I was an avid C64 user, ran a C64 bbs for years, etc.
etc. But when I got
rid of it years ago, one never made it back in to my collection as I focus
more on mini's than micros'.
I find myself wanting to acquire a C64 for my collection and gaming fun, as
that was the system I had. However, as I understand it, the C128 has a C64
emulation mode which allows it to run C64 software. I never had a C128 and
don't know anything about it.
So, my question is - for the c128 people... if I really just want a C64,
will the C128's C64 emulation be 100% and make me happy? If so I'd like a
128 as long as I'm going for a C64 so I have some extra functionality to
play with. But if the C128 won't run 100% of the C64 software, then I'd best
just stick with getting a C64.
Advice?
My personal advice, get a C64, or maybe a C64c, skip the C128. I'm saying
this not because I have anything against the C128, but because it will be
different from what you remember. Plus as has been pointed out, it does
take up more desktop space.
My "fondness" for the VIC-20 has been replaced with a "fondness" for
the C64
(a machine I hated when I was using the VIC-20, which was through mid-1986).
I really want to setup my one nice C64 system, I mean I *REALLY* want to set
it up. Unfortunatly I don't have the space, and truth be told, the time. I
also really want to setup an Apple // of some sort, most likely a //gs, but
there is the same problem.
I need to find a really good excuse to set up one or the other, and so far I
haven't found one.
Zane