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I’ll also add that the original X68000 model seems to be especially robust and reliable. After upgrading the memory, it’ll run the majority of the games library as well.

I do need to get back to my X68030 games SD card image project. It’s almost done!
 
Depends on what you want to do with the machine, but Super, XVI, Compact, 030 are native SCSI. So you can just plug in a modern SCSI to SD board, and play the majority of games with no floppies. Older machines are SASI, so a software driver is required to use SCSI based devices on them. This requires a floppy, and the driver is installed into SRAM. Meaning it only lasts as long as the battery does. This is why the Super goes for far more then the other 10mhz machines. XVI is the best all around unit, but prices are insane now. I would never recommend an 030 as a first machine.
 
superdeadite said:
I would never recommend an 030 as a first machine.
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Depends on the person I guess. The 030 is my first X68000 and I love it. But I grew up on DOS PCs so I'm totally comfortable with DOS commands and tweaking configuration files. It's taken a couple of hours to track down and apply 030 patches for things, but being able to adjust the clock speed for each individual game in the !Start.bat file for ideal performance with the 30speed.x command is a nice 030 perk.

By the way, your interview with VideoGamePerfection.com on the X68000 was really useful when I was researching @superdeadite - thanks for doing that!
 
ShootTheCore said:
superdeadite said:
I would never recommend an 030 as a first machine.
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Depends on the person I guess. The 030 is my first X68000 and I love it. But I grew up on DOS PCs so I'm totally comfortable with DOS commands and tweaking configuration files. It's taken a couple of hours to track down and apply 030 patches for things, but being able to adjust the clock speed for each individual game in the !Start.bat file for ideal performance with the 30speed.x command is a nice 030 perk.

By the way, your interview with VideoGamePerfection.com on the X68000 was really useful when I was researching @superdeadite - thanks for doing that!
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That interview was so long ago now I barely remember it. I be old now...XD An 030 is a fine machine, but for the average person who doesn't speak Japanese and just wants to play the majority of games, 030 really isn't worth the money. Besides Geograph Seal, Mahou Diasakusen, and a hand-full of doujins, there just isn't enough to justify the price for 99% of people really.
 
Native SCSI isn't even a concern IMO. Sure, once every couple of years you need to push a floppy in and type a couple commands, but that's really not a big deal.

And as far as additional hardware goes SASI units just need a readily available cable on Amazon for $10 and a $12 adapter from Inertial Computing and they can use SCSI2SD just the same as the SCSI units.
 
In the last couple years, SASI machines have gotten a lot easier to work with, but for many years prior, real SCSI was much preferred.
As a result the price of the Super became much higher then older units, and still is to this day.
In the end though it really depends on one's personal usages. I run dual CF cards (1 internal, 1 external), and CD-ROM on my rig, so real
SCSI saves me a lot of time. :)

Not trying to hurt your sales thread. Most users will be perfectly happy just to use the standard NFG v4 image to play Castlevania. Just
meant to explain why Super is so expensive, even though it's just another 2mb 10mhz machine.
 
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Not trying to hurt your sales thread. Most users will be perfectly happy just to use the standard NFG v4 image to play Castlevania. Just
meant to explain why Super is so expensive, even though it's just another 2mb 10mhz machine.
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Never thought you meant any harm :)

There seems to be a fair bit of stigma built up against SASI machines at this point, and I just like to defend them a bit because they're good machines.
 
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Current stock is 1 base model - 2MB - 1 working floppy (both read, actually, but 1 does not eject. Maybe an easy fix for someone who likes to tinker with springs...)

$800 and shipping your way. I ship worldwide and have sent half a dozen overseas with no issues. It seems to run around $160-180 internationally. What I can insure for depends on the country, and I'm happy to declare whatever amount you'd like so long as you assume responsibility for loss/damage.

Domestic shipping runs $50-85.
 
@Vanessaira I have not forgotten about you, I've just been off on a different path for a while. If you're still interested, let me know and I'll start looking for a Pro for you.

I still have one base model left, it's black. 1 working floppy (both read actually, the other is missing a spring for ejecting :( ).
 
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@Vanessaira I have not forgotten about you, I've just been off on a different path for a while. If you're still interested, let me know and I'll start looking for a Pro for you.

I still have one base model left, it's black. 1 working floppy (both read actually, the other is missing a spring for ejecting :( ).
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Absolutely! Thank you. I am still patiently waiting. Also kinda need a little money as well, but I really want a Pro. As well as an XVI later down the road. I have easy access to fly to Japan and I may later next year start flying there to look for units.
 
@Vanessaira if you're still looking, a friend of mine I refurbished his Pro for is looking to sell his. It has a few extra's with it too, including a SACOM MIDI w/full sized connectors, SCSI card, Midiori, and 2MB RAM expansion cards.
 
There are overclocking and CPU upgrade mods for X68000 computers, but they’re rare, expensive and only sold in Japan.

I can also say that if you just want to play games, you can play 90% of the library smooth on a 10mhz X68000 and the remaining 10% with a 16mhz XVI or Compact model. Unlike Amiga, the X68k stock hardware runs the OS and most of the games very well and only a few titles noticeably benefit from a CPU horsepower bump.
 
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@Vanessaira if you're still looking, a friend of mine I refurbished his Pro for is looking to sell his. It has a few extra's with it too, including a SACOM MIDI w/full sized connectors, SCSI card, Midiori, and 2MB RAM expansion cards.
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Yes, very much still interested in getting one. Please let them know so we can talk?
 
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rewrite said:
@Vanessaira if you're still looking, a friend of mine I refurbished his Pro for is looking to sell his. It has a few extra's with it too, including a SACOM MIDI w/full sized connectors, SCSI card, Midiori, and 2MB RAM expansion cards.
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Yes, very much still interested in getting one. Please let them know so we can talk?
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Shot him your username and stuff!
 
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Vanessaira said:
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@Vanessaira if you're still looking, a friend of mine I refurbished his Pro for is looking to sell his. It has a few extra's with it too, including a SACOM MIDI w/full sized connectors, SCSI card, Midiori, and 2MB RAM expansion cards.
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Yes, very much still interested in getting one. Please let them know so we can talk?
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Shot him your username and stuff!
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Shoot who my username??? or did you mean you will forward it?
 
Hooray people selling x68000!!!

I just want to add a little bit of information as it's helpful to know and better-inform purchasers:
First regarding floppy drives. If you are planning on using an emulator kind there's caveats that have to be considered. HxC and Gotek lack all the necessary pins to support x68000 floppy drives so you need mostly-functional drives to use them. The drive must be able to power on and hold a disk, it doesn't need to be able to read them. There's also the FDX68 which is tailored for x68000 and JP pcs in general, it can operate without donor drives - http://retropc.net/gimons/fdx68/ you can purchase it on booth.pm at https://gimons.booth.pm/

Second also regarding floppies there's a set of boards you can purchase to make using a FDX68 or HxC more user friendly, which is very helpful for all x68000 outside of Compact. They're collectively called FDD-DRIVE SWAPPER and support other JP PCs as well. Once the board is installed you are given a physical switch that can be used to flip the drive order around on the system and use a standard floppy cable to attach a drive emulator. The compact doesn't need such a device as they have a drive switch on them to flip the order. It's also designed with FDX68 in mind, they pair fantastic. They can be found at https://michael.booth.pm/

Last regarding the Pro specifically it should be called out that it lacks the port necessary to run the 3d glasses enhanced titles. There's a way to wire glasses up to the 2p port but all the patched games were written using the other port. Not the end of the world but worth knowing.

Hope people enjoy their computers!
 
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