Subj : Re: Price Piece in your c
To   : ACMEBBS
From : Dr. What
Date : Sun May 15 2022 02:37:50

-=> ACMEBBS wrote to Dr. What <=-

 AC> Had thought about getting one of these back in the day...but ended up
 AC> getting a 64C because of all the hardware/software I had from the 64 I
 AC> got through college with. Was wondering what makes the Plus/4 so
 AC> enjoyable?

I don't know.  I have a C64 breadbin, a C128 and the Plus/4.

I don't know what it is, but I just enjoy using it.  I think it's mostly the
styling and updated BASIC (compared to the C64).  It's like working on a color
PET with more RAM.

 AC> As for other Commodore's...never heard of a PET until a few years ago.
 AC> Heard they were popular back in the day (before the 64)...but remember
 AC> seeing tons of PC's and Tandy's & HP/IBM mainframes...but no PET's.
 AC> Have any idea why?

It depends on when and where.

In my case, when schools in my area were getting on the "computer bandwagon"
Commodore had given them a "buy 2, get 1 free" deal that Apple and Radio Shack
didn't (at that time - Apple started to give schools deals later on).

So for all of High School, I worked on the PETs daily.  Sometimes over lunch,
sometimes in computer class.


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