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Commodore 128 D Plastic Case

Producer: Commodore - Category: Personal Computer

Photos: Photo 1 (small),Photo 2 (small)

Photo 1: Rama & Musée Bolo, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, via Wikimedia Commons (Commodore 128D-IMG 1726.jpg)
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Home computer, 1985, Commodore. The Commodore 128D is the desktop version of the Commodore 128 released in Europe at the end of 1985: a plastic case with a carrying handle and a cooling fan, a built-in 1571 floppy disk drive and a detachable keyboard.

Years1985 to 1987 (plastic case)
ManufacturerCommodore Business Machines
ProcessorsMOS Technology 8502 at 2 MHz and Zilog Z80 at 4 MHz for CP/M
RAM128 KB, expandable with the 1700/1750 RAM Expansion Units
ROM64 KB (BASIC 7.0, KERNAL, machine language monitor)
GraphicsVIC-II (40 columns) and VDC 8563 (80 columns, 16 KB video RAM)
SoundSID 6581, 3 voices
Built-in storage1571 double-sided 5.25" floppy disk drive (340 KB)
Ports2 control ports, expansion port, serial bus, user port, cassette port, RGBI video, RF and audio/video output
Operating systemsCommodore BASIC 7.0, C64 mode, CP/M 3.0
Caseplastic with carrying handle, cooling fan and detachable keyboard

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