davew@shark.UUCP (Dave Williams) (04/15/85)
We are planning to purchase a Commodore 64 for our 10 year
old son and need some information.
It seems everyone in this area is selling the basic unit for
$149.00. Is there a mail order house etc. that might be cheaper?
We can get a 1541 disk drive for $179.00. Is this good?
Can an add on RS-232 port be gotten? I have a 1200 baud USI 212A
modem and would like to use it. Would buying the 300 baud unit
for the Commodore be just as cheap? Are any faster units available?
What would be a good color monitor to get with this unit? Can you
also get a TV tuner for use with this monitor? I would also like
to get a near letter quality printer. Any suggestions?
Finally, what sort of software or other gadgets would you feel is
necessary to get started with? He wants Zork and I would like a good
word processor. Sorry for all the questions. Any help will be greatly
appreciated.
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Dave Williams
Tektronix, Inc.
Engineering Computing Systems
"6000"
"The workstations that made
Wilsonville famous."