[torontocbm] Re: As a follow up to my 64 DTV Pal messages...

  • From: "Miraglia, Walter" <Walter.Miraglia@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 12:14:19 -0500

This may be easier to get than the one from hong-kong,
And after shipping etc,  this may be a better deal...

:)

http://www.parallax.com/Store/Microcontrollers/PropellerProgrammingKits/tabid/144/List/1/ProductID/336/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName%2cProductName

it's a small sp/2 keyboard and 3.5" lcd monitor...  for $109.00 canadian...
I think I included this in an earlier post, but incase it's been lost...

:)

-----Original Message-----
From: torontocbm-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:torontocbm-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
On Behalf Of Leif Bloomquist
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 1:07 PM
To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [torontocbm] Re: As a follow up to my 64 DTV Pal messages...

On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Analog X64 <analogx@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have some ideas floating in my head.  I picked up a small 4.5" TV that was
> designed for Car use, it has video inputs,
> not sure how good it would look with the D64.  I might think of getting a
> larger TV 6" or 7" and making my own little
> portable C64. :)

For truly portable, check out this 3" monitor I found on eBay.  Works
beautifully on my C64 (and DTV), also VIC20...

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220295172823

I wouldn't do any heavy programming or word-processing with it, but
action games look great!

-Leif


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