classic I got a while ago, which would make it easier to get stuff onto the Mac, and additional storage for it as well.
of course a larger SCSI HD and SD card solution for it would be good options also...
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I think this thread should be renamed to "living vicariously through SaviorX" 😂
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^^ and a tour of his castle thats needed for all this, i'm so jealous of the space. :D
well, I can't imagine anyone living vicariously through me, tbh...
as for my castle, well, I am in a roughly 590sq ft 1br apartment, though fortunate, I suppose... to have an in-suite storage room that is about the size of a small bedroom...about 7'x7' or so, but that also figures into the 590sq ft as well...and at this point, it is packed full...
I certainly do enjoy doing the thrift store runs and finding interesting stuff (though I do realize that for most people at least half of what I bring home is probably junk these days...who collects CDs any more...well, I guess I do because a: they are cheap now...and b: I never really had a decent collection when CDs were the thing...probably 20-25 CDs outside my XTC collection at best...and probably no one cares about things like the random books, but this is just the stuff I have always liked to collect, particularly classic literature in hardback)
I would love it if there were still more stuff that is more along the lines of what this site is about of course, retro computers and video game stuff...but that seems few and far between these days...I guess the last 'relevant' find was the Entex Arcade Defender handheld... (well and the Mac Classic, but that was a private sale, not a thrift shop find)
Of the stuff I do see, as you can probably tell, I love finding the gaming/rpg stuff from the early 90s and earlier, that load of 19 RPG books, 8 gaming mags and 8 CYOA/FF gamebooks (mainly from the 80s and very early 90s)...as well as a couple of 'original' Smurf figurines really made my day...well, 2 days...and then throw in a few other cool bits like Pandemic Contagion, Knave of Hearts (although I am not huge on party games, anything from the original incarnation of TSR is very welcome) and of course a few Star Wars toys, as well as an Asterix book (albeit in slightly rough shape)
back in the day I used to love to hit the swap-meets on the weekends, until the vendors largely took over the bigger, more established ones, kind of like whats happened to ebay in many respects (although being global...and huge...that isnt always a bad thing...in some respects its easier to find things you want/need)
I have seen a few other things more along the lines of what people collect here, but these days if the thrift shop thinks it's old, then it must be valuable, and either put a ridiculous price on it...or put it up for auction.
I guess it is actually probably a good thing that I don't have a vehicle, or I would likely hit all the swap meets and estate sales around, as opposed to just busing it down to the thrift stores 2 times a month or so, I would probably be in trouble very quickly :lol:
though, lately I have been thinking that I should tone it down a bit, or at the very least just post the most cool stuff (although, that is fairly subjective) before I start to annoy too many people :p
although...I have to admit...as of late, this- in and of itself, has become something of a hobby for me...:D
What I love about your posts is the diversity of stuff you collect. Something for everyone and oftentimes things I haven't heard of that peak my interest in new directions. Certainly no annoyance from my side!
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well, I was thinking not only just the sheer amount of stuff I sometimes find/post, but the fact that occasionally every 2nd posting is one of mine, that I thought might be getting a little annoying for some :-PQuote:
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I do like adding to this particular thread, though.
I particularly like that fact its got 6,770 posts, and 622,995 (almost 623K!) views...
I thought it was about time I posted something in here.
My man cave on the right and the granddaughters tree house on the left.
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^^^^ They are both so cute! :)
Heather
I would also have believed you if you wrote that your man-cave was the one on the left seeing as many women are quite successful in pushing out our irrelevant hobbies. :)
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Thanks for the close-up shot! I didn't even see it. What a wonderful idea. :D
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I finally caved... this was the first thing to turn up, the console is on the way!
Nice! Man I do miss my Neo Geo AES but I don't miss the prices! Gaming is a great hobby but I have limits on what I'm willing to spend on my hobby.Quote:
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Been looking for books about the Gemini programme and finally found a printed copy of this book. Just started it and a great read already.
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Thrift shop / Dollar store time again...
Games/Gamebooks
Ratrace (Waddingtons, 1984)
Strawberry Shortcake Game Basket (Parker, 1981)
Valor of the Guards Historical Module 7 (MMP, 2007) (for Advanced Squad Leader, unused)
CYOA #18 - Return to Atlantis (Chooseco, 2005)
Sorcery! #1 - The Shamutanti Hills (Puffin, 1987)
Books/Comics
The Black Hole Storybook (HC) (Random House, 1979)
Return of the Jedi - How the Ewoks Saved the Trees - an Old Ewok Legend (HC) (Random House, 1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (HC) (Random House, 1984)
Indiana Jones Annual (HC) (Marvel, 1990)
Black-Adder - The Whole Damn Dynasty 1485-1917 (HC) (Penguin, 1998 )
The Children's Picture Prehistory - Dinosaurs (Usborne, 1977)
Asterix & Obelix's Birthday - The Golden Book (HC) (Orion, 2009)
Asterix en Hispania (HC) (Salvat, 1999)
Asterix - La Residencia de los Dioses (HC) (Salvat, 1999)
The Dandy Book 1983 (HC) (DC Thomson, 1982)
Beano Comic Library #50 (DC Thomson, 1984)
Beano Comic Library Special #13 (DC Thomson, 1988 )
The Twelfth Garfield fat cat 3-pack (Ballantine, 2001) (books 34, 35 & 36)
The Chronicles of Conan Vol. 1 (Dark Horse, 2003) (trade paperback)
Ms. Tree #34 (Renegade, 1986)
Maelstrom #2 (Aircel, 1987)
Star Wars #3 (Dark Horse, 2006)
Marvel Fanfare #26 (Marvel, 1986)
Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-ham #1, 4, 9, 10, 14 & 16 (Marvel, 1983-87)
Toys
Hook - Lost Boy Strike Tank (Mattel, 1991) (boxed)
Star Wars The Force Awakens - Kylo Ren figure (Hasbro, 2015) (new/sealed)
Star Wars The Force Awakens - Chewbacca figure (Hasbro, 2015) (new/sealed)
Star Wars The Force Awakens - Poe Dameron figure (Hasbro, 2015) (new/sealed)
Star Wars The Force Awakens - First Order TIE Fighter Pilot Elite figure (Hasbo, 2015) (new/sealed)
Star Wars The Force Awakens - First Order Flametrooper figure (Hasbro, 2015) (new/sealed)
BluRays/CDs
Home Alone (20th Century Fox, 1990)
Home alone 2 - Lost in New York (20th Century Fox, 1992)
Men in Black (Columbia, 1997)
Inception (Warner, 2010)
Billy Joel - Storm Front (CBS, 1989)
C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Sony, 1990)
INXS - Kick (Atlantic, 1987)
Miami Sound Machine - Primitive Love (CBS, 1985)
Prince - The Hits/The B-Sides (Warner, 1991)
The Proclaimers - King of the Road EP (Chrysalis, 1990)
Snow - 12 Inches of Snow (Atlantic, 1993)
Technotronic - Pump Up the Jam the Album (SBK, 1989)
Misc
Nexxtech 6' Shielded Audio Cable (1/4" M/M 24kt gold-plated) (new)
Access+ MEA-102 Cassette Head Cleaner + Fluid (new/sealed)
(6.0)
Haha, yes the plan is very much to use a flash cart / multicarts. Neo collecting is for lottery winners now!Quote:
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I'm heading to Africa for the next two months and decided I wanted to try my hand at aerial video. Didn't want to spend too much, so this is what I picked up.
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I picked up this old thing because it was dirt cheap and if I squint I can pretend I still have an Amiga 4000!
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Inside it's a 386sx motherboard with a Cyrix 486slc CPU and on board VGA. A riser card gives it 5 ISA slots.
Unfortunately I haven't been able to get it to boot, so far no output from the built in VGA. The battery has made quite a mess but at least it was confined to one corner of the board.
I have hope that it will live as there seems to be some activity on the ISA bus. I think I'll try getting my hands on another video card and see if I can get a picture out of it.
Awesome!
Call me crazy, but I've been after a Coleco ADAM for a very long time. Feeling a bit p33d off that my Apple II projects have come to a (hopefully temporary) halt as a result of my untidyness borkng my system I thought I'd take a peek @ fleaBay before bed.
Boxed Coleco ADAM with 2 mins to go... bidding not too ridiculous... one quick snipe later and blow me if I didn't get it!Yep, pleased as punch. I've no idea how I'm going to sneak this past my better half given it's size and a printer loud enough to wake the dead!
not posted for a while.
had quite a few new bits over the last few months.
mainly my 1st big box amiga A2000, A500+ and ACA500+
but most recently and an absolute bargain a kickstarter edition Picade.
12" screen and 8 play buttons differing from the retail 8" screen and 6 play buttons.
:)
oh! the small Nes is a double sized PI case my lad got, 3D printed from eBay.
Ok, this is from last sunday:
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This I picked up (together with 2 multiplexers and 4 Wyse terminals) last Tuesday.
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The week before I hauled this in (that's a Spectravideo 328 never opened box, cassetteplayer and several boxed games for spectravideo, dragon and sinclair):
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And in the beginning of Juli this came in:
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And I'm going to pick up this in the next few weeks:
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So, that makes 109 computers in my possession at this moment. Therefor I'm opening a HomeComputerMuseum in the Netherlands :)
Alrighty, nearly a month gone by so here's another thrift/dollar store post.
Games/Game Books
The Smurf Game (MB, 1981)
Tetris (MB, 1989)
Walt Disney's Peter Pan Game (Transogram, 1953)
CYOA #1 - The Abominable Snowman (Chooseco, 2006)
CYOA Space Hawks #1 - Faster Than Light (Bantam, 1991)
SwordQuest #2 - Quest for the Dragon's Eye (Ace, 1985)
Endless Quest #2 - Mountain of Mirrors (TSR, 1982)
Endless Quest #3 - Pillars of Pentegarn (TSR, 1982)
Endless Quest #4 - Return to Brookmere (TSR, 1982)
Club Penguin Pick Your Path #3 - Star Reporter (Disney, 2009)
Carmen Sandiego #4 - Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego (WPC, 1991)
Books/Magazines
Asterix et Latraviata (HC) (Albert Rene, 2001)
Asterix - Le Devin (HC) (Dargaud, 1972)
Mais Ou-Est Donc IDEFIX?!? - Livre-Jeux Asterix (HC) (Phidal, 2001)
L'Apprenti Schtroumpf (HC) (Dupuis, 1975)
Babar and Father Christmas (HC) (Random House, 1968 )
Whizzer and Chips Annual 1981 (HC) (Fleetway, 1980)
Pac-Man and the Ghost Diggers (Golden Books, 1983)
Omni Magazine Vol. 8 No. 3 (Dec, 1985)
Omni Magazine Vol. 9 No. 5 (Feb, 1987)
Omni Magazine Vol. 11 No. 11 (Aug, 1989)
Madballs #2 (Marvel, 1986)
CDs/LPs
The Honeydrippers - Volume One (Atlantic, 1984)
Robert Palmer - Heavy Nova (EMI, 1988 )
Tom Cochrane - Mad Mad World (Capitol, 1991)
Loverboy - Get Lucky (CBS, 1981)
Kenny & Dolly - Once Upon a Christmas (RCA, 1984) (one of my favorite xmas albums, along with Roger Whittaker, Bing Crosby, Boney M and California Raisins :p)
Popeye OST (CBS, 1980)
Mini-Pops (K-tel, 1982)
We're the Mini-Pops (K-tel, 1983)
Mini-Pops Christmas (Quality, 1984) (no, this one isn't... it was just there with the others :lol:)
Smurfing Sing Sing (PolyGram, 1980)
The Smurfs All Star Show (PolyGram, 1981)
Star Wars Toys
Disney Infinity 3.0 - Boba Fett (Disney, 2015) (new)
Disney Infinity 3.0 - Yoda (Disney, 2015) (new)
Star Wars - The Force Awakens - Finn (FN-2187) (Hasbro, 2015) (new)
Atari 2600 (M-Network) Carts
Space Attack (x3)
Astroblast
Armor Ambush
Computer Bits
Dell Latitude D610 Notebook (2Ghz Pentium M 760, 2GB DDR2 533 RAM, 80GB HD, 8x DVDRW, ATi Radeon X300 64MB, 14.1" Display, 10/100/1000 Ethernet, 802.11b/g Wireless, 56k v.92 modem)(Working - may need a new battery)
StarTech 6.5' Serial Laplink Cable (9/25 F/F - 9/25 F/F)
PCCW IBM AT Serial Cable 6' (9/F - 25/M) (new)
15x Memorex 8x DVD+R DL Discs
14x MF2HD 3.5" 1.44MB Disks
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Had to do a little grocery shopping yesterday, so I popped into another location of Dollarama to pick up a few things, and found a few more of the toys.
Disney Infinity 3.0 Starter Pack Anakin Skywalker / Ahsoka Tano (Disney, 2015)
Fabrikation Star Wars Wicket Warrick 'soft sculpture' (Funko, 2014)
ReAction The Karate Kid - Mr. Miyagi (Funko, 2015)
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So, it's been a few months since I ordered any gaming stuff (almost 7, in fact - just after Christmas...) and Games Workshop has released new teams/players (Dwarfs, Goblins, Trolls and Ogres), pitches, dice, cards and rules sets for Blood Bowl in the meantime...
picked up:
Skaven/Dwarf 2-sided pitch
Dwarf Giants team (12 dwarf players)
Dwarf Giants block dice set
also a bit behind on X-wing ships, Imperial Assault figures and there's an Expansion for Rebellion coming out soon, as well. (not to mention Goblins, Trolls and Ogres for BB)
Hey guys hows it all hanging !! :)
just want to show a picture of a parcel I was sent to help out a fellow amigan who lives in Europe and the seller would only post to the UK
He sent these atari`s in a box with next to no packing and the two Atari`s must have been doing the fandango in the box on their way to me :) and obviously they are both damaged.
Also I have never seen so much crap on retro items eeewwwww
So how not to send a package :
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Back home from a usually rubbish day at work to find this clogging the hall:
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Did I Order A Wardrobe?
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Surely Not A Bed?
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No, It's A Gigantic Pile of Awesome!!!
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So I Took It To Bits...
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...And Have More Than One Screw Loose
:D:D:D
Acorn's line of 8 bit computers are in my opinion wonderful machines and got better with every model... a shame they were always stuck with a maximum of 8 colours per screen. 16 colour modes were just 8 colours plus 8 flashing combinations... :roll:
Well the awesome RobC over on the *. forums has come up with a replacement ULA that does rather better, how about a fully programmable pallet of 4096 colours plus some very nice new modes with total compatibility and the ability to recolour existing games / software?
I got my latest rectangle of awesome through the post today and here it is in my Model B:
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VideoNuLA Top Centre
*DO NOT PUT IT HERE*
VideoULA socket NOT SerialULA socket
(FDD Upgrade Midddle Left)
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IntegraB Kindly Repaired By Bas
(Along With CF HDD and MMC, 64k ROM Mod, 'n stuff)
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10quid CoPro, by Hoglet & Co
(*. forum again)
I just wanted to express my public thanks to all the above, and more, who continue to add so much win to these machines. :thumbsup:
Thrift/Dollar Store time again...tons of CDs this time around, every place I went seemed to have ones I hadn't got yet (and in fact, would have a few more, but so many were scratched to hell, including Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation, which is one I've been looking to find for a while now, such a shame...)
Games
Screaming Eagles (MB, 1987)
Sidewinder (Parker, 1983)
Patchwork (Mayfair, 2014) (unused)
Funny or Die (Hasbro, 2013)
Toys
Ghostbusters 6" Figure - Peter Venkman (Mattel, 2016 (new/sealed)
Ghostbusters 6" Figure - Ray Stantz (Mattel, 2016) (""/"")
Ghostbusters 6" Figure - Egon Spengler (Mattel, 2016) (""/"")
Ghostbusters 6" Figure - Winston Zeddemore (Mattel, 2016) (""/"")
Hot Wheels - Classic Ghostbusters Ecto-1 / Ecto-1A (Mattel, 2015) (new/sealed)
Disney Infinity 3.0 - Boba Fett (Disney, 2016) (new/sealed, decided to grab a second one of these since Boba seems to usually disappear fairly quickly...)
Books
Star Wars - The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels (Scholastic, 1998 )
Babar's Celesteville Games (HC) (Abrams, 2011)
Usborne World History - Ancient World (Scholastic, 2000)
CDs/LPs
Ace of Base - The Sign (Arista, 1993)
The B-52s - Cosmic Thing (Reprise, 1989)
Blur - Modern Life is Rubbish (Food, 1993)
Blur - Blur (EMI, 1997)
Blur - There's No Other Way (SBK, 1991)
Colin James - Colin James (Virgin, 1988 )
Crash Test Dummies - God Shuffled His Feet (BMG, 1993)
Elton John - Reg Strikes Back (MCA, 1988 )
Genesis - We Can't Dance (Atlantic, 1991)
Harry Connick Jr. - Harry for the Holidays (Sony, 2003)
The Jeff Healey Band - Hell to Pay (Arista, 1990)
Paul Simon - Graceland (Warner, 1986)
Ramones - Ramones Mania (Sire, 1988 )
R.E.M. - Document (IRS, 1987)
R.E.M. - Eponymous (IRS, 1988 )
Robert Palmer - Riptide (Island, 1985)
The Smiths - Meat is Murder (Sire, 1985)
The Tragically Hip - Day for Night (MCA, 1994)
The Tragically Hip - Phantom Power (Universal, 1998 )
The Tragically Hip - In Violet Light (Universal, 2002)
The Tragically Hip - In Between Evolution (Universal, 2004)
Various - Lump of Coal (First Warning, 1991)
The Who - Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy (MCA, 1990)
Various - Young Einstein Soundtrack (A&M, 1988 )
Night Ranger - Midnight Madness (CBS, 1983)
ABBA - Voulez-Vous (Atlantic, 1979)
Various - Rockin' on the Airwaves (CBS, 1981) (I used to love these compilations when I was a kid, we couldn't afford too many records and these (and ones from K-Tel especially) had a lot of the hits of the day on 1 album)
Other
Authentic Reebok Vancouver Canucks Jersey (I generally try to stay away from thrift shop clothing, but this appears very slightly worn/nearly new)
Imation 2HD 3.5" Diskettes 10-pack (new/sealed)
3M DS,HD 3.5" Diskettes 10-pack (new/sealed)
I have gotten a few duplicate CDs in the last little while, as it's begun to get difficult to remember what I have, but it kind of forced me to finally input the bulk of my collection to Discogs (and put the app on my phone)
it is here, if anyone would like to take a peek:
https://www.discogs.com/user/HarpoonX/collection?layout=big
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We need to change the title of the thread to "SaviorX's Thrift Store Scores" :D
Bryce.
Maybe people could start scoring my scores, like a couple months ago, all that 80s RPG stuff might be 10/10, and the one from a few days ago, although fairly cool with a couple good games, the Ghostbusters figs and the Star Wars vehicle book, would maybe only be 7/10 at best.... :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bryce
Another small thrift store/comic shop run (I had a 30% discount at one thrift store which needed to be used this week or it expired, and I hadn't gotten any of the sealed PotF Star Wars figs in a while and felt like grabbing some from the comic shop)
Toys/Games
PotF Han Solo in Carbonite (Kenner, 1997) (w/ film slide - "Han solo becomes the first human to be frozen in carbonite")
PotF Lando Calrissian in General's Gear (Kenner, 1997) (w/ film slide - "Lando is appointed to lead the Rebel assault on the second Death Star")
Episode I - Queen Amidala (Coruscant) (Hasbro, 1999)
Episode I - Chancellor Valorum (with ceremonial staff) (Hasbro, 1998 )
Episode I - Boss Nass (with Gungan Staff) (Hasbro, 1998 )
NDS - Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (LucasArts, 1996)
NDS - Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (DSi, 1996)
Time Machine #5 - Civil War Secret Agent (Bantam, 1984)
Books/Magazines
Asterix et les Goths (HC) (Dargaud Canada, 1979)
Le Cadeau de Cesar (HC) (Dargaud, 1974)
Le fils d'Asterix (HC) (Albert Rene, 1983)
Asterix chez Rahazade (HC) (Albert Rene, 2003)
Asterix la Rose et le Glaive (HC) (Albert Rene, 1991)
The Family Circus Treasury (Sheed Andrews & McMeel, 1977)
Winnie the Pooh (HC) (Dutton, 1988 )
9x White Dwarf magazines (GW) (2010: June, Dec 2011: July, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec 2012: Aug)
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Some nice acquisitions there!
I've tried on multiple occasions to get into the LEGO video games but I just can't. The animations and cut scenes are amazing but the gameplay is just about solving simple puzzles and collecting bricks, which is a bit boring to me. Maybe they get more difficult and exciting farther into the games but I never got far enough into them to find out.
Heather