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Home computer released in 1985
The Commodore 128, also known as the C128, 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 Commodore 64, the bestselling computer of the 1980s. Approximately 2.5 million C128s were sold during its four-year production run. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Commodore 128A 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Commodore 128The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: An accurate millisecond timer for the Commodore 64 or 128Cited 9 times
- Go sideways: BASIC 8A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Commodore 64A closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
Commodore 128Bantam Doubleday Dell · 1986- 📕Advanced Commodore 128 Graphics and Sound ProgrammingStan Krute · 1986
Advanced Graphics with the Commodore 128Miroslav M. Novak · 1986- 📕The compact guide to MIDI software for the Commodore 64/128Howard Massey · 1988
- 📕Compute!'s machine language games for the Commodore 64Compute! Publications, Inc · 1986
Compute!'s Commodore sixty four & 128 collectionCompute! Publications, Inc · 1985
Compute!'s 128 programmer's guideCompute! Publications, Inc · 1985- 📕Commodore 64/128 power BASICCompute! Publications, Inc · 1987
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