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- From: brain@mail.msen.com (Jim Brain)
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- Subject: Commodore Trivia Edition #27 for March, 1996
- Date: 5 Mar 1996 23:24:55 -0500
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- -------------Commodore Trivia Edition #27 Questions Preface--------------
-
- You think you know a lot about Commodore computers, eh? Well, match your
- wits against these questions, prepared by Jim Brain. The questions are
- gleaned from numerous Commodore sources and other people. If you
- score the highest you will win this month's prize, a copy of
- _The President is Missing_, donated by Creative Micro
- Designs, Inc.:
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- Here are the rules and some general information:
-
- Please MAIL responses to Jim Brain. Answers posted on public forums
- will be disqualified.
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- numbers.
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- only give me your address. If you want to remain anonymous, state this
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- 1th day of the month after the questions were first posted.
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- closes. It is always posted on a weekday. If the 1st falls on a weekend,
- the trivia will be posted the following week, excluding holidays.
-
- The trivia questions will be reposted at the beginning of each month.
-
- Each edition will have 16 questions, numbered in HEX.
-
- Scores are determined by counting the number of questions answered
- correctly. No partial credit is given. If a question has multiple
- parts, each part must be correct.
-
- In the case of a tie in which only one prize is available, a random
- number will be picked, from 0-100. The tie-holders will submit guesses.
- the closest guess without going over the number will win.
- (If anyone has a better solution not dependant on time factors, feel
- free to enlighten me.)
-
- I, Jim Brain, have researched the following question to the best of my
- ability. However, as I am human, mistakes do occur. I encourage others
- to double check my work, and point out errors. That is the primary
- purpose of this trivia: To seek out the truths about the Commodore line
- of computer systems. Besides, you get what you pay for. The prize for
- each edition is donated. If you wish to donate an item for the trivia,
- please mail me.
-
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- comp.sys.cbm, alt.folklore.computers, and comp.sys.amiga.advocacy. It
- has also been posted to the FidoNET CBM Echo.
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- snail mail.
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- ------------Commodore Trivia Edition #27 Questions (BEGIN)--------------
-
- Q $1A0) Commodore produced an assembler for the 128 called HCD65. What
- does HCD stand for?
-
- Q $1A1) Who wrote most of RAM DOS?
-
- Q $1A2) What is the name of the first C64 disk copy program? (hint: it
- sported a "gas gauge".)
-
- Q $1A3) What was the case color of the original Commodore 64s?
-
- Q $1A4) There are at least two ways to enter 64 mode from 128 mode on a C128:
- go 64 and sys 65357. They produce the same result (64 mode), but
- they differ in at least one noticable way. How?
-
- Q $1A5) What CPU powers the B-128 computer system?
-
- Q $1A6) What type of drive mechanisms are in the D series hard drives from
- Commodore?
-
- Q $1A7) Commodore produced a 16kB RAM expander for the Commodore VIC-20.
- What is its model number?
-
- Q $1A8) Commodore produced at least one disk drive with an optical track
- one sensor. Which drive?
-
- Q $1A9) The Commodore PET series used the IEEE bus to communicate with
- peripherals. Each peripheral had a unique ID. What range of IDs
- are supported by the PET?
-
- Q $1AA) Many people have developed Commodore software with the PAL assembler.
- What does PAL stand for?
-
- Q $1AB) Many people remember Compute's Gazette. This magazine is best known
- for the word processor program it shared with thousands of
- subscribers. Name the program?
-
- Q $1AC) In some 6502 assemblers, the opcode "bge" is available. It stands
- for "branch if greater than or equal to". What more common opcode
- is this opcode referring to?
-
- Q $1AD) If I wanted to do a "blt" (branch if result less than), what 6502
- opcode would i use?
-
- Q $1AE) Each Commodore peripheral has a device number, which is associated
- with a type of device. 8-15 implied disk drive, 4-5 implies
- printer. These have remained constant from the PET to the C128.
- However, one peripheral in the PET was phased out and its device
- number was reused. What device number was reused?
-
- Q $1AF) What is the maximum amount of general purpose RAM can one utilize
- in a stock C64? (I need an exact number here)
-
-
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- is copyright 1996 by Jim Brain. Provided that the information
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- typographical errors, the so marked copyrighted information may be
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- Some are easy, some are hard, try your hand at:
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- -------------Commodore Trivia Edition #27 Questions (END)---------------
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