Commodore SX-64
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| Branding | Commodore |
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| Manufacturer | Mitsumi (keyboard) |
| Keyswitches | Mitsumi spring over membrane |
| Weight | 23 lb (10.5 Kg) |
| Introduced | Jan 1984 |
| Price | $995 |
Commodore SX-64 is a portable (luggable) version of the Commodore 64. It is considered the first portable colour computer ever produced.
Commodore marketed it as the Executive 64, but is commonly known as the SX-64 or, in the case of the US, the Commodore DX-64. In Sweden it was known as the VIP-64 and sold by Handic Computers.[1] The US version had two 5.25in. floppy drives instead of one.
The keyboard was made by Mitsumi and the keycaps appear to be dye-sublimated.
Gallery
Computer
Upright
Closed
Turned on
Cover removed, showing internals
Keyboard
Top view with cover removed
Bottom panel, dated 1984-05-23
Keycap detail
Switches
Switch and keycap
Side view of keycap mount
Switch modules removed
Switch modules and keycaps
Switch module, side view
Lock position viewed from below, with the switch module removed
Bottom of a normal switch module
Bottom of the reduced size switch module for illuminated positions
References
- ↑ Floodgap — The Executive 64s: SX-64, DX-64, Executive 64, SX-100, SX-500 Last updated 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
External links
- personalpages.tds.net — Index of /~rcarlsen/cbm/sx64/KEYBOARD (Wayback Machine) — more pictures and some maintenance tips and software from Ray Carlsen of Carlsen Electronics. Archived 2019-05-26.
