es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) (09/27/90)
Commodore announces the C64 games console. West Chester, PA: CBM International Ltd.'s subsidiary in the U.K. has introduced its C64 games system, a C64 based games console for western european markets. The C64GS comes with a joystick and a port for cartridge based software. Cartridges will include four games, a feature designed to give the C64GS a competitive advantage against other game only computers. The product will be sold in several western european countries, including the U.K., which has become a new center for C64 software developments. Commodore International Ltd., through its operating subsidiaries around the world, manufactures and markets personal computers for the professional, home/office and consumer markets. The company has three product lines: Amiga multimedia computers, PC compatible computers and the classic C64 computers. P.S. Jeff, cross-post to CI$. 8) -- Ethan Ethan Solomita: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu *Iraq += *Kuwait; NumCountries--; and by popular demand... free(Kuwait);
joseph@valnet.UUCP (Joseph P. Hillenburg) (09/28/90)
es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes: > > Commodore announces the C64 games console. > > West Chester, PA: CBM International Ltd.'s subsidiary in the U.K. > has introduced its C64 games system, a C64 based games console > for western european markets. > The C64GS comes with a joystick and a port for cartridge > based software. Cartridges will include four games, a feature > designed to give the C64GS a competitive advantage against other > game only computers. The product will be sold in several western > european countries, including the U.K., which has become a new > center for C64 software developments. > Commodore International Ltd., through its operating > subsidiaries around the world, manufactures and markets personal > computers for the professional, home/office and consumer markets. > The company has three product lines: Amiga multimedia computers, > PC compatible computers and the classic C64 computers. > > P.S. Jeff, cross-post to CI$. 8) > -- Ethan > > Ethan Solomita: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu > > *Iraq += *Kuwait; > NumCountries--; > > and by popular demand... > > free(Kuwait); Remember...Commodore decided NOT to sell this thing since it'd be too much competition with the Amiga. Also, remember, that Commodore has stopped selling 8-bit stuff. -Joseph Hillenburg UUCP: ...iuvax!valnet!joseph ARPA: valnet!joseph@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu INET: joseph@valnet.UUCP
es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) (09/28/90)
In article <TFa7P2w163w@valnet> joseph@valnet.UUCP (Joseph P. Hillenburg) writes: >es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes: > >> >> Commodore announces the C64 games console. >> >> West Chester, PA: CBM International Ltd.'s subsidiary in the U.K. >> has introduced its C64 games system, a C64 based games console >> for western european markets. > >Remember...Commodore decided NOT to sell this thing since it'd be too >much competition with the Amiga. Also, remember, that Commodore has >stopped selling 8-bit stuff. > I'm not sure if this is what you meant or not: Commodore USA is not selling it, as was made clear, but the various European Commodores will be. This is a new article, just appearing two days ago. >-Joseph Hillenburg > >UUCP: ...iuvax!valnet!joseph >ARPA: valnet!joseph@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu >INET: joseph@valnet.UUCP -- Ethan Ethan Solomita: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu *Iraq += *Kuwait; NumCountries--; and by popular demand... free(Kuwait);
schweige@aldebaran.cs.nps.navy.mil (jeffrey schweiger) (09/28/90)
In article <TFa7P2w163w@valnet> joseph@valnet.UUCP (Joseph P. Hillenburg) writes: |es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes: | |> |> Commodore announces the C64 games console. |> |> West Chester, PA: CBM International Ltd.'s subsidiary in the U.K. |> has introduced its C64 games system, a C64 based games console |> for western european markets. |> The C64GS comes with a joystick and a port for cartridge |> based software. Cartridges will include four games, a feature |> designed to give the C64GS a competitive advantage against other |> game only computers. The product will be sold in several western |> european countries, including the U.K., which has become a new |> center for C64 software developments. |> Commodore International Ltd., through its operating |> subsidiaries around the world, manufactures and markets personal |> computers for the professional, home/office and consumer markets. |> The company has three product lines: Amiga multimedia computers, |> PC compatible computers and the classic C64 computers. |> [deleted] |Remember...Commodore decided NOT to sell this thing since it'd be too |much competition with the Amiga. Also, remember, that Commodore has |stopped selling 8-bit stuff. | |-Joseph Hillenburg Last time I checked CBM was still selling the C64 in the US. They may be deemphasizing the 8-bit line in the US but they haven't stopped it. Jeff Schweiger -- ******************************************************************************* Jeff Schweiger Standard Disclaimer CompuServe: 74236,1645 Internet (Milnet): schweige@taurus.cs.nps.navy.mil *******************************************************************************