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The C64c should have shipped with GEOS in ROM. That, plus Berkeley Softworks or Commodore shipping GEOS on cartridge, would have greatly extended the computer's
by TMWNN 5y ago
The C64c should have shipped with GEOS in ROM. That, plus Berkeley Softworks or Commodore shipping GEOS on cartridge, would have greatly extended the computer's viable lifespan.
- rbanffy 5y agoI wish they had made the C65 sooner. Or, at least, made versions of the VIC-II that could work with faster memory and CPUs, or at least 80 columns. The 6502 had a very high IPC rate compared to 8088 and Z80's and was competitive even at a lower clock rate. Fixing the hardware issues that prevented faster disk access would have enabled business apps on the platform.
- rasz 5y agoThis is a typical opinion of someone who never used Geos. It was garbage, it looked the part, but everything took _minutes_.
- TMWNN 5y ago>This is a typical opinion of someone who never used Geos. It was garbage, it looked the part, but everything took _minutes_. I have used both the 64 and even the PC versions of GEOS, thank you. I specified GEOS on ROM for a reason; to both free up RAM, and to speed up the OS itself, in addition to encouraging third-party development by making it a default part of the computer.