Re: C16/Plus4

From: Steve Gray <*sjgray_at_rogers.com*> Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:19:43 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <1320027583.40805.YahooMailNeo@web88607.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> · sjgray_at_rogers.com

>From: Michał Pleban <lists@michau.name>
>To: cbm-hackers@musoftware.de
>Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 6:58:37 PM
>Subject: Re: C16/Plus4
>
>Besides, it is really not much fun anymore playing with machines that
>everyone knows and has every bit of them well documented. But playing
>with machines that are little known, that is really interesting.
>
>(that said, I'm waiting for my P500 to arrive tomorrow ;-) )

I would venture to say the P500 may be the least understood Commodore 8-bit machine. It had so much potential; VIC-II, SID, IEEE, BASIC4+, 128K ram, RS-232, excellent keyboard, great expandability, and it's one of the nicest looking.  Enjoy, and let us know what you discover.

Steve

PS: The C65 gives it a good run for the money but I'd say more people know about the C65 due to the documentation that was released and the extra interest the machine had. Mention a P500 and even knowledgable Commodore people might not have heard of it.

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