Reaping the Ebay harvest

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Why do they cost so much?
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And 144 were sold.


This is more like it. I'll have two: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Valueline-PS- ... 43c2ba6bbd





And this'll be handy:

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And why didn't I think of this before?

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CASIO-LCD-Col ... 338b012e22

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Casio-Ti-STN- ... 6357077%26

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/digital-lcd-m ... 3a8ba6c9de



Everybody's dumping their pocket TVs because they're still analogue. But they'd be perfect to line up and monitor your micros at the same time. The Commie's resolution is low and I'd like to play a wall of them without stopping the AV outs going to the patchbay.

They should have mini-jack antenna inputs, splendid for patching to a Commie's RF out.


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And hmmm, I could have a real monitor feel with my PS2:

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PS2-to-HDTV-H ... 4acd0e30ea


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Though I think S-Video's enough.

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The picture's reason enough for this buy:

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20th Century Fox? Can't be bad!!! ;-)
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Yeah, Fox had a games division in the early 80s, and released quite a few titles for the 2600. I have Deadly Duck, but on the Vic20, and it was released by Sirius instead (the original developers).

(The Wiki entry has it wrong, typically... it never came out on the C64)
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It's amazing how huge the spread of game companies were, almost with the savage reduction in game quality.

But this game is good. I don't care what the LGR says. The concept is sweetly quirky and the challenge is nice.

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And look how cheap this is!


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And I'll keep an eye on this. 'Band Hero' so simple even I could probably do it.


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Never seen one of those before!
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Nor have I. Though I don't think I could use it in the UK. Still, you lot know my fascination for video consoles as musical gear.


And this should be plopping onto my doormat in a day or two. Knowing Usborne, of course there are type-in BASIC listings. But what on Earth can there be for an early home workstation book? I'm itching to find out.

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Keyboard-and- ... 1480165880



This might be alright, though I don't know what it's about: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Music-In-The- ... 1480165880




Plus it seems skiffle will never go away. Maybe in a world of free, pro-level romplers, making music with junk seems pointless. Fortunately, not to many of us, as we found with The Music Club Book: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=8611&p=95380 .

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Jumbo-Book- ... 1034107774
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Beat out a trash-can rhythm, bang on a water-cooler bass drum or blast a tune from a rubber-hose bugle! This Jumbo Book has instructions on how to make and play instruments from all over the world. From creating a thumb piano to playing a didgeridoo, the activities in the book are fun and easy. Kids learn about different musical styles and make music on their own or together without needing technical musical knowledge. Kids can " play music from around the world " make over 50 unique instruments " compose their own songs " create a One Kid Band " experiment with beats and harmonies " try a cappella and cool body jive " throw an African rhythm party A companion CD is also available.

Beat out a trash-can rhythm, bang on a watercooler bass drum or blast a tune from a rubber-hose bugle! The Jumbo Book of Music has instructions on how to make and play instruments from all over the world. From creating a thumb piano to playing a didgeridoo, the activities in the book are fun and easy. Kids learn about different musical styles and make music on their own or together without needing technical musical knowledge. Kids can * play music from around the world * make over 50 unique instruments * compose their own songs * create a One Kid Band * experiment with beats and harmonies * try a cappella and cool body jive * throw an African rhythm party
Marvellous.
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These just keep getting cheaper. I certainly keep meaning to.

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Even a cracking rompler and MIDI guitar can't keep me away forever.




Though for my money at the moment, I think this is more attainable.

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/I-make-the-mo ... 3f33a0d866


Handy DB9's: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RS232-DB9-Ser ... 35ba97c2a9
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And I've been thinking about modded Ataris again. I want to use my mouse and Atari trackball, which you can't do on the emulator. (Unless I think again about a USB joystick interface.)


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USB Joystick emulator FTW, though to be fair, I'm not sure I could ever go back to an Atari-style joystick with any dexterity after having spent so many hours on PlayStation control pads...
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Well why not plug 'em into the DB9 connectors of your Commodore or Sega?

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I'd also like to plug my joystick-compatible mouse into the Master System without it crashing, but nothing seems available.




And I wouldn't mind a PS2 backup system. I wouldn't mind indeed.......

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http://www.neoasic.com/hdloader.htm

http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_5933511_play- ... n-ps2.html

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SCPH-10350-So ... 4ad2f59a08

Lots of other fun stuff: http://www.tototek.com/store/index.php? ... oducts_new





Plus one of these seems to have gone up in price. I should have bought the cheaper one last year.

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THE-WORLD-OF- ... 35c3ac2b24
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