> >> On 2021-12-27, at 10:01, Gerrit Heitsch <gerrit_at_laosinh.s.bawue.de> wrote: > > >> On 12/27/21 9:00 AM, Claudio Sánchez wrote: > >>> What's considered "the best" C64 hardware? > >>> Several VIC-II revisions had features or bugs that made them better or worse than others. > >>> The same for SID and other chips. > >>> And then the same for the motherboard itself. > >>> Then there are several things like hackability, repairability, reliability... > >>> What would be the "best" hardware overall? > > >> 250466 board with 6569R5 VIC and 6581R4AR SID. > > > Ditto. > On 2021-12-27, at 12:10, Julian Perry <jp_at_digitaltapestries.com> wrote: > > Amongst my collection I have such a beastie - and I approve of this message. With the resistor mod to enable digitization on the SID, it is as close to perfection of the C64 as I've experienced. > > That said, I have a real soft spot for the 250469 board: it seems the "classic" implementation of the C64. Having soft spot is fine (was it your first C64?) but calling it "classic" even in quotes begs the question of how do you define "classic". I personally don't find the narrow boards qualifying for this adjective in any way. But - hey - my first C64 had wide board, so... ;-)Received on 2021-12-27 13:01:39
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