Originally part of an entire family of portable Commodore 64 systems, it was supposed to be the midrange model between the black-and-white SX-100 and the dual drive DX-64 as announced at Winter CES 1983, but only the SX-64 was ultimately released by May of that year. ( There was even an SX-500, based on the Amiga 500, but it never got past the prototype stage.) Portable in this case is used advisedly, as it weighs about 23 pounds, but it has a 5" monitor which isn't terrible, a built-in 1541 5.25" floppy drive and a detachable keyboard all in one tank-like enclosure that can be lifted around by the handle (which doubles as a stand). I did some searching and found out about the Mac OS 9.2.2 Universal Install cd.Power usage is too much to run on an external power source any smaller than your typical car battery but in the age of systems like the Osbourne 1 such a machine wasn't implausible as a luggable. I downloaded this, followed the instructions, and they worked perfectly The final thing I did, after the OS was completed, was to upgrade the machine from 256 MB ram to 640 MB, which cost about 15 on eBay for the ram module.Happy holidays and to those of you that celebrate it a very merry Christmas. As a holiday-appropriate entry, let's unbox. A Commodore SX-64!Download KEGS IIgs Emulator PC for free at BrowserCam.
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