Topic: Commodore 128
A few days ago, I discovered my long-lost C128 and fired it up for a while... it still works!!!
I played a couple of good old games (in 64-mode), then switched back to 128 and realized for one more time, that all the extra (and impressive for the time) features of this old monster were/are practically useless, because of the lack of special software...
Then I had an idea... I booted CP/M Plus, just for fun!! It started up fine and I wondered again, what was the use of such an implementation by Commodore into this machine, since there was no serious software support, even for CP/M?
Hey... wait a minute!! CP/M??? That means Z80!! ![]()
Yes, this machine bears a Z80B @4MHz, which was supposed to be there only for CP/M usage (i.e. never really used)...
Just thinking, would there ever be any chance of someone to give a new life to this poor Z80B inside the 128? ![]()
It's been sitting almost completely idle for 30 years in its place, it would be an interesting idea if someone could program it to produce some nice 1-bit music! Of course we all know that the 128 already has the famous and mighty SID built in, but... so what???![]()