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Commodore Trivia 20
-------Commodore Trivia Edition #20 Questions and Answers Preface--------
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-------Commodore Trivia Edition #20 Questions and Answers (BEGIN)--------
Q $130) The Commodore Plus/4 was referred to as the "___________ Machine".
A $130) Productivity.
Q $131) Although the Commodore 16 and 116 were functionally equivalent, what
two physical characteristics distinguished one from another?
A $131) Case style and keyboard. The C16 is enclosed in a VIC20/C64 style
case with keyboard, while the C116 sports a scaled down Plus/4
style case and "chicklet" keyboard.
Q $132) How many pins are there on the Commodore plus/4 expansion port
connector?
A $132) 50 pins.
Q $133) On which side of the Commodore 65 (as it is facing you) did Commodore
place the power switch on?
A $133) The left side. Since the disk drive fills the entire right side, the
left side is an obvious choice, as the swith would require cabling if
installed on the right side.
Q $134) How many keys are on a standard Commodore 128 keyboard?
A $134) 92 keys.
Q $135) What color are the drive LEDs on the SX64 drive?
A $135) Yellow Power LED and Red In-Use LED.
Q $136) True or False? The Commodore 64 and VIC-20 keyboards are
interchangeable.
A $136) True.
Q $137) On a 1526/MPS 802 printer, how many redefinable characters
were available for use per line of text?
A $137) 1. True fact: In order to print a line of graphics, one must
print a GFX char, do a returb without linefeed (resets the graphic
character, evidently), the tab over and repeat the cycle until 80
characters were printed. I had one, and it took me 7 hours to
print 21 pages of GEOWrite text!
Q $138) To set up a redefinable character on the MPS 802/1526 printer, what
Commodore device number must be opened?
A $138) Device #6
Q $139) How many pins are in each Euro-DIN plug used on the Plus/4-C16
joysticks?
A $139) 8 pins.
Q $13A) How many pins are on a regular Commodore VIC-20/C64 joystick
connector?
A $13A) 9 pins.
Q $13B) What BASIC command is used to change from C128 mode to C64 mode on a
C128?
A $13B) go 64. It will ask for confirmation.
Q $13C) What were the four integrated programs included in the infamous
"3+1" software in the Plus/4?
A $13C) A word processor, spreadsheet, graphics software, and a data management
program.
Q $13D) Which Commodore serial printer(s) had a small switch that allowed it
to be addressed as either device 4 or device 5?
A $13D) The 1525 had such a switch. Although I cannot confirm this, I believe
the 1515, the precursor to the 1525, also had the 4/5 switch.
Q $13E) How many addressable registers does the Commodore VIC-II IC have?
A $13E) There are 47 control registers in the Commodore VIC-II chip.
Q $13F) On a Commodore PET machine, what output appears on the screen after
typing in SAVE "",2?
A $13F) PRESS PLAY AND RECORD ON TAPE #2
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