Re: Commodore 16 in VIC-20 case

From: silverdr_at_wfmh.org.pl
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 22:14:44 +0100
Message-ID: <etPan.5310fc44.6b8b4567.14d@szaman.lan>
On 2014-02-28 at 16:09:04, Anders Carlsson (anders.carlsson@sfks.se) wrote:

> Most probably it is an owner modification. If I understood correctly,  
> the
> actual C16 case is a bit smaller than the VIC/C64 cases, which  
> makes it hard
> to fit e.g. a C64 motherboard in a C16 case, but the other way around  
> works
> well if you use your Dremel appropriately.

Cases are the same size. Only different material was used. I don’t remember now exactly how the C16 cases looked inside (I’d need to bring and open one - can do it if you like) but I’d bet on them being done off the same tools with only different mixture for the injection.

[…]

> It is curious that a such model would be on display on a museum, 
> without any
> note that the specimen does not resemble the common production  
> model.

Well… what if the custodian is not affected by the same illness as most people in this group? ;-)

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SD!

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