for sale: very old Amiga-500 with C= key - boxed !!

Overdoc · 02 December 2010, 15:58

I have one of the very first Amiga-500 for sale:

This model still has kick 1.2 and a different keyboard (feels different to type) with a C= !! key on the left side instead of the usual 'A-key'.
Also, the C= logo is molded into the upper half of the case and not an seperate badge.
It is fully working, but comes without any additional stuff. But it is still in it's original box (with some signs of use), where on the backside you can even see the C= key in the picture of the Amiga !!

I would sell it for 90,- Euro
I think not many of these are still in existance...?!

JHawk · 02 December 2010, 17:47

PM sent expressing interest.

Jope · 03 December 2010, 09:27

Mmm, wonderful NME keyboard.

This A500 has a Rev3 motherboard. Not something you'd want to use (there are some incompatibilities with hardware expansions), but collectors may be interested.

Gordon · 03 December 2010, 09:31

Is that its natural colour?

Konrad · 03 December 2010, 09:45

Interesting, that the keys still have their original color, but the case yellowed.

Dreedo · 03 December 2010, 11:58

Quote:

Interesting, that the keys still have their original color, but the case yellowed.

Indeed on my Amiga, the keys have yellowed but the case is still white :P

Jope · 03 December 2010, 12:33

I have a couple of these rev3 machines, both are VERY yellow indeed. None of the NME keyboards I have have yellowed at all. :-)

Paul_s · 06 December 2010, 22:12

I remember Doomy valuing these very highly. Ok i'll shut up now

Overdoc · 07 December 2010, 17:10

Yes, case is a bit yellowed, but keyboard is still white.
These keyboard with C= key never yellow! They are even more white than a very new keyboard with A-key.

I cannot remember which board was inside this one, some had Rev 3 and later ones Rev 5.
There exist also some hybrids with new case & C= keyboard as well as some with old case and A-keyboard. Seem they were built when Commodore switched to the new case/new keyboard ?!

This one is now sold to JHawk, but I have a few others like this one for sale, in case anyone i interested ?! (will have to find them in my rubbish first, though

)

Jope · 08 December 2010, 08:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul_s

I remember Doomy valuing these very highly. Ok i'll shut up now

That was the A2000 cherry keyboard that Doomy lusted after.

Jope · 08 December 2010, 08:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Overdoc

This one is now sold to JHawk, but I have a few others like this one for sale, in case anyone i interested ?! (will have to find them in my rubbish first, though

)

If you have an A2000 keyboard with the C= key, I'm interested. The case is a little bit different to the mitsumi ones.

T_hairy_bootson · 08 December 2010, 08:26

Is that cherry keyboard open in that pic? Perhaps an optical illusion but the higher rows of keys look almost flush with the casing.

Photon · 08 December 2010, 20:25

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Originally Posted by Gordon

Is that its natural colour?

Different types of plastic, some runs of different 'parts' yellowed rapidly, some were good.

02 December 2010, 15:58	#1
Overdoc Commodore Collector Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austria Age: 52 Posts: 939	for sale: very old Amiga-500 with C= key - boxed !! I have one of the very first Amiga-500 for sale: This model still has kick 1.2 and a different keyboard (feels different to type) with a C= !! key on the left side instead of the usual 'A-key'. Also, the C= logo is molded into the upper half of the case and not an seperate badge. It is fully working, but comes without any additional stuff. But it is still in it's original box (with some signs of use), where on the backside you can even see the C= key in the picture of the Amiga !! I would sell it for 90,- Euro I think not many of these are still in existance...?!

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02 December 2010, 17:47	#2
JHawk Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 19	PM sent expressing interest.

03 December 2010, 09:27	#3
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 42 Posts: 9,537	Mmm, wonderful NME keyboard. This A500 has a Rev3 motherboard. Not something you'd want to use (there are some incompatibilities with hardware expansions), but collectors may be interested.

03 December 2010, 09:31	#4
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,758	Is that its natural colour?

03 December 2010, 09:45	#5
Konrad Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany Age: 42 Posts: 727	Interesting, that the keys still have their original color, but the case yellowed.

03 December 2010, 12:33	#7
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 42 Posts: 9,537	I have a couple of these rev3 machines, both are VERY yellow indeed. None of the NME keyboards I have have yellowed at all. :-)

06 December 2010, 22:12	#8
Paul_s Stuck in the 80s Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 45 Posts: 3,309	I remember Doomy valuing these very highly. Ok i'll shut up now

07 December 2010, 17:10	#9
Overdoc Commodore Collector Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austria Age: 52 Posts: 939	Yes, case is a bit yellowed, but keyboard is still white. These keyboard with C= key never yellow! They are even more white than a very new keyboard with A-key. I cannot remember which board was inside this one, some had Rev 3 and later ones Rev 5. There exist also some hybrids with new case & C= keyboard as well as some with old case and A-keyboard. Seem they were built when Commodore switched to the new case/new keyboard ?! This one is now sold to JHawk, but I have a few others like this one for sale, in case anyone i interested ?! (will have to find them in my rubbish first, though )

08 December 2010, 08:26	#12
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,076	Is that cherry keyboard open in that pic? Perhaps an optical illusion but the higher rows of keys look almost flush with the casing.

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