Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!caip!topaz!uwvax!gumby!lishka From: lishka@gumby.UUCP (Christopher Lishka) Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm Subject: Re: What is a Commodore 64C ???? Message-ID: <319@gumby.UUCP> Date: Tue, 1-Jul-86 11:31:57 EDT Article-I.D.: gumby.319 Posted: Tue Jul 1 11:31:57 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 2-Jul-86 06:03:45 EDT References: <3425@amdahl.UUCP> Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept Lines: 26 Keywords: What the heck is it? Summary: the c64c is......... In article <3425@amdahl.UUCP>, dwl10@amdahl.UUCP (Dave Lowrey) writes: > I was wandering through my neighborhood TOYS R US store and > noticed a new computer, the "Commodore 64C". > > Anybody know anything about this beast? What is new/different/exciting > about it?. > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------- The c64c is Commodore's repackaging of the c64. They have put it in a new case which looks like a 128 without a keypad and have coupled GEOS along with the machine. I heard that it will run about $179 to $199 (and I paid $400 for my old c64!). If someone at Commodore is reading this (I know they read net.micro.amiga): why not offer your loyal owners GEOS at a discount (or even free)? Also worthy of note is the new 1541 disk drive. It to has been repackaged so that the color matches the new c64c. One thing inside has apparently been changed: a sensor now tells the drive where zero track is, so that annoying knocking sound won't occur (and consequently throw the heads out of alignment). This is the only modification, and the drive is apparently supposed to be 100% compatible with the old 1541 (but wasn't the 1571 supposed to be 100% compatible too)? Chris Lishka U.W. Madison