RE: C64 TOWER _________________________________________________________________ From Matthew Hudson Date Sun, 08 Mar 1998 03:44:56 -0600 > > Correct me if I'm wrong (and I'm sure many people will) but isn't > the reason a Commodore needs the AC voltage instead of just straight DC > the fact that it has no timing crystal and so it relies on the cycling of > the AC sine was as its timing constant? At least this is what I was told > often and repeatedly when I tried to make a portable 64 system run on a > battery pack. The 9VAC has nothing to do with timing. -Matt