On Thu, 11 May 2017 15:59:53 +0100, James Harris wrote:
>
> I have some old Commodore Pets and some associated twin floppy drives,
> acquired when a university was throwing them out some years ago. I
> know some of them don't work. I haven't tested them all but I suspect
> that none work fully.
>
> What's best to do with such old hardware? I am in the UK if that is
> relevant. Options:
>
> * Sell
> * Donate
> * Scrap

You could try to verify that it works, and make some buck^Wquid at Ebay then.

> Also, I would like to get some kind of Commodore Pet system
> working. Are emulators the way to go now?

I use VICE http://vice-emu.sourceforge.net/> and sometimes even MAME to
emulate a PET.

Still if you have working hardware that would be the way to go for me.
--
Andreas
You know you are a redneck if
your toilet paper has page numbers on it.

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