FAQ

These are some of the more common questions we are asked.

• Q) HOW LONG HAS THERE BEEN A COMMODORE PRESENCE ON DELPHI?
• A) "Micro Artists Network for Interactive Computers," MANIAC, was a bold and, by some, deemed crazy experiment, run primarily on the C64, the most advanced computer of its day.
  It's among the oldest groups on any service and was the first open for business on Delphi. Founded almost at the same date as Delphi itself, it's been the core and heart of the system since. That same early adventurous spirit, combined with a healthy sense of the absurd, still pervades the Commodore Forum.
  Many of the expressions heard now all over Delphi were originated in the atmosphere of warmth and friendliness in the C=ommodore area.
  Such terms as "fuzzies", otherwise knows as the spirits of the oracle, grow happily in the fertile ground of our forum and conference area.
  ComCom is one of the reasons Delphi has the reputation of being a warm place, with helpful people, instead of the cold, impersonal jungles that some services can be. We won't mention names...or initials. You don't have to own a Commodore to visit and join in the conversations which range from ANIMALS (our pets) to FOOD (we even have an in house chef) to ZIP (some sort of techie term-grin). ComCom's warmth permeates all of Delphi. Visit us and discover why.
• Q) ARE THERE ANY NEW PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMODORES? HAVEN'T ALL THE PROGRAMMERS MOVED ON TO THE PC MACHINES?
• A) Not really, there are many new and exciting programs coming out. Right now GEOS is being rewritten to accommodate the 20 mhz accelerator. There is also a project going on to create a graphic web browser for the C128.

   

• Q) HOW ABOUT THE CLASSIC PD PROGRAMS AND GRAPHICS? DOES DELPHI HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT AVAILABLE?
• A) Our database is loaded with all kinds of Graphics, Music, Utilities, and Telecom programs. We have the most extensive base of Alpha-Numeric art online anywhere. (ASCII ART).

   

• Q) HOW ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH MY COMPUTER? IT'S GETTING PRETTY OLD.
• A) If you have any problems we have staff to answer your questions. Leave messages in the FORUM and we'll do our best to respond. As on any system, if we don't have the answers, another member will be glad to help you.

   

• Q) ISN'T THE COMMODORE PRETTY MUCH AN OBSOLETE MACHINE? HOW CAN IT POSSIBLY BE COMPARED TO THE POWERFUL COMPUTERS OF TODAY--IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT GOOD IS IT?
• A) A C64 today can run at 20mhz, use a 28.8 or better modem, fax things at 14.4, do desk-top publishing, run with 16 megs of RAM, and any size hard drive you desire, up to 7 gigs. There are developments coming out so fast it's hard to keep up with them. The Accelerator uses its own RAM, up to 16 megs. So I could have 16 megs of RAM on the accelerator, and 16 megs in a RAM Link--loading programs from a RAM Link to run in RAM at 20 mhz on a C64 or 64C is a fantastic concept. I can also use external floppy drives that use the HD 3 1/2" disks.

   

• Q) IS THIS REAL, OR JUST EXPENSIVE DREAMS?
• A) These are not dreams, these are real, and most of the devices are also usable on the C128 (except the accelerator.) For the future, look to an Accelerator for the C128 (also with 16 megs of RAM) a Web Browser (graphic) a rewritten GEOS 128/64, and possibly a vga or svga controller card for the 80 column mode.
• Q) SO THEN THE COMMODORE IS STILL ALIVE AND GROWING?
• A) Yes, the future looks bright and shiny in the land of Commodore, "The Computer That Will Not Die." All these things (and more!) will be covered and reviewed here, the one place to be, The Commodore Community Forum on Delphi. "It's FUN in Here!"

   

• Q) HOW ABOUT CHATS AND STUFF? I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE--CAN WE DO THAT ON AN OLD COMMODORE?
• A) The more recent term programs, such as Dialogue, Desterm, and Nova Term, all have the standard split screen and can run in VT emulation modes. So the Commodore can also be used for IRC's.

   

• Q) HOW ABOUT HERE? ARE THERE REGULAR CONFERENCES FOR THE COMMODORE USERS?
• A) Evenings from 10PM to 11:00 PM

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