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| Re: C64 compared to the Plus 4? [message #1822 is a reply to message #1784] |
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From Newsgroup: comp.sys.cbm
On 24/04/2012 00:34, Martijn van Buul wrote:
> * Dombo:
>
>> Off the top of my head:
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>> - No sprites
>> - No SID
>> - (Much) Less software available for it
>> + More colors
>> + (Much) Better Basic
>> o Different peripherals
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> I'll add to the list..
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> + Faster (Considerably so, at 1.76 MHz)
> + Built in machine code monitor
> + Hardware UART (Same one as in the SwiftLink)
>
Not sure about it being faster - while looking up the machines
capabilities I read a few reports that a double scan happens while
the raster is visible and the clock speed slows to under 1mhz
when the raster is off screen. One particular hardware site states
that because of these factors the overall average speed equals 1mhz
at the end of the day.
Maybe a Plus/4 hardware guru can explain/elaborate the speed issue
in a better reply for you?
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