Portable Commodore 64

[Philip Pemberton]

In message <200604201407.k3KE7RrK018110 at floodgap.com>
          Cameron Kaiser <spectre at floodgap.com> wrote:

> If you mean the SX-64, yes, I have three of them (and I am looking for a
> spare keyboard [cable not necessary but appreciated] if anyone has a dud
> SX-64 and is willing to part it out). They are not amazingly common but they
> are actually not terribly difficult to find either. However, they have
> started to command rather disappointingly high prices even for non-mint
> models.

Are there any custom ICs in there - custom defined as "not found in a
garden-variety breadbox Commodore 64"? Hardware-wise, how do the two machines
compare (besides the obvious "the SX64 has a built in monitor and disc
drives")?

I know there's the SID and VIC; I was wondering if the drives were
implemented as "guts of a 1541 strapped to the chassis" or custom ICs
integrated onto the mainboard.

Thanks.
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