All this 128 talk had me buzzing for one-but I just couldn't take the easy road and fork out a bunch of cash at once...so, you know, buy something broken and spend more than you would have if you just got one that works in the first place :/
About a month ago I took a chance and sniped a 128 on fleabay. It was a little beat up, grungy and missing some of the important parts...including a key. But, it was a fairly good price for a fixer upper given the current market for retro gear I thought fuggit, give it a top price and forget about it. And then I won. Great. More projects for the queue! (/sarcasm)
Well, it's a mess-but I am sure it could be a lot worse. Missing the CIAs, the SID (of course), and the 8071 clock gen chip. I suspect the PLA is dead-or at least on death's door which is why the original owner stripped it. Who knows what else is kaput?
Oh, and its also in need of a F3/F4 key! Hey, anybody got any spares???