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→Dream Machine? The soon to be unveiled 99/64 (aka Phoenix) may be the best home computer yet
Features of the new machine include 64 kilobytes of built-in random access memory (RAM) and a built-in RS232 port and disk drive controller. The machine is supposed to come with a host of other features, including expandability to one megabyte of RAM in 64K increments and plug-in ports for such central processing unit chips as the Mostek 6502 chip used in Apple and Atari computers, the Intel 8088 chip used in the IBM-PC and the Z80A used in Osborne and Timex computers.
According to Dana Webb, in charge of public relations for CorCompCor-Comp, the machine will be unveiled at the winter Consumer Electronics Show.
Webb characterizes the new computer as a "modular unit." Users will have a choice of three keyboards: typewriter style, mylar and wordprocessing style with a built-in numeric keypad and programmable function keys. Each will be priced differently.
