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to: Andreas Kohlbach
from: Etienne von Wettingfeld
date: 2018-10-17 21:05:34
subject: Re: Commodore history - The Commodore 128 by The 8-Bit Guy

On 2018-10-06, Andreas Kohlbach  wrote:
> On Sat, 06 Oct 2018 19:32:53 +1000, Lucifer wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:05:05 -0400, Andreas Kohlbach
>>  wrote:
>>
>>>Am following the Youtube channel of the 8-Bit-Guy who already did four
>>>previous episodes of the Commodore history, starting with the PET.
>>>
>>>This one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzMsgnnDIRE is about the C128
>>>and with 30 minutes quite long but very entertaining and interesting in
>>>my opinion. Especially because Bil Herd is interviewed. and gives insight
>>>why it was built and what obstacles they had.
>>
>> They both think it has a C80 CPU and can use dool monitors.
>> No way that guy could design a computer.
>
> Z80? It indeed has. And has a built-in monitor.

The C128 indeed has a Z80, for CP/M mode. In fact, the computer boots using
the Z80.

It has an Assembler monitor, but I think Lucifer means two screens at once.

It actually can, one using the 40 collumn mode and one the 80 character one.

I've even seen this done in real life.

--
Etienne Wettingfeld

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