Abstract is: The Commodore 128, also known as the C128, C-128, C= 128, is the last 8-bit home computer that was commercially released by Commodore Business Machines (CBM). Introduced in January 1985 at the CES in Las Vegas, it appeared three years after its predecessor, the bestselling computer in the 80s Commodore 64. The C128 is a significantly expanded successor to the C64, with nearly full compatibility. The newer machine has 128 KB of RAM in two 64 KB banks, and an 80-column color video output. It has a redesigned case and keyboard. Also included is a Zilog Z80 CPU which allows the C128 to run CP/M, as an alternative to the usual Commodore BASIC environment. The presence of the Z80 and the huge CP/M software library it brings, coupled with the C64's software library, gave the C128 one of the broadest ranges of available software among its competitors. The primary hardware designer of the C128 was Bil Herd, who had worked on the Plus/4. Other hardware engineers were Dave Haynie and Frank Palaia, while the IC design work was done by Dave DiOrio. The main Commodore system software was developed by Fred Bowen and Terry Ryan, while the CP/M subsystem was developed by Von Ertwine.
P11129 | C64-Wiki ID | C128 |
P646 | Freebase ID | /m/0jgp6 |
P12216 | Game Classification machine ID | 134 |
P4806 | Gaming-History ID | 61697 |
P5247 | Giant Bomb ID | 3045-58 |
P227 | GND ID | 4113233-6 |
P11122 | HomeComputer Museum ID | Commodore_C128 |
P724 | Internet Archive ID | Commodore_C128_TOSEC_2012_04_23 |
P8408 | KBpedia ID | Commodore128 |
P7809 | LaunchBox Games Database platform ID | 118 |
P244 | Library of Congress authority ID | sh85028986 |
P8647 | Library of Congress Children's Subject Headings ID | sj2021056968 |
P5868 | MobyGames platform ID | c128 |
P8189 | National Library of Israel J9U ID | 987007542991505171 |
P5936 | old-computers.com ID | 96 |
P3984 | subreddit | c128 |
P7623 | TheGamesDB platform ID | 4946 |
P7556 | UVL platform ID | 117 |
P7592 | VideoGameGeek platform ID | 48123 |
P880 | CPU | Zilog Z80 | Q203315 |
MOS Technology 8502 | Q918409 | ||
P1343 | described by source | Centre for Computing History | Q7721931 |
P176 | manufacturer | Commodore International | Q208305 |
P306 | operating system | CP/M | Q219528 |
P577 | publication date | 1985-01-01 | |
P793 | significant event | presentation | Q604733 |
production | Q739302 | ||
P910 | topic's main category | Category:Commodore 128 | Q24069078 |
Description: The Commodore 128, an 8-bit computer released by Commodore Business Machines in 1985. A successor to the popular Commodore 64.
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