8 Aug
1999
8 Aug
'99
3:44 p.m.
On Sun, 08 Aug 1999 22:22:45 -0500 Chris Cureau <cureau(a)centuryinter.net writes:
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Oh yeah, like
the time Commodore shot itself in the foot claiming on
the outside of the box that the C64 could run CPM programs! Of course
then the FTC stepped in. . . .
The Commodore 64 _could_ run CP/M programs...provided one had the
optional Z80 cartridge...though I never tried myself. :-) The 128 was
the first Commodore machine to actually boot CP/M disks with a 1571 if I remember correctly.
Just my two cents,
Chris
You are absolutely correct! The Z-80 cart was originally shelved when
Commodore decided it was taking too much time and engineering effort to
develop. The FTC forced Commodore to produce the carts or be sued
big time. They produced enough to satisfy the FTC requirements, and
that was the end of that. CPM carts are quite scarce as a result.
(And a bit buggy).
Jeff