C-64 vs the world (vintage flamebait) (was Re: Micro$oft Biz'droid Lusers)

From: Russ Blakeman <rhb57_at_vol.com>
Date: Tue Apr 23 16:04:23 2002

I have had C6's and 128's - still have a 128D with built in drive (guess
it's a 1571) and did not know that at all - guess I ought to get that
machine online more often and tinker.

=> -----Original Message-----
=> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
=> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Bryan Pope
=> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 2:26 PM
=> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
=> Subject: Re: C-64 vs the world (vintage flamebait) (was Re: Micro$oft
=> Biz'droid Lusers)
=>
=>
=> And thusly Richard Erlacher spake:
=> >
=> > >
=> > > But it wasn't the graphics that did it - 80 column text was important
=> > > to the PC, as was compatbility between home and work.
=> > >
=> > Compatibility? Could the PC easily read Commodore 64 diskettes?
=> >
=>
=> No... But could a Commodore 64 read a PC disk? No - until the
=> Commodore 128
=> came out with 1571 drive. Then the PC could read (PC formatted)
=> disks made on
=> the 1571.
=>
=> Bryan
=>
=>
Received on Tue Apr 23 2002 - 16:04:23 BST