2 Jan
2012
2 Jan
'12
5:35 p.m.
On Tue, 3 Jan 2012, Liam Proven wrote:
BASIC 7 in the C128 corrected many of those
issues. ?There were add-on tools
and carts that would add graphics & sound commands to the C-64 - the most
common was Simons Basic.
Ahh, thanks for the clarification. I think I once knew that, 20+y ago,
and had forgotten.
It was a very odd machine, though. I think the unreleased C65 would
have been a much better upgrade. The 80col mode was good, but WTF was
the Z80 and CP/M doing in there? It was completely inappropriate to
the VIC/C64 market segment, added unnecessary cost and did not enhance
the functionality of the CBM side of things at all. A truly bizarre
addition.
If you head over to http://www.c128.com you can email Bil Herd, the guy
that designed the machine. I'm sure he'd be happy to tell you how the
Z-80 managed to wedge its way into the design.
Mind you, the C16 and +4 were pretty bizarre
aberrations, too.
I > really don't know what Commodore management was
smoking, but it made
for some epically bad decision-making.
Agreed. Bil posted a neat video about the C-116 last week that you might
enjoy.
g.
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