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Commodore CP/M z80 Cartridge for Commodore 64

Producer: Commodore - Category: Other Hardware

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Expansion cartridge, 1983, Commodore. The CP/M cartridge adds a Zilog Z80 processor to the Commodore 64 to run the CP/M 2.2 operating system; because the 1541 could not read standard CP/M disks and the cartridge only worked with early motherboard revisions, it had very little success.

Years1983 to 1984
ManufacturerCommodore Business Machines
CompatibilityCommodore 64 (early motherboard revisions only)
ProcessorZilog Z80A, working alternately with the 6510
Operating systemCP/M 2.2 on disk (Commodore format only, 1541 drive)
Interfaceexpansion port cartridge

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