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Commodore 128

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Overview

Introduced in 1985 by Commodore, the Commodore 128 was a computer system. Its platform tag is c64 for proper filtering.

Technical specifications

  • CPU: MOS Technology 8502 (6502-compatible) at 2 MHz with additional WDC 65C02 in CP/M mode and a dedicated Zilog Z80 for CP/M compatibility.
  • Memory: 128 KB RAM (with 64 KB banked into the C64-compatible mode) plus 32 KB ROM and 16 KB video RAM.
  • Display: VIC-II video chip providing 320×200 resolution with 16 colors and hardware sprites, plus a separate VDC chip for 80-column text.
  • Sound: SID 6581/8580 programmable sound generator offering three complex wave channels with filters and ring modulation.

Supported ROM extensions

d64, d81, prg, lnx, m3u, zip, 7z

Emulators

  • vice_x128 (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_VICE_X128
  • x128 (vice) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_VICE_X128 | Incompatible extensions: m3u, 7z

Source data: REG Linux emulationstation/es-system/es_systems.yml