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yoyodyne
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Lord Vader, your computer is ready.

Post by yoyodyne »

I've had a loose Commodore 16 laying around waiting to get modded,
the topic comparing the C16 to the Vic inspired me to finish this.

http://home.alltel.net/bf63349/vader20a.jpg

http://home.alltel.net/bf63349/vader20b.jpg

I left the cassette port closed, since I haven't used a tape since
about 1987. The C16 uses a mini-DIN for the cassette, and I
plugged it up with some of the material removed opening up
the cart. port. The keyboard is from a C64, mainly just to get
the dark grey function keys.

I like the look of this so much, I purchased another loose C16 to
build a Vader64 also. I plan to leave its cassette port closed also, and
since the cart. port will not "swallow" up the RF modulator openings, I
will remove the RF modulator from the motheboard, and close
the openings. I never use the RF either.

Later,
Brian
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Post by Jeff-20 »

I can't wait to throw this up on the front page!
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Post by Boray »

Very nice!
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Post by Doppleganger »

Makes me want to clean up a vic case and spray it black... :)

Actually, Hm... I thought of another color scheme that I think would look more impressive... maybe... or maybe it'd look like an 80's bronco.
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nbla000
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Post by nbla000 »

It's a very nice solution for yellowed vics.
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Post by Schlowski »

Made this more than a year ago and use it as avatar :-)

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But yours is looking much better, I have to admit...
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Post by Jeff-20 »

How difficult would it be to have a case mold made and produce custom color VICs? I know someone who had reproduction vectrex cart cases made for relatively cheap for the production of multicarts.
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Post by ssjlance »

Wicked. I found a second boxed VIC today, and I might just do something like this after I clean it and fix the space bar.
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