A500 Plus Cartoon Classics. Revisiting my youth!

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browsing eBay, I came across a computer I'd not seen in years, The Commodore A500 Plus Cartoon Classics pack. I had this very pack as a 16-year-old way back in 1992, so I snapped this example up, hoping the battery hadn't damaged the motherboard too severely. After all, it's been 30+ years since this machine was new. Could it still be as much fun as I remembered?
I purchased the machine from The Heart of Kent Hospice eBay store. You guys should check it out. They ship internationally and 100% of the cost of the item goes directly to the Hospice itself. Check out the link below.
www.ebay.co.uk/str/heartofken...
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@coffeeshangarworkshop8051 11 ай бұрын

Great story Jess. What a find!

@techdept 11 ай бұрын

I’m sooo happy with it. :)

@fkat1666 11 ай бұрын

the Lemmings music gets better as you go!!

@techdept 11 ай бұрын

It really does. :)

@fkat1666 11 ай бұрын

@@techdept yaaaas!!

@DavidStahlOLDHAPPyMACs 11 ай бұрын

Another great find it was well taken care of

@techdept 11 ай бұрын

Yeah. I still can’t believe my luck on this one.

@stephenwhite506 11 ай бұрын

I have two 500+s the first one was very damaged by the battery and took considerable time to fix. The second was like yours, it was in perfect condition and looked brand new. The battery was just beginning to leak but no damage had been done. There was also no yellowing of the plastics.

@techdept 11 ай бұрын

It’s weird how some machines seem to suffer worse than others.

@XX-ih5pf 5 ай бұрын

Weri gut

@herdarkshadow834 11 ай бұрын

Great looking machine. Good to hear you are going to keep it in original configuration too. That internal shielding is the best I’ve seen, my own A500+ was pure rust.

@techdept 11 ай бұрын

Yeah I was shocked by how nice this machine was. It’ll be a ‘go to’ machine for me once I have more room :)

@nysaea 11 ай бұрын

What a lovely machine and what a cozy video! ^^ Just what I needed to start the day haha It's indeed super lucky that it's in such good condition, but it's kinda bizarre that the packaging of the games look very worn out for such a lttle used machine. All in all, great find! If I just may, the background music was a tiny bit too loud and it was sometimes difficult to hear you through it, unfortunately. Cheers!

@techdept 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. I’ll adjust the music and update the video. :)