I love my Commodore 64 and use it almost daily these days for BBSing almost daily. Although lately I've been splitting up its time lately with my A2000 now that I've got one of Paul Rickard's fantastic little modems. In both cases, you just turn on the machines, fire up your terminal program of choice and hit the phonebook to start dialing. Within a about a minute you're online chatting with your friends. It's awesome.
One of the things that the older Commodore monitors always lack - let's be honest - is perfect desk ergonomics. Everything looks better that what these CRTs can provide, but unless you're rather short the viewing angle is not optimal to say the least. Sure, you could stick some books under one, but since Commodore machines are a permanent part of my life I wanted something better for my C64, and my back. My A2000's monitor is already at eye-level since it sits on top of the machine's case and the monitor is on a swivel-base.
I hired a talented wood worker named Jonathan Stager I found on Etsy to build a custom stand for me. It's very basic: 14"w x 16"d x 4"t made from ambrosia maple, which has a very beautiful and wavy grain to it. The grain has kind of has a shiny quality that's difficult to describe.
The base is slightly deeper than a C64 monitor, and the width is exactly the same width as the monitor. Both front and back ends are left open so I can put a few things below it. This gives me a little bit extra storage, which is not a bad thing if you've ever seen my desk.
Check it out - not too shabby, eh?