Corey986
Administrator
So I'm starting to think my first vintage PC, actually my first 1980+ Vintage machine should be a Jr with a chicklet keyboard.
So I have a few questions...
First, is the TV adapter useful at all or must I have a monitor? I like the idea of the "home" computer setup.
Second, is 128k enough? Are there good games/software that run in memory that size?
Third, is there a universal cartridge that you can burn an EPROM of software for the cartridge slot?
Finally, what should I expect to pay for a system in good cosmetic and working condition. I noticed someone selling sealed box 128k systems on eBay, but they seem rather high and I'd still need to find a good chicklet keyboard. I also don't want a bunch of side car expansions adapters. I want a typical home computer setup which would be pretty bones. I like my systems primitive and typical of what a user would really have been able to afford back in the day when a computer was a large chunck of a person's disposable income for the year.
Thanks,
Corey
So I have a few questions...
First, is the TV adapter useful at all or must I have a monitor? I like the idea of the "home" computer setup.
Second, is 128k enough? Are there good games/software that run in memory that size?
Third, is there a universal cartridge that you can burn an EPROM of software for the cartridge slot?
Finally, what should I expect to pay for a system in good cosmetic and working condition. I noticed someone selling sealed box 128k systems on eBay, but they seem rather high and I'd still need to find a good chicklet keyboard. I also don't want a bunch of side car expansions adapters. I want a typical home computer setup which would be pretty bones. I like my systems primitive and typical of what a user would really have been able to afford back in the day when a computer was a large chunck of a person's disposable income for the year.
Thanks,
Corey