Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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It was a boxed computer in mint condition so, i got it and it was no cheap at all. Well, there were trouble ahead :-)

MODEL C16
MANUFACTURER Commodore
TYPE Home Computer
ORIGIN USA / UK
YEAR 1984
BUILT IN LANGUAGE Commodore BASIC 3.5 - Built-in machine code monitor (12 commands)
KEYBOARD 66 keys with 4 function keys and 4 cursor keys
CPU MOS 8501
SPEED 0.89 MHz or 1.76 MHz
CO-PROCESSOR TED (video & sound)
RAM 16 KB (12 KB free for user)
ROM 32 KB
TEXT MODES 40 chars. x 25 lines
GRAPHIC MODES 320 x 200 / 320 x 160 (with 5 lines of text) / 160 x 200 / 160 x 160 (with 5 lines of text)
COLORS 121 (15 colours x 8 luminances & black)
SOUND two channels; 4 octaves & white noise