Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site utcs.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!wjr From: wjr@utcs.UUCP (William Rucklidge) Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm Subject: Re: Misc. Discussion 1541/2031/4040/2040 Message-ID: <309@utcs.UUCP> Date: Sun, 30-Dec-84 00:09:33 EST Article-I.D.: utcs.309 Posted: Sun Dec 30 00:09:33 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 30-Dec-84 01:09:04 EST References: <3957@ucbvax.ARPA> Reply-To: wjr@utcs.UUCP (William Rucklidge) Distribution: net Organization: University of Toronto - General Purpose UNIX Lines: 15 Summary: In article <3957@ucbvax.ARPA> dillon@ucbvax.ARPA (The Sherif "Matt D.") writes: > Why commodore used a modem- > speed interface with an intelligent disk drive I could not guess. I could: it's cheap. The cables are DIN 6-pin, and it requires only a few bits of I/O. It may take a few more man-years to program, but Commodore has made millions of VICs/C64s/1541s and even a dollar saved per unit in hardware makes up for a lot of software overhead. -- "You can always put something in a box." This message brought to you with the aid of the Poslfit Committee. William Rucklidge University of Toronto Computing Services {decvax,ihnp4,utcsrgv,{allegra,linus}!utzoo}!utcs!wjr