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Almost all 8-bit micros were hacks made to be as cheap as possible. Commodores were no exception.
by forinti 4y ago
Almost all 8-bit micros were hacks made to be as cheap as possible. Commodores were no exception.
- ajross 4y agoIn 1985, sure. But even then the 64C was the cost-reduced variant, the 128 was the "fancy" 8 bit and almost 2x as expensive. But note that the 128's Z-80 CP/M processor was effectively a recapitulation of the Microsoft (yes, that Microsoft) Softcard product that they shipped in 1980 for the Apple II. The Softcard was a huge hit and an absolute revelation to the small handful of users[1] in its world. In point of fact it was the single most popular CP/M computer sold anywhere. And yet it was afflicted by most of the same problems the 128 was. Everything is about timing. Commodore happened to be five (yikes) years late to market with the idea. [1] This was just a tiny bit before my time. And in any case I grew up in an Atari 800 family and wouldn't have been caught dead with a II plus.