C128 - 40 years old

[Blacklord]

40 years ago today the Commodore 128 was released at the 1985 CES show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

[BigDumbDinosaur]

40 years ago today the Commodore 128 was released at the 1985 CES show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Seems like just the other day when I bought my first C-128.

[Blacklord]

40 years ago today the Commodore 128 was released at the 1985 CES show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Seems like just the other day when I bought my first C-128.

Yep - I can recall the day I bought my (metal) 128D and took it home.

[RobertB]

Yep - I can recall the day I bought my (metal) 128D and took it home.

Heh, I had my C128DCR delivered by the mail. 

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2025 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

[Blacklord]

Mine was a demo model from the local dealer

[RobertB]

I was nowhere near a dealer/repair center when my flat C128 and 1571 failed, and I was desperate to finish grades on time (which I was doing on the C128 system).  So, that's why I mail-ordered a C128DCR from Nevada.  The machine came in time for me to finish the grades.

Back in 1986,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 26-27 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2025 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

[BigDumbDinosaur]

I built the truck leasing system I designed around a gaggle of DCRs multiplexed to a Xetec Lt. Kernal, the latter which had an enormous 80 MB of storage (two 40 MB disks).  There was also a C-64 that acted as a print spooler.