rob@anwar.UUCP (Robert R Stegmann) (05/09/85)
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OK, netpeople, should I take a 500 or so dollar plunge and
buy a Commodore 64 with floppy disk?
(Actually, latest prices at toys r us: C64 = 139- , disk = 199-)
All I basically would use it for is to play INFOCOM games.
And maybe as a remote terminal from home to work.
First, I would like to know: how do the INFOCOM games as
adapted for the C64 come across - as polished as the
much-more-nicely-packaged versions available for the Apples
and IBMs? Or are they shoddy ports, as unattractive as their
Commodore-issue cartons?
Second, is it absurd to think of using a 2400 modem to let's say,
a VAX 11/785 running ULTRIX - can the C64 be used as an ANSI-compatable
terminal with the appropriate software, and if so, at what cost?
Please respond to me by direct e-mail if possible, as I am away
from the net for extended periods.
And thanks in advance.
rob
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