17 Feb
1998
17 Feb
'98
11:31 a.m.
On Tue, 17 Feb 1998, Jeff Kaneko wrote:
Pardon me if I ask a stupid question, but If they were
going to
implement a high-speed serial bus for the C64/VIC/1541's, why would
they use a device that was primarily designed for PARALLEL
operation?
It seems that a 6850/6851 ACIA would have been much more appropriate,
and would have not been such a software mess.
If computer holy war zealots knew the story behind this Commodore debacle
back in the 80's when the flames were at their highest temperatures, the
anti-C64 contingent would have had a field day.
Oh well, you gotta love it.
PS. So the Commodore did suck after all ;)
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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