From: utzoo!decvax!cca!hplabs!hao!menlo70!sytek!zehntel!teklabs!ucbcad!ARPAVAX:CSVAX:npois!npoiv!harpo!uwvax!doug@sri-unix
Newsgroups: net.micro
Title: Commodore 64 - A New Computer
Article-I.D.: uwvax.567
Posted: Mon Aug 16 12:54:13 1982
Received: Sat Aug 21 02:18:24 1982


Any opinions on the new Commodore 64 computer.  I've seen it and it
looks pretty neat.  

	(i)	it comes with 64K of memory standard
	(ii)	in highest graphics resolution it has 320 X 200 pixels.
		In lower resolutions you can display 16 colors 
		simultaneously, but the number of simultaneous colors
		goes down with increased resolution.
	(iii)	it uses a version of sprite graphics
	(iv)	it has a cheap plug in telephone modem (only 40 characters
		per row)
	(v)	it uses 6510 (like 6502 but with extra I/O ports) and will
		have a plug-in Z80 option.
	(vi)    it has a synthesizer built in with three voices, each can
		play over 9 octaves in a variety of waveforms with different
		attacks, decays, etc.
	(vii)   it lists for $595 but can be bought for less (at American
		of Madison, for example!).  Magazines were offering it
		for as little as $479 but are not coming thru.  It seems
		that Commodore has forbidden mail order firms from
		dealing in the 64.
	(viii)  it uses the same Microsoft BASIC as the PET.  They say
		they will have Pascal for it soon.


Doug Lerner
doug@uwisc