> On 2019-01-08, at 21:59, smf <smf@null.net> wrote: > >> I recall the discussions still from the early to mid-eighties and people wondering "why on Earth" would anyone want a machine like that. > > The original IBM PC compared reasonably well to the apple 2. My c64 and tape deck may have had better games, but also 40 columns and slow disk drives. Lack of crisp 80 columns was painful, indeed. And - I never used so can't tell first hand - I heard that the original tape drive on the IBM wasn't a speed demon either. > [...] > You think it's worse than c64 IEC? At least IEC still allows more than two devices ;-) But no, the IEC on the C64 is another example of CR(ippled) hardware, plus VIA-bug workaround ridden implementation. Its big brother GPIB, while predating both, wasn't bad though. -- SD! - http://e4aws.silverdr.com/Received on 2019-01-09 12:01:21
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