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From: spike1 on 27 Nov 2006 05:43 Adam <hideki.adam(a)gmail.com> did eloquently scribble: > I don't think their choice of connectors for the joysticks and tapes > exactly helped either, why on earth they went from standard connectors > on the C64 etc. to horrible PS/2 type connectors (not sure what they're > actually called) on the C16 and +4 is beyond me Probably the same reason the amstrad +2 screwed with the wiring on the joystick ports, broke the standard and sold their own +2 joysticks and joystick adaptors... Fast buck. -- ______________________________________________________________________________ | spike1(a)freenet.co.uk | "Are you pondering what I'm pondering Pinky?" | |Andrew Halliwell BSc(hons)| | | in | "I think so brain, but this time, you control | | Computer Science | the Encounter suit, and I'll do the voice..." | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: Ian Rawlings on 27 Nov 2006 08:24 On 2006-11-27, spike1(a)freenet.co.uk <spike1(a)freenet.co.uk> wrote: > Probably the same reason the amstrad +2 screwed with the wiring on the > joystick ports, broke the standard and sold their own +2 joysticks and > joystick adaptors... In their case, fast buck for sure, but smaller plugs used repeatedly can shave a few pence off tooling and purchasing prices, as with the sinclair/amstrad using telephone-style connectors for just about everything in later machines. -- Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!
From: Sam Gillett on 27 Nov 2006 19:24 "Adam" wrote ... > > I don't think their choice of connectors for the joysticks and tapes > exactly helped either, why on earth they went from standard connectors > on the C64 etc. to horrible PS/2 type connectors (not sure what they're > actually called) on the C16 and +4 is beyond me As someone else said, probably to save a few pennies per machine. The smaller connectors probably cost less. I think it worth noting that on the C128 Commodore went back to the same style joystick connector used on the C64 (also same as Atari joystick connectors.) -- Best regards, Sam Gillett Change is inevitable, except from vending machines!
From: Leif Bloomquist on 28 Nov 2006 09:21 What if I painted my C64 hot pink with a Hello Kitty theme, including custom Hello Kitty ROM with pink/white startup colours? Would that tip the scale in the C64's favour? -- Leif Bloomquist leif(at)schemafactor(dot)com http://home.ica.net/~leifb/ "Once secure, saturate the area with plasma mortars and spicy barbecue sauce."
From: spike1 on 28 Nov 2006 11:03
Leif Bloomquist <spam(a)127.0.0.600> did eloquently scribble: > What if I painted my C64 hot pink with a Hello Kitty theme, including custom > Hello Kitty ROM with pink/white startup colours? Would that tip the scale > in the C64's favour? I think it'd probably cause anyone who saw to copiously vomit, personally. -- | |What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack| | spike1(a)freenet.co.uk |in the ground beneath a giant boulder, which you| | |can't move, with no hope of rescue. | |Andrew Halliwell BSc(hons)|Consider how lucky you are that life has been | | in |good to you so far... | | Computer Science | -The BOOK, Hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy.| |