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