Ah okay
nice to know that!
However C64 Deluxe of course makes also sense, as a nice side-effect ![]()
Ah okay
nice to know that!
However C64 Deluxe of course makes also sense, as a nice side-effect ![]()
Yes I think C65 is actually in a way better than C64DX, because with C64DX one could assume that it's basically the same computer with a few extras, whereas the C65 makes clearer that it's a different machine (but still related to the original C64)
Yes, the ROMs call it C65, some older ones still call it C64DX as far as I know.
As for the mouse and disk drives, I think those names are less relevant for consumers. I think most users didn't even know those numbers, but they knew whether they had a C64 or a C128, so that name was probably more important from a marketing point of view.
Yes, one could assume in general that the name "C65" was pretty much set, however I'd like to know if there are any more hints ![]()
Hi there,
I think "C65" is a pretty interesting name. It's very non-technical (C64, C128, C16 all have their names because of their RAM sizes for example), it's more like a nickname given by users or something like that. As far as I know, the previous code name was "C64DX", which would suggest "C64 Deluxe". Later it was called C65 in media and so on, but there has never been a type label / name plate on any of the models (as far as I know).
Of course the name makes sense, it's "one better", just like C++ is "C plus one". It's also funny in this regard. But that's why it sounds so informal and untypical. It could have been namend C64plus, or C64+, or C64next, or whatever. But C65 is pretty... strange somehow. Not that I dislike it, it's actually cool in a way. But it's very unusual in another.
So how certain are we that the official name would have really been "C65"?
Have there been official documents / advertisements or whatever, that really suggest that the final name of the unit would have been C65?