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Dual cpu machines are always something special. The C128 combines the 6502 (at max 2 MHz) with a Z80 at 2 MHz. Also special and a bit annoying are the video outputs: the C64 compatible VIC mode and a 6545 cahracter oriented 80 column mode.The C128 can perform as a C64 clone, the C128 Basic V7 mode in 40 and 80 colums screen and as a CP/M 3.0 machine in 40 or 80 columns.
Two models of the C128 are in the collection: the C128 and the C128D. The C128D is special because it has a separate keyboard and the 1571 diskdrive buildin.
The Commodore 128 is a bit larger than the C64 as can be seen by the cases!
Diskdrives are interchangeble between most Commodore machine slike the C64 and the C128.The 1541 and the 1571 are most used on the C128.
The ideal drive is the 1581 since the 3 1/2 inch format, higher capacity and the MFM recording method allows easy exchange with a PC.
