From: utzoo!watmath!bstempleton Newsgroups: net.micro Title: Re: commodore 64 info requested Article-I.D.: watmath.4374 Posted: Thu Jan 20 22:21:19 1983 Received: Fri Jan 21 07:03:00 1983 References: sri-arpa.276 You got a lot of facts wrong on the 64. I have had one for about 8 months now and think it's the best value on the market in bang/buck. There are not 256 colours, just 16 which include 5 grey-scales. You can get 320 by 200 resolution with a different set of colours in each 8 by 8 block, and with interrupts you can (almost) get 160 by 200 resolution with 16 colours per pixel. The character generator can't provide reverse video, but does allow 256 characters. The built in rom is just addressed so that the upper characters cause a reverse. You can put in your own charset (including braces) fairly easily. It comes with two character sets. It's really not like a vic at all except in looks. The apple can not provide the resolution of the 64, let alone more. The apple's memory is arranged very screwed up. The 64's is also screwed up but not as much. As for software, it's a new machine, so there is less, but most PET software will run directly or can be easily modified. I myself have an assembler and Programmer's aid package on the market already (PLUG)