{"id":474,"date":"2016-05-07T20:38:02","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T00:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=474"},"modified":"2016-05-08T14:04:43","modified_gmt":"2016-05-08T18:04:43","slug":"ebay-episode-12-compaq-portable-and-commodore-sx-64","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/podcast\/ebay-episode-12-compaq-portable-and-commodore-sx-64\/","title":{"rendered":"eBay Episode 12 &#8211; Compaq Portable and Commodore SX-64"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_475\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-475\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/s-l5001-e1462667773338.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-475\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-475\" src=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/s-l5001-e1462667773338-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"Compaq Portable\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/s-l5001-e1462667773338-300x196.jpg 300w, http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/s-l5001-e1462667773338.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Compaq Portable<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">On this episode, we conclude our look at the first half of the second tier of personal computing\u2026 the luggables. We\u2019re going to cover the Compaq Portable, the Commodore SX-64 and perhaps other misc. models.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-474-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/HofPC-eBay-12.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/HofPC-eBay-12.mp3\">http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/HofPC-eBay-12.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Links mentioned in this episode:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compaq_Portable\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compaq_Portable<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commodore_SX-64\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commodore_SX-64<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Auctions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Jeff<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/COMMODORE-SX-64-VINTAGE-COMPUTER-WORKING-CONDITION-\/272229818411?hash=item3f6229602b%3Ag%3A9A8AAOSw3mpXJiif&amp;nma=true&amp;si=modcmMRQEdiEAXQm3aQSEPruofA%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\">COMMODORE SX-64 VINTAGE COMPUTER WORKING CONDITION<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Vtg-COMPAQ-PORTABLE-II-2-COMPUTER-Luggable-PC-5-1-4-Disk-Hard-Drive-Personal-WK-\/222077430802?hash=item33b4d8ac12%3Ag%3AWbAAAOSwGYVXBY4z&amp;nma=true&amp;si=modcmMRQEdiEAXQm3aQSEPruofA%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\">COMPAQ PORTABLE II 2 COMPUTER Luggable PC 5-1\/4&#8243; Disk Hard Drive Personal WK<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/COMMODORE-64-C64-SX64-PLA-REPLACEMENT-OEM-906114-01-MYTEC-PLATINUM-MODULE-NEW-\/301944087787?hash=item464d4524eb%3Ag%3AbH8AAOSws8ZXHTTt&amp;nma=true&amp;si=modcmMRQEdiEAXQm3aQSEPruofA%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\">COMMODORE 64 C64 SX64 PLA REPLACEMENT <\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/SYNERTEK-SYM-1-SINGLE-BOARD-MICROCOMPUTER-6502-from-Kim-1-2\/152074881571?_trksid=p2047675.c100013.m1986&amp;_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D36464%26meid%3D89b973b2cca24843a4c57faa82d2069a%26pid%3D100013%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D25%26sd%3D222077430802\" target=\"_blank\">SYNERTEK SYM-1 SINGLE BOARD MICROCOMPUTER 6502 from Kim-1 #2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">David<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/1983-Compaq-Portable-Computer-MS-DOS-Ver-2-11-With-User-Disk-\/311578223555?hash=item488b8263c3%3Ag%3A-AkAAOSwL7VWn7lx&amp;nma=true&amp;si=laDhU8V2KpsPklWrmvWtelh1oYg%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\">1983 Compaq Portable Computer, MS DOS Ver. 2.11 With User Disk<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/COMMODORE-SX-64-VINTAGE-COMPUTER-WORKING-CONDITION-\/272229711917?hash=item3f6227c02d%3Ag%3A9A8AAOSw3mpXJiif&amp;nma=true&amp;si=laDhU8V2KpsPklWrmvWtelh1oYg%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\">COMMODORE SX-64 VINTAGE COMPUTER WORKING CONDITION<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/COMPAQ-PORTABLE-III-COMPUTER-\/322078399425?hash=item4afd5e5bc1%3Ag%3AiREAAOSwYmZXFAAw&amp;nma=true&amp;si=laDhU8V2KpsPklWrmvWtelh1oYg%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\">COMPAQ PORTABLE III COMPUTER<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/SWTPC-6800-in-custom-case-with-PLEXIGLASS-Cover-Rare-\/151879948670?hash=item235cc0197e:m:mdFGNiGBqDUfxFbhdRZel0A\" target=\"_blank\">SWTPC 6800 in custom case with PLEXIGLASS Cover *Rare*<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Send feedback to <a href=\"mailto:feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com\" target=\"_blank\">feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com<\/a> because we really would love to receive your email or audio comment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Tell someone about us please! 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