I bought a Commodore 128D off Ebay, waiting to get it now

Nathan · Post by **Nathan** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:29 am

I was browsing ebay, found a C128D for $199.00 including postage which was $241.00 all up

I bought it, and i actually cannot wait to try the C64 mode on it, and i might get a Cynthcart cartridge for it and play music on the 128

-Nathan

SkydivinGirl · Post by **SkydivinGirl** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 12:48 pm

Hi Nathan!

The C128 and C128D are my favorite 8-Bit computers (not that I don't love the VIC). It's pretty much 3 computers in one.

You should really get one of the MegaBit 128 Function ROMs that Dan Newbury sells. You can contact him via the Commodore128.org site. His username is megabit.

Hope you enjoy it!

Heather

Nathan · Post by **Nathan** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:46 pm

Nah i prefer to keep it original and working

Post by **Jeff-20** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:27 pm

I've never tried one. I'm curious to know what's the appeal of the 128? It looks pretty cool. I don't think I'll ever be away from a VIC long enough to really appreciate a 128, but I'd like to know what makes you guys like it.

Nathan · Post by **Nathan** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:43 pm

It has a C64 mode you can get into by pressing the Commodore key and resetting the thing or typing GO64 into the basic interpreter

rhurst · Post by **rhurst** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 6:19 am

C128 followed the bomb that was C16 (for me) and Plus/4... its BASIC 7.0 and built-in ML monitor to get jumpstarted was enough for me. So it served me well as the affordable alternative to Amiga 1000 at the time (1985 - 1988). Its keyboard and 80-column display made for better word processing and compatibility with BBS'ing that was catching on like a wild fire. Its built-in C64 justified the small investment into its large gaming library.

I could not get more for its $1250 entry price (C128 + 1571 drive + 1902 monitor + 1670 modem + MPS 1000 printer). The monitor and printer were compatible with IBM AT and its clones, too, which was useful during my brief PC-DOS consultant days. Like most, its CP/M mode just never took with me.

Today, I have C128D with JiffyDOS and an expansion Servant ROM, 1581 floppy, 1902 monitor, and the Ultimate 1541-II cartridge. I hope to make an RTS game for it, making use of both 40 & 80 displays.

SkydivinGirl · Post by **SkydivinGirl** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:49 am

Nathan wrote:Nah i prefer to keep it original and working

The MegaBit ROM simply plugs into the empty ROM expansion inside the 128D. There's no modification of the system, just plug it in, attach a single wire and that's it.

Either way, I hope you enjoy it.

The 128 was great for me because it had a built-in C64 and the C128 side had an 80-column display and expanded memory that was perfect for BBS systems of the era. I never used CP/M mode much, but I did use it from time to time to read PC disks.

Heather

Boray · Post by **Boray** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:52 pm

Moving this to Other Systems.