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Subject: Re: Commodore Plus 4 Question.
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> This posting is for a friend of mine who's interested in
> buying a small computer for home use.
> 
> Does anybody know anything about a supposedly new Commodore
> model called the Plus 4?  Any information about it would be
> appreciated.  Also does anyone know about a color monitor
> by BMC, model 125AUW and if so is it compatible with the
> aforementioned computer?
> 
>    Thanks for any and all answers!
> 
>     Dave The Destroyer!
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  For what it's worth, you would be better to stay away from the
Plus 4, it's by no means new:  Commodore has stopped making them
and is selling off their inventory as fast as they can.  The problem
is that the Plus 4 doesn't use the same software as the C-64 or the
C-128.  Even though you can get a good deal on the Plus 4 ( <$100 )
you'll do better with a C-64 ( <$150 ).  No one supports the
Plus 4 with software these days, and in another year the Plus 4
will be in the same condition as the VIC-20: only a memory.
  The C-64 is still in production and software is available by the
tons, it is the best documented "low end" computer around.  With
the advent of the C-128 (which has a C-64 mode) you are assured that
software and documentation will be around for a good while to come.
 

                                                   D. B. Bennett
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