-=> Quoting Brett O'callaghan to All <=-

 BO> Howdy.

 BO> I sold my 64 back in '89 and now nostalgia is 
 BO> starting to bite, I am seriously thinking of buying a very 
 BO> cheap 64+drive+dataset.

Oh, that was a sad mistake considering what they are worth.  Get a cheap one 
for around $30.  Don't buy a dataset though.  Get a disk as no one uses tapes
anymore!!!

 BO> 1.  Are there any compatibility problems between the 
 BO> 'old' and 'new' models 64's and 1541's?  I had an old model 
 BO> 64 and 1541 which never gave me any problems but I vaguely 
 BO> remember hearing something about problems with the newer 
 BO> models and certain software.

Forget it.  Very few if any things have hassles with either models these days,
that is very few scene warez.  This is coz the dudes who code now know more 
about the machine than the damn developers ever did!

 BO> 2.  Any way I could store the games on the 'ol XT (or 
 BO> amiga) and load them from the 64?  Sort of keeping the disk 
 BO> image files (ideally compressed) on the hard drive and 
 BO> fooling the 64 into thinking the XT was a 1541 or something.

Yeah, if you want to wait longer than it takes a tape to load a game, just do
it.  Seriously, avoid tapes and emulators like the plague.  I am also in the 
amiga scene but still trade 64 stuff.  Err, did you say XT?  Eeeekk!

 BO> 3.  What are my chances of being able to find all the 
 BO> classics? ie, the likes of:

 BO> Impossible Mission   Someone will have this...
 BO> The Boulderdash Series  -  I have some of these (& the editor)
 BO> Paradroid - I had it until I needed a disk to use...
 BO> Uridium - It's around.

 BO> After 5 years of Amiga and PC, I still say games were 
 BO> more fun on the 64, do they still write games for it?  Did 
 BO> someone attempt StreetFighter II!?!

Games are better on Amiga and PC but they are so dear or illegal.  C64 games
don't compare these days, sorry but its true.

Brian  (Gop/Shazam)





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