Wanted 65 XE+

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Wanted 65 XE+

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did you see it ??
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Wow, that's pretty cool, and the ST's heritage is plain to see here.
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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maybe someone will design this casing and start sell it?
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Re: Wanted 65 XE+

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MicromaX wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2017 9:31 pmdid you see it ??
Nice photoshop job :lol:
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Re: Wanted 65 XE+

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Nice!

But to be honest: I like the XLs design better... and it clearly had the superior keyboard. Rivals even modern Cherry MX Browns in my opinion :ugeek:
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| Atari 1040STE@32MHz | Amiga 1200 (ACA1220) | Atari 800XL (U1MB, SIDE2) | Atari 130XL (Sophia DVI) | C64 (1541 Ultimate II, Rev3 RFMod Replacement) | TI 99/4A (F18A, 32k, FlashROM 99) | Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128 (Stereo, DivMMC) | Amstrad CPC664 (512k, M4 Wifi) | ... |
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Re: Wanted 65 XE+

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IngoQ wrote: Fri Sep 01, 2017 2:28 pm Nice!

But to be honest: I like the XLs design better... and it clearly had the superior keyboard. Rivals even modern Cherry MX Browns in my opinion :ugeek:
Yeah, XL has a much better keyboard, XE is quite rubbery.

My XE has worn well though, and all the better for a clean and upgrade to 128K:

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Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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