Commodore 116
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Home computer, 1984, Commodore. The Commodore 116 is the European variant of the Commodore 16, sold mainly in Germany: the same electronics in the smaller Plus/4-style case with a rubber chiclet keyboard, at an even lower price.
| Years | 1984 to 1985 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Commodore Business Machines |
| Processor | MOS Technology 7501 or 8501 at 1.76 MHz |
| RAM | 16 KB |
| ROM | 32 KB (BASIC 3.5 and KERNAL) |
| Graphics and sound | TED chip, 320 x 200 pixels, 121 colours, 40 x 25 text, 2 sound channels |
| Storage | 1531 Datasette, 1551 or 1541 floppy disk drives |
| Ports | 2 joystick ports (mini DIN), cartridge port, serial bus, cassette port, RF and audio/video output |
| Operating system | Commodore BASIC 3.5 |
| Case | small dark grey case with rubber keyboard, Europe only |
Documentation
- Commodore 116 schematic 251239, sheet 1 of 3. Expansion port, cassette port, audio/video connector, RF modulator, power supply, clock circuitry.
- Commodore 116 schematic 251239, sheet 2 of 3. TED, processor, joysticks, keyboard, ROM, RAM.
- Commodore 116 schematic 251239, sheet 3 of 3. PLA and address decoding.
