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- From: umcwikla@cc.umanitoba.ca (Tom Cwikla)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: Commodore 256.
- Date: 17 Apr 96 19:58:02 GMT
- Organization: The University of Manitoba
- Message-ID: <umcwikla.829771082@pollux>
- References: <3171822D.6446@netcom.com>
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- In <3171822D.6446@netcom.com> Fred Dagler <fdagler@netcom.com> writes:
-
- >Why did C= design and build A new computer called the Commodore 256 but
- >never even announce it, let alone release it? I found one and took it
- >while illegaly tresspassing on Commodore's Complex in West Chester, PA
- >two years ago. It looks king of like a 128, but has a Hard drive (125
- >MB) and a mouse (Only one button, like a mac.) I know all this because I
-
- What type of hard drive does it use? Also what does it use for a drive
- controller? Is the hard drive compatible with the regular C64 LOAD and SAVE
- commands?
-
- >I was able to use a Program from a C64 disk perfectly. There was also
-
- I assume this means that it has a C64 emulation mode. Does it also have a
- 128 emulation mode or just a native mode? What type of procesor(s) does it
- have? Since you got it working, you must know what type of video output it
- has. Is it PAL, NTSC, or does it have another video ouput port like RGB, or
- RGB II, or analog RGB?
- This whole idea sounds interesting.
- Please tell us more!
-
- --Tom.
-