Posted By
Luca
on 2007-08-20
16:59:38
 |  A white portable prototype
In the famous "Bil (Herd) and Dave (Haynie)" video [video here, text here], a portable prototype (code "2") was shown (all the data on text). Chronology shape and all the rest makes me wonder if that could be or not the legendary portable c116...
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Posted By
C16 Chris
on 2007-08-20
19:03:16
 | Re: A white portable prototype
Yes, that is he, the Commodore 116 LT, i have ever say that he exist and nowbody knows me.
Thanks Luca for the Picture.
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Posted By
Chicken
on 2007-08-20
19:22:08
 | Re: A white portable prototype
I doubt that this is a C116 LT or whatever.
To me it looks like a prototype of the well know Commodore LCD http://www.cbm264.com/cbm/CommodoreLCD.jpg
Just the LCD is bigger than in the picture... rest of the case is identical. If I recall correctly Commodore manufactured the LCDs (ie the actual display) and I guess that's why they had several prototypes around.
The Commodore LCD had in fact much more in common with the plus/4 than with the C64 (eg BASIC 3.6, integrated software). That's why I never understood why ppl claimed that it's some kind of a C64.
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Posted By
Chicken
on 2007-08-20
19:52:34
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Yeah, there are a couple of pictures on the net. I was just looking for something "official" 
Btw, there isn't a "RESTORE" key on the keyboard. So it's definitely closer to the plus/4 than to the C64.
http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/ckb/secret/cbm-vlcd-keys.jpg
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Posted By
Sidius
on 2007-08-21
03:30:54
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Hmm...anyway very interesting!
However, I've found one more picture of from a "normal" Commodore LCD - indeed, with such a big display: http://www.zock.com/8-Bit/C-LCD2.JPG
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Posted By
JamesC
on 2007-08-26
16:11:34
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The very next picture.... with a 1563 next to it.
I like the rainbow bars on the booth.... very TED-like. 
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Posted By
JamesC
on 2007-08-26
16:12:50
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And you can see it in its' display area, in photo 7.
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Posted By
Gaia
on 2007-08-26
16:23:51
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And all the time you haven't spotted the plus/4 (last photo)?
Amazing stuff...
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Posted By
Chicken
on 2007-08-26
18:00:49
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Gaia...
It's well hidden First time, I only checked the smaller ones and didn't see it. You made me check it again.
I wonder if the website owner is Terry Ryan?
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Posted By
Rachy
on 2007-08-27
02:50:24
| Re: A white portable prototype
Amazing haircuts!
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Posted By
JamesC
on 2007-08-27
09:31:26
| Re: A white portable prototype
I didn't notice the Plus/4 part either, til this was pointed out.
It could just be the angle that the picture was taken from, but it looks to me that the 128 and LCD were the prominent machines of the booth, and the Plus/4 regulated to the back part of the booth.... complete with inadequate lighting.
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Posted By
Gaia
on 2007-08-27
15:10:13
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Yeah, second (third?) grade, as ever  I must add that by the time the C128 came out, the plus/4 must have been well on its way towards getting dumped... I am surprised the two were even shown together at a booth!
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Posted By
Gaia
on 2007-08-31
17:19:13
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Bil Herd confirmed these pictures to be from the 1985 CES show, so that was plus/4 "prime time". And yes, this page is from _that_ Terry Ryan whose name is in the plus/4 ROM!
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