Re: Commodore 64 for sale

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From: pco... Peter C Olsen
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 00:00

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In article <5sl166$1og...@resnet.cornell.edu>, zom...@dreamscape.com says...
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>I have an old Commodore 64 computer (if one could call it that) with a disk 
>drive and monitor. I understand it's somewhat of a collectors item. 
>Can anyone tell me how much a basic system like that would go for these days?
>
>Thanks,
>+Sean O'Brien
>zom...@dreamscape.com

Actually, one *can* call it a computer.  There is even a multi-tasking
Un*x implementation called "Lunics" that supports networking, TCP/IP,
and rudamentary parallel processing across the Commodore serial
network.  (Do a web-search on "Lunics" for more details.)

Peter Olsen


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Subject: Re: Commodore 64 for sale
Date: 1997/08/11
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