Commodore 128

The Commodore 128 in my collection comes in its orginal box which is in very good condition for its age.

Inside can be found the system, power supply and a variety of connecting cables.

The system is clean but I haven't yet had a chance to hook it up to see how well it might work.

(Submitted March 5, 2008 12:34:19 by TSerra)

I have never heard of a Commodore 24, a vic 20 yes.

I will post a list of all my Commodore machines and I may try to sell some of them soon.

(Submitted January 27, 2008 19:49:18 by Angelique Green)

When I was 7, I was the proud owner of a Commodore 24, yes a 24. My mom built it for me. Please tell me, was I the only one to have it. Are there any urban legends surrounding it. Can anyone help me.

(Submitted October 24, 2007 18:45:24 by Soz)

I was a senior in highschool working in the electronics department of K-Mart when the C-128 came out. Instead of working, I spent hours writing programs to feak-out customers with crazy sounds and light shows whenever they touched the keypad. Good times.....

(Submitted October 21, 2007 21:52:49 by Quaalude Charlie )

Congats on The Commodore 128 , i have never had one , it's on my Wish list too ! i hope you let us know how she runs .

Quaalude Charlie

(Submitted October 6, 2007 07:59:45 by John)

I ahd a 128 in the box with all manuals and a ram expansion. It was like new. I finally gave up and donated it to good will. Now I wish I had it back.

(Submitted August 11, 2007 01:21:15 by Nathan)

This is one of my favorite computers of all time. I still regret getting rid of the only one I ever had. I loved programing on it!! --Nathan

(Submitted August 9, 2007 22:19:59 by TJ)

I remember seeing it when it first came out in 1985! I drooled over them at the Dept. Stores. I had a C=64 at the time. I now own like 3 of them along with C-64's and a C-128D too.

(Submitted June 19, 2007 19:19:53 by jeff korte)

maybe bill gates , steve jobs and wozniak figured how to control the computer market by selling the idea of a disk and no rom to stuffy individuals and certain secretaries -- and ibm

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Description
Manufacturer	Commodore Business Machines
Model	128
Date Announced	1985
Date Canceled	1989
Number Produced	Tens to hundreds of thousands
Country of Origin	USA
Price	$300
Current Value	$25-$100

Specifications
Processor	MOS 8502, Zilog Z80
Speed	2 MHz, 4 MHz
RAM	128K expandable to 512K
ROM	48K
Storage	5.25" Floppy
Expansion	Internal expansion bus
Bus	N/A
Video	Various graphics and text modes up to 80x25 and 640x200 16 color.
I/O	Serial, user port
OS Options	Commodore 64/128 BASIC, CP/M

Notes	Tbe Commodore 128 was intended to follow on the Commodore 64's success and compete with the likes of the Apple Macintosh and IBM PC. It was twice as fast, had twice the RAM and added a Z80 processor for CP/M compatibility. These were not enough and the machine failed to carve out a significant market share. Ultimately the Commodore Amiga turned into a far bigger success.

Related Items in Collection	Commodore Amiga 500, Commodore 64 Computer, Commodore SX-64 Portable and others.
Related Items Wanted	Manuals, external components, 1902 monitor, software