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COMMODORE 1571<br />
GENERAL FEATURES<br />
SYSTEM FEATURES<br />
MEDIA<br />
CHARACTERISTICS<br />
input;; outputs<br />
dimensions<br />
WEIGHT<br />
COLOR<br />
POWER REQUIREMENTS<br />
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DISK DRIVE<br />
5VV Floppy DsK Drive<br />
Supports Fast Daia Tians'er Rates<br />
Tiro Seal Pccts tor manj Peripherals<br />
Software Os* Fcimal SelectaWe<br />
Cones Wild Serial ana Power Cables<br />
Compatible wihCommodore i?B. W.Pius/a.antJLCD<br />
Compute's<br />
But!-ft 6502 Motjpfocessor<br />
32K ROM<br />
Busll in DOS<br />
High Data Transiet Rales<br />
■ 303 cps urcei C64 Contra<br />
■ 35CO cps under CP/M* Coniroi<br />
- Up io iCCO cps Butsi Raie<br />
Camfnoaore Standard (GCR)<br />
Double StleoTSingle Dererty<br />
350H Siorage Capacity (Fcmaneo1)<br />
Compatible win ISJi and 203" Disk Drives<br />
Supports Prosram. Seguenta!. Relative ana User Res<br />
CP/M" Corpalipie (MFW)<br />
Double S-3eO^Doubie Density<br />
Up 10 41 OK Siorage Capacity {Formatied]<br />
Boots up n 19V" System 3« Formal tKaypro" and OsDome'<br />
Formal Como3i:0iel<br />
Supports rrost CP/M " Fies<br />
Two Serial Pods<br />
°0wer Connector<br />
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■~ ,^;= A;. EOHZ. Lesstnan 25 Watts<br />
COMMODORE^<br />
DISK DRIVE<br />
The Commodore 1571 W megabyte 5V." disk drive:<br />
• Capable of running last Jala transfer rales wtiicn s;ives Bms and<br />
incieases ptaluctiviiy<br />
• Stoiage capacity ol 350K lor laige Oaia stoiage requiremerils<br />
mosl computers<br />
Completely compaiiDie *Wl Commodore 128,64, Plus/4 and<br />
LCD Computers<br />
COMMODORE^<br />
NEWS & VIEWS<br />
SPECIAL CES EDITION<br />
I run ouer to a guy demonstrating one of these units<br />
to ask a feui questions. He turns out to be one<br />
Jeffrey Porter, one of the co-designers of the LCD<br />
(as it is called). We are surprised at how young and<br />
intelligent he looks (we have met 'project' types<br />
from Commodore before who would not necessarily fit<br />
this description). While we take turns v/igorously<br />
shaking his hand, Jeff explains that he is a former<br />
C-64 'hacker' like us, and was recruited by Comnodore<br />
to design "the machine you'd want for yourself".<br />
What a concept! We stop to read our product sheets,<br />
[stop here and read your LCD press sheets] I take_ a<br />
close-up photo of the keyboard [see Fig. 1] noticing<br />
that it is different from the one shown in the<br />
Illfl<br />
standard press photos in our kit. Jeff explains that<br />
the press kit photos are of early mock-ups, and that<br />
the close-fitting keys of the unit on display would<br />
be used in actual production. We agree that they<br />
have a nice feel, and look better than the earlier<br />
version.<br />
We are slightly disappointed to learn that the LCD is<br />
not C-64 software-compatible, but are impressed with<br />
the extensive built-in software which looks much more<br />
professional than the PLUS/4 built-ins. I knoui a lot<br />
of people that will be delighted with the built in<br />
MODEM and the on-board terminal software which can<br />
emulate both the DEC VT52 & VT100 terminals. I<br />
mentally go over some of the other pluses: 5hrs.<br />
operation on 4 penlight batteries, only 51bs. total<br />
weight, fits in my briefcase, compatible with all<br />
C-64 peripherals, expected price- under $50D)<br />
I ask Jeff about some items not covered by the press<br />
materials; Is the 32K RAH expandable? Jeff thinks it<br />
will be, but doesn't say by how much; does the use<br />
of the 6502-compatible 65C102 processor mean that the<br />
LCD will be able to use Bill Plensch's fabled 65816<br />
Superchip" from Western Design Center [see 'News &<br />
Views', iss. #5] ? a smile flickers over Jeff's<br />
lips, and his eyes q0 slightly out of focus as he<br />
replies simply, "lilerre talking about it."
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