Commodore 64/64C? & X1541 Repost

From: Lawrence Walker <lwalker_at_mail.interlog.com>
Date: Wed Sep 16 07:47:48 1998

On 16 Sep 98 at 18:50, Larry Anderson wrote:

> > From: Marion.Bates_at_Dartmouth.EDU (Marion Bates)
> > Subject: Commodore 64/64C?
> >
> > I was wondering, what is the difference between a regular Commodore 64 and a
> > 64C? I've got one of each, and everything seems identical other than that the
> > 64C looks like a 128.
>
> Generally they are exatly the same except the 64C went through a couple of
> later board revisions that noticibly cut down the chip count and the board
> size (and not to mention the production cost too).
>
> One 'bug' that resulted is that the 64C's SID chip was 'fixed' of a clicking
> sound when you change volume levels. Unfortunately that 'click' was employed
> by some game and sound programmers to play digitized sounds, and without the
> 'click' those digitized sounds in older 64 games came out either muted or non-existant.
>
> > (Well, one other difference is that the 64C overheats after about an hour or so...)
>
> I hooked in a fresh (used) 64C into my BBS couple weeks back and after about
> 336 hours of continual use, it doesn't seem too noticibly warm. It may be
> because the slimmer 64C case is closer to the motherboard.
>
>
 I have a C64 that I had always taken as being a 64C since it is the flatter
design case. I also have a 128. This thread raised questions about this
assumption when it was mentioned that the 64c not only looked like a 128
but was the same dimensions. I pulled out the 2 machnes. and the 128 was
noticeably deeper and longer than the 64 altho it was basically the same
design.. I checked out the label underneath and nope no "C" following the
C64. Did Commodore put out a C design case on a regular 64 ?

> ------------
>
> The X-1541 post and response were by:
>
> g.j.p.a.a.baltissen_at_kader.hobby.nl (Ruud Baltissen)
> and
> "Frank Kontros" <frank_at_kontr.uzhgorod.ua>
>
> If you want more info than what I posted, talk to them, as I am more of a
> general programmer than a hardware/OS person.
>
> Larry
 
  Thanks Larry (like your name :^) ) I'll toss the question out on the cscbm
newsgroup. It's strange that no one ever mentioned the possibility of smoking
your Doze box before since so many use the X1541 cable.

 ciao larry
                                                
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Received on Wed Sep 16 1998 - 07:47:48 BST