vitullo@sjuvax.UUCP (Joe Vitullo) (11/08/86)
Someone recently told me a rumor about Commodore comming out with an IBM compatible. I know Commodore has hardware to make itself compatible with the Apple II+ (I believe it's called SPARTAN). Has anyone out there on the net heard or read anything similiar to this? Joe Vitullo St. Joseph's University
porter@cbmvax.commodore.COM (Jeff Porter) (11/10/86)
In article <250@sjuvax.UUCP> vitullo@sjuvax.UUCP (Joe Vitullo) writes: > > Someone recently told me a rumor about Commodore comming out with >an IBM compatible. I know Commodore has hardware to make itself compatible >with the Apple II+ (I believe it's called SPARTAN). Has anyone out there >on the net heard or read anything similiar to this? > Yes, Commodore is introducing it's PC compatible line to the US this year. We have sold them in Europe and Canada for the last two years, and are now introducing them to the US market. Comes in two flavors: PC10-1: 512K RAM, One Floppy PC10-2: 640K RAM, Two Floppies Both have serial and parallel ports, 4 empty expansion slots and a wonderful little mono/color graphics card. Does MDA, CGA, Hercules, Paradise, plus 132 column mode. Also emulates color modes in monochrome. Internally expandable for FULL size Hard disk with power supply to handle it. Phoenix Bios for excellent compatibility. List price starts at $995. Available first of December. (I hope) through distributers. Jeff Porter Commodore Engineering