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Assunto:  Re: Commodore 64 Ultimate
De:       Mortar M.
Data:     Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:05:37 -0500
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  Re: Re: Commodore 64 Ultimate
  By: Dennis Katsonis to Mortar M. on Tue Apr 14 2026 23:48:00

 MM> Nope.  However, the BASIC and Kernal ROMs were socketed, so it is
 MM> possible to replace the originals with new ones.

 > The problem is you can't rework the already sold units.

I believe I just indicated you could.  If Commodore followed this path, the chips could've been sold as an upgrade, for those who wanted to make the change.

 > Then you have incompatible BASIC variants, leaving the original buyers in
 > the cold.

Unlike business systems where compatibility is important, the home market at
that time had no such need.  As you indicated, there were already numerous BASIC dialects in the wild, by Commodore and third-party vendors and thanks to various sources like magazines, user groups, etc., most were supported in some fashion.
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