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		tom_ 5 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Commodore 64 released September 1, 1982 The C64 disk drive would still have left you with plenty of reading time.
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christkv 5 days ago [–]

Yeah the bug in the hardware for the disk drive was a bummer. It was supposed to be 4-5 times faster but due to the hardware bug it shipped with a slow workaround. Its kind of amazing that you allow it to ship like that.

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