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Commodore 128 (PAL)

Game Information
manufacturer Commodore Business Machines
year 1985
downloads 48
Screenshots
c128p title
c128p snap
Download Details
split set c128p.zip 112.43KiB
merged set c128p.7z 47.29KiB
standalone set c128p.7z 65.70KiB
device c1571.zip 54.12K
Game Details

Computer published 39 years ago:

Commodore 128 (c) 1985 Commodore.

- TRIVIA -

The Commodore 128 was launched at the Las-Vegas Consumer Electronic Show 1985. It was presented then as a competitor for the Apple Macintosh and IBM PC (The famous advertisement said 'Bad news for Apple and IBM'). In fact, the only star of this show was the Atari 130 ST!

It was the successor of the Commodore 64 and could use all the software and a lot of the hardware of the C64 (the 8502 could be slowed down 1 MHz for compatibility).

One of the main specialties of this machine was the additional Z80 CPU and Video chip, which means that you could attach two monitors. Thanks to the Z80, the Commodore 128 could run under CP/M +: lots of software were adapted for this computer and Osborne or Kaypro programs could run directly.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

At the BASIC prompt, type: SYS 32800,123,45,6

- STAFF -

Software: Fred Bowen, Terry Ryan, Von Ertwine
Driver Details
source commodore/c128.cpp
driver status good
emulation status good
save states supported
channels 2
Screen Details
display screen80
type raster
orientation horizontal
width 640px
height 200px
refresh rate 60.00hz
display screen
type raster
orientation horizontal
width 403px
height 284px
refresh rate 50.12hz
Input Details
player: N/A
type joy
directions 8way
buttons 1way
player: N/A
type keyboard
directions N/A
buttons 92way
Chipset Details
Zilog Z80 3.94mhz
MOS Technology 8502 985.25khz
MOS 8566 VIC-II 7.88mhz
MOS 6526 CIA 985.25khz
MOS 6526 CIA 985.25khz
MOS Technology 6502 1.00mhz
MOS 6526 CIA 1.00mhz
Speaker present
MOS 6581 SID 985.25khz
Cassette present
Speaker present
Floppy sound 44.10khz
ROM Details
name size crc
318018-02.u33 16.00KiB 2ee6e2fa
318019-02.u34 16.00KiB d551fce0
318020-03.u35 16.00KiB 1e94bb02
318018-04.u33 16.00KiB 9f9c355b
318019-04.u34 16.00KiB 6e2c91a7
318020-05.u35 16.00KiB ba456b8e
318018-04.u33 16.00KiB 9f9c355b
318019-04.u34 16.00KiB 6e2c91a7
jiffydos c128.u35 16.00KiB 4b7964de
318018-04.u33 16.00KiB 9f9c355b
318019-04.u34 16.00KiB 6e2c91a7
quicksilver128.u35 16.00KiB c2e74338
251913-01.u32 16.00KiB 0010ec31
390059-01.u18 8.00KiB 6aaaafe6
8721r3.u11 3.13KiB 154db186