Subj : The C64 Mini
To   : All
From : Geo
Date : Tue Apr 03 2018 20:54:51

  To: Shaun Bebbington
  Re: The C64 Mini
  By: Shaun Bebbington to comp.sys.cbm on Tue Apr 03 2018 02:00:10

 > From Newsgroup: comp.sys.cbm
 >
 > Hi,
 >
 > I've got one of these devices; it's alright. One thing I like about it is
 > that my daughter likes programming it, and making PETSCII art with it.
 >
 > I've had to buy a USB hub to run a pen drive and keyboard at the same time,
 > and I've found that AC adaptors running at 2amp is best for multiple devices
 > like this.
 >
 > A shame I can't licence JiffyDOS on it to help with the emulated drive
 > speeds. --- Synchronet 3.17a-Linux NewsLink 1.108


I was pretty disappointed to see that the KBD is not real, but then again at
that size I guess it would have less usable that even a Spectrum 8-)


It would be good if it was possible to created the equivalent of multicart
images for it. 8-)


I'm thinking about getting an Ultimate 64 board instead! 8-)

Regards..Geo
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