Re: Differences between 8501R1 and 8501R4

From: Anders Carlsson <*anders.carlsson_at_sfks.se*> Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2019 12:17:13 +0100 Message-ID: <0a531228-d606-4572-a0da-c8b728d96876_at_sfks.se> · anders.carlsson_at_sfks.se

Gerrit Heitsch wrote:

> 2) The 8501R4 came out in 1986, after the 264 series already ended. I 
> wonder why Commodore made a new revision.

Indeed, from a business point of view this seems odd. Those of us who 
are part of the Commodore International Historical Society group on 
Facebook have been blessed with plenty of business reports and similar 
internal documents lately (though not very much technical stuff) and it 
is clear that the 264 series was a money hole that Commodore didn't know 
what to do with by 1985/86.

Is the R4 more reliable than previous revisions, which would explain why 
they kept revising it (at low cost, hopefully) as part of getting the 
remaining stock on market instead of writing it off as losses?

Best regards

Anders Carlsson