Introducing: The Commodore Android phone

c128 — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 22:34:44 +0800

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The phone will come in two different versions. The entry-level model has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. For $365 you can get a model with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. Both come with a 32 GB microSD card.

It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop software and features a 3,000 mAH battery.

Other specs include a 5.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel IPS display, a 1.7 GHz octa-core, 64-bit processor, a 13MP rear camera, an 8MP front camera, and support for GSM/4G LTE networks. The Commodore PET is a dual-SIM phone.

Of course, you could also get the retro computing experience by installing a free C64 emulator on just about any Android phone. But then you wouldn’t get the Commodore logo on the back of your device.

While Wired reports the phone will only be available in Italy, France, Germany, and Poland at launch, there are plans to bring it to more countries in the future… including the United States.

Introducing the Commodore 128

c128 — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:08:05 +0800

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The Commodore 128, also known as the C128, C-128, C= 128,[n 1] is the last 8-bit home computer that was commercially released by Commodore Business Machines (CBM). Introduced in January 1985 at the CES in Las Vegas, it appeared three years after its predecessor, the bestselling Commodore 64.

The C128 is a significantly expanded successor to the C64, with nearly full compatibility. The newer machine has 128 KB of RAM in two 64 KB banks, and an 80-column color video output. It has a redesigned case and keyboard. Also included is a Zilog Z80 CPU which allows the C128 to run CP/M, as an alternative to the usual Commodore BASIC environment. The presence of the Z80 and the huge CP/M software library it brings, coupled with the C64's software library, gave the C128 one of the broadest ranges of available software among its competitors.

The primary hardware designer of the C128 was Bil Herd, who had worked on the Plus/4. Other hardware engineers were Dave Haynie and Frank Palaia, while the IC design work was done by Dave DiOrio. The main Commodore system software was developed by Fred Bowen and Terry Ryan, while the CP/M subsystem was developed by Von Ertwine.

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