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

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Tue Apr 23 19:34:46 2002

On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Richard Erlacher wrote:
> > > Now compare the cost of the 64 to a PC/AT at the time...
> >
> > More like the original PC - both came out about the same time - 1982.
> > The C-64 was $595 (no disk), the original PC was $2880, 64KB of RAM
> > and, also, no disk.

5150 with 16K RAM, no video (+$300 for CGA board) $1360?
disk controller was another $300, ~$900 for IBM's CGA monitor (but CGA
card would connect to composite video, AND had connector for SupRModII RF
modulator)

> > The PC-AT came out several years later with a
> > standard configuration price (including hard disk) of $5K.
> >
> August of '81, IIRC. I got my technical reference in March of '82.
PC (5150) August 11, 1981


> Compatibility? Could the PC easily read Commodore 64 diskettes?

No. But LATER Commodore drives COULD do MFM, and therefore write stuff
that the PC could read (with additional software)
Received on Tue Apr 23 2002 - 19:34:46 BST