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From: MagerValp (all posts)
Date: 1998-09-23
Subject: Re: C= 710, C= 720
>>>>> "Zsombor" == Zsombor Bolyóczki <bolyoczki@s16.kibernet.hu> writes:

Zsombor> Ahoj All! Me and my colleauge saved some C= machines from the Zsombor> destruction (=hammers).

Whoa. Why would anyone want to do that?

Zsombor> They are C= 710 and C= 720 machines with HARDDISK(!!!!!)
Zsombor> (unfortunatley unknown capacity)

Internal or external units? What's the model number (if external)?
According to Cameron's Secret Weapons of Commodore are 700s with 7.5
MB hard disks, but this is unconfirmed.

Zsombor> and floppy drives and 2 printers /10 kilograms each!!! B-)/.
Zsombor> The model 710 has 128 k RAM, the 720 has 256!!!! Yeah! B-) /

I think funet is lacking ROM dumps for the 720. Marko?

Zsombor> My colleague says right now: "I just love these machines!!!"
Zsombor> B-)/ If somebody interested in it, we can send some pictures Zsombor> of it.

Please do.

Zsombor> Is there somebody, who knows this machines or theirs BASIC?

They are Commodore B series machines. They were launched in 1982 and were meant to be an upgrade from PET 4000/8000 machines. Basic 4.0 I think, but you should know for sure when you turn it on :) Visit the Secret Weapons of Commodore:

http://calvin.ptloma.edu/~spectre/ckb/secret/

for more info.

Zsombor> What do you think, can we do anything with these machines?
Zsombor> (eg. connect to a PC or soemthing...) Maybe can write Zsombor> somebody an emulator? B-)

Writing a B-series mode for the VICE shouldn't be too much work as the hardware is very close to the PETs.

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