23 Jun
1997
23 Jun
'97
5:52 a.m.
I was looking through a book I had picked up a year or so ago called
"The Elementary Commodore 64". Towards the front amongst the
description of various types of peripherals available for the C64 under
the title "Other Gadgets" was this:
Z-80 CP/M -- This cartridge goes right into the cartridge slot to turn
your machine into a Z-80 base computer enabling you to access the vast
array of CP/M software. With over 2000 CP/M software programs
available, there is little you will not be able to access.
Dan Rector
23 Jun
23 Jun
8:01 a.m.
On Mon, 23 Jun 1997, Dan Rector wrote:
I was looking through a book I had picked up a year or
so ago called
"The Elementary Commodore 64". Towards the front amongst the
description of various types of peripherals available for the C64 under
the title "Other Gadgets" was this:
Z-80 CP/M -- This cartridge goes right into the cartridge slot to turn
your machine into a Z-80 base computer enabling you to access the vast
array of CP/M software. With over 2000 CP/M software programs
available, there is little you will not be able to access.
You can find one for sale from time to time on the usenet. What I am
looking for is an expansion box called the Spartan which enable the C64
to run Apple ][ software. It was an emulator, basically.
On another note, has anyone ever seen (or have) a Basis-xxx? I know it
has a number in the name, but I can't remember it. It was an Apple ][
clone that also ran CP/M I believe? Something like that. I'm sure
someone knows about it. I only knew one guy who ever had one, but I never
saw it. It was a friend in high school back in 1989.
Sam
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11:55 a.m.
Sam Ismail <dastar(a)crl.com> wrote,
You can find one for sale from time to time on the
usenet. What I am
looking for is an expansion box called the Spartan which enable the C64
to run Apple ][ software. It was an emulator, basically.
Emulator gives it too much credit, I think -- more like an
Apple II clone that happens to use the C64's display and
keyboard. Would you really want to emulate a 6502 with a
1MHz 6502? :)
On another note, has anyone ever seen (or have) a
Basis-xxx? I know it
has a number in the name, but I can't remember it.
The number is 108, but no, I don't have one.
eric
12:54 p.m.
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12:02 p.m.
Tim Shoppa <shoppa(a)alph02.triumf.ca> wrote,
The US advertising went something like
"Some people drive fine German machines to work.
Some people drive fine German machines once they get there."
I think this was accompanied with a picture of someone typing on
it wearing leather gloves, but I may be must mixing it up with
Apple's ill-fated "test drive a Macintosh" ad campaign.
eric
On another
note, has anyone ever seen (or have) a Basis-xxx?
I believe these were designed/built in Europe, probably Germany.
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