Subj : Re: Commodore history - The Commodore 128 by The 8-Bit Guy
To   : Etienne von Wettingfeld
From : Andreas Kohlbach
Date : Thu Oct 18 2018 03:34 pm

On 17 Oct 2018 21:05:34 GMT, Etienne von Wettingfeld wrote:
>
> On 2018-10-06, Andreas Kohlbach <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Sat, 06 Oct 2018 19:32:53 +1000, Lucifer wrote:
>>>
>>> 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.

Are you sure?

> 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.

But not at the same time AFAIK. When you switch the mode the content what
was displayed in the mode before just froze on the other display.
--
Andreas

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