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   Andreas Kohlbach to All   
   Commodore 65 in 1983?   
   20 Jun 16 18:43:30   
   
   I am read the first issue of Ahoy! which is 1/1984, so likely printed   
   late 1983, as it also has some Christmas ads in it. It's a Commodore 64   
   dedicated magazine.   
      
   Besides that magazine must have been a pain in the ass, starting with   
   little information about the C64, then an interview with the boss of   
   Protecto Enterprizes and then about 20 pages ads by them... Protecto   
   Enterprizes also offers a "84K Commodore 65". I did a screen shot at   
    (left middle there).   
      
   Wikipedia says the C65 was produced in very small numbers in 1990 and had   
   128 KB RAM. I wonder why Protecto Enterprizes called it a Commodore 65   
   and not for example Commodore 84 (the 84 KB of RAM, and it is 1984).   
      
   It might be a typo though and they meant something else. I would assume   
   it's just a modified Commodore 64. Added some RAM and may be other   
   things.   
      
   Side note: I read in the Atariage forum somewhere that Protecto   
   Enterprizes was also promoting a Atari 2600 emulator for the VIC-20, but   
   it never materialized. I doubt without some hardware package that would   
   even be possible.   
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