mverner (09/17/82)
Does anyone know what magazines would carry INFORMATIVE articles on the new Commodore 64 micro? Will the Commodore magazines (Power/Play, Commodore Mag) cover technical details? I dont want to spend any money on a mag that will just tell me how to run games on the thing. I called the editor at BYTE and he acted as if he had never even heard of it (typical, if it's not IBM, Apple, or TRS-80 its crap!) Any info would be welcomed. Matt ...ihps3!inuxc!inuxb!mverner
kik (09/18/82)
The August and September 1982 issues of COMPUTE! magazine carry some excellent articles on the Commodore 64 computer. They discuss such features as sound generation (fantastic) and the graphics resolution. It seems that you can decide how much resolution you need by setting it for text, low resolution or high resolution. This saves screen refresh memory if you don't really need high resolution. The color generation is also quite spectacular I gather from the articles. In general is sounds like an excellent computer for the money. COMPUTE! magazine specializes in information and programs for Apple, Atari and Commodore home computers. If you have a Vic-20, the magazine is a must. Kit Kimes Western Electric Co. Montgomery Works Aurora, Ill. !lime!we13!kik
MCMANIS%USC-ECLC%sri-nic@sri-unix.UUCP (11/01/83)
From: Chuck McManis <MCMANIS%USC-ECLC@sri-nic> Well I think It is about time to invest in something a little more on the entertainment side and it looks like the C64 maybe the current machine of choice. However, before I invest in such a project I need to know some rather simple information form current owners of these beasts. First, are there any "neat" joysticks available for the C64, where neat here is defined to be sculpted handle with trigger or thumb activated fire button. Second, for those of you with both a cassette and a disk drive, are the disks significantly faster? and is there sufficient advantage to pay the extra bucks? (do you recommend both for instance, and can you use the cassette to back up a disk?) Also I already have a 1200 Bps modem, can I hook an RS-232 port to the C64 and tell it that I have a modem attached? Can I run the C64 through a terminal attached to the RS232 port and thus get the 80 cols ? Finally, where is the best place to buy one, and what should I look out for when I see it demonstrated at the store. Thanx a million in advance, I will definitely post a summary if more than a couple people reply, will certainly send summaries to anyone who requests one. --Chuck Mcmanis@USC-ECLC -------