Commodore 128 Tips & Tricks


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Commodore 128

released at CES
1985
OS: BASIC V7.0, CP/M 3.0
CPU: MOS 8502 (1/2 MHz) and Zilog Z80 (4 MHz, resp. 2 MHz for synchronize VIC-II)
Coprocessor: VIC-II (video), VDC 8563 (video CGA), SID (sound)
RAM: 128kB
ROM: 72kB (incl. BASIC 7.0, ML monitor, C128 Kernal, Screen Editor, Z80 BIOS, BASIC 2.0, C64 Kernal, character set) - can be upgraded with 32kB custom ROM
VideoRAM for VDC: 16 or 64kB
GRAPHIC: modes (most used): 320×200, 160×200, 640×200, 16 colors, text modes: 40×25/80×25, 8 hardware sprites
SOUND: 3 voices, 9 octaves, 4 waveforms
I/O ports: RGBI, Video/Audio Composite, TV modulator, 2 joystick ports, Tape, Expansion Port, User Port (RS232 compatible), serial
- full stroke keyboard with separated numeric keypad

Model D(CR):

released at
1986
- external keyboard
- internal floppy drive 1571 (bugfixed, CBM DOS 3.1)
- third CPU for disk drive

Differences between C128D and C128DCR:
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D was never sold in USA
- CR has metal case
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CR has not cooling fan, although there is a place to mount one
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CR has new VDC chip 8568 instead 8563
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CR has 64kB VideoRAM for VDC instead 16kB

Commodore 128 was produced in many language support:
International (or U.S.)
German
Finnish
French
Italian
Norwegian
Swedish
Spanish
Belgian with Belgian-French keyboard
Swiss with Swiss-German keyboard


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