-------------Commodore Trivia Edition #23 Questions Preface-------------- You think you know a lot about Commodore computers, eh? Well, match your wits against these questions, prepared by Jim Brain. The questions are gleaned from numerous Commodore sources and other people. If you score the highest you will win this month's prize, whatever that happens to be. Here are the rules and some general information: Please MAIL responses to Jim Brain. Answers posted on public forums will be disqualified. Please MAIL the responses only, prefaced with corresponding question numbers. Please make sure your name appears in the mail somewhere. Some systems only give me your address. If you want to remain anonymous, state this inside your message. Each edition edition of trivia closes for entries at 11:59 a.m. on the 1th day of the month after the questions were first posted. Each new edition of trivia is posted around the time the previous edition closes. It is always posted on a weekday. If the 1st falls on a weekend, the trivia will be posted the following week, excluding holidays. The trivia questions will be reposted at the beginning of each month. Each edition will have 16 questions, numbered in HEX. Scores are determined by counting the number of questions answered correctly. No partial credit is given. If a question has multiple parts, each part must be correct. In the case of a tie in which only one prize is available, a random number will be picked, from 0-100. The tie-holders will submit guesses. the closest guess without going over the number will win. (If anyone has a better solution not dependant on time factors, feel free to enlighten me.) I, Jim Brain, have researched the following question to the best of my ability. However, as I am human, mistakes do occur. I encourage others to double check my work, and point out errors. That is the primary purpose of this trivia: To seek out the truths about the Commodore line of computer systems. 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To add your name to the list, please mail a message: To: brain@mail.msen.com Subject: MAILSERV Body: subscribe trivia Firstname Lastname help quit Each new edition of the trivia will be automatically mailed to you when it is made available on the Internet. I try to post the answers for the questions shortly after the monthly contest has ended. However, I usually wait a few days for any errors I may have made to be worked out before scoring the contest. ------------Commodore Trivia Edition #23 Questions (BEGIN)-------------- A publication describing BASIC on the Commodore makes the claim that BASIC variables are limited to 5 characters, with the first two being significant. The example to prove this point in the book is given as: ABCDE=5 works, while ABCDEF=6 does not. The following questions refer to this claim: Q $160) What is wrong with the above stsement? Q $161) What causes the variable ABCDEF to fail? Q $162) How long can variable names really be? Extra Credit: Who was the book publisher? The Commodore LCD Computer system, much like the Commodore 65, was a product that never reached the market. Do you remember this pint-size CBM machine? Q $163) How many keys were on the CLCD keyboard? Q $164) What does LCD in the Commodore LCD stand for? Q $165) Was an internal modem to be includes? Q $166) Like the Plus/4 the CLCD unit had integrated software. What programs were included? Q $167) How many batteries of what type did the CLCD use for power? Q $168) Approximately how much did the CLCD unit weigh? Q $169) What version of BASIC was to be included with the CLCD computer? Q $16A) The CLCD unit contained a port that could be used with a Hewlett-Packard device. What did the device do? Q $16B) What microprocessor did the CLCD unit utilize? Q $16C) In addition to the usual inclusion of standard Commodore ports, what two industry standard ports were included on the CLCD? Q $16D) How much RAM did the CLCD computer include? Q $16E) How many pixels are on the LCD screen on the CLCD machine? Q $16F) How much ROM did the CLCD computer contain? The information in this between the lines marked by (BEGIN) and (END) is copyright 1995 by Jim Brain. Provided that the information between the (BEGIN) and (END) lines is not changed except to correct typographical errors, the so marked copyrighted information may be reproduced in its entirety on other networks or in other mediums. For more information about using this file, please contact the address shown below. Jim Brain brain@mail.msen.com 602 North Lemen Fenton, MI 48430 (810) 737-7300 x8528 Some are easy, some are hard, try your hand at: -------------Commodore Trivia Edition #23 Questions (END)--------------- -- Jim Brain, Embedded Systems Designer, Brain Innovations, Inc. 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