Commodore 116

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The Commodore 116 (short for: C116) is a Commodore home computer, which is as the C16 and the Plus/4 part of the Commodore-264 series. It looks similar to the Plus/4 but has a smaller housing with a rubber keyboard and is the cheaper version of the C16. The C116 was produced and sold only in Europe in the years 1984 and 1985. The production output was about 51.000 models, of which 44.000 were sold in Germany. This low-cost C16 version was intended only for the European market. The Commodore series 264 could all use the same software.

The OS is an advanced version of BASIC (version 3.5). The software is not compatible to the C64. The devices datasette VIC-1531 and the disk drive VIC-1551 can only be connected (without adapters) to the Commodore-264 series.

Contents 1 Layout 1.1 Right side 1.2 Back side 1.3 Left side 1.4 Mainboard 2 Block diagram 3 Purchased parts package 4 Links

[edit] Layout

[edit] Right side

• Power switch

[edit] Back side

• Power supply connector (Power; 2-pin) for power unit
• Reset button
• Serial bus or serial port (IEEE-488, 6-pin, I/O) to connect disk drive VIC-1541/70/71/81 or printer MPS 801/MPS 802/MPS 803, VIC-1515/1525/1526
• Cassette/datasette connection (cassette port round mini DIN, 7-pin; I/O) to connect a cassette or datasette VC-1531
• Main memory expansion (264 Expansion Port; 50-pin; I/O) to connect cartridges or the disk drive VC-1551
• Two joystick ports (joy 1 and 2, round mini DIN, 8-pin, I) to connect a joystick
• A/V jack (8-pin; O) to connect a monitor or a stereo

[edit] Left side

• TV connector, aerial socket (HF modulator output) to connect a TV (depending on the version NTSC or PAL)

[edit] Mainboard

• Processor: MOS 7501 or 8501 with 0,89 to 1,76 MHz storage cycle
• Memory: 16 KByte RAM, of which are 12277 bytes free and usable under BASIC
• ROM: 32 KByte altogether, split into:
  • CBM BASIC V3.5 (16 KByte) ($8000-$BFFF; 32768-49151)
  • Operating system, KERNAL (14 KByte) ($D800-$FFF9; 55296-65529)
  • Character set (2 KByte) ($D000-$D7FF; 53248-55295)
• Graphics: TED 8360
  • Display in text mode (either capitalization / graphic characters or uppercase / lowercase) 40 (columns) × 25 (lines) characters or in graphic mode (HiRes) 320×200 pixel or 160×200 pixel, as well as graphics with 5 lines text mode at 320×160 or 160×160 pixel, additionally shapes in BASIC
  • Colours: 121 (15 colours in 8 shades and black)
• Sound: TED 8360 is also used to create sounds and can form 2 independent voices with tones of over 4 octaves (about 28 notes without overtones) or noises.
• Keyboard: 60 rubber keys (QWERTY), multi-assigned
• Miscellaneous:
  • Power Supply: 9V over power supply unit with 220V at 50Hz

[edit] Block diagram

[edit] Purchased parts package

The purchased parts of a C116 package are (1984):

• Computer (C116)
• Power Supply
• Manual Commodore 116 (ring binder)
• Aerial cable
• Commodore warranty card
• Commodore extra guarantee
• Interference free certificate
• Cardboard package
• Styrofoam shells top and bottom

[edit] Links

Wikipedia: Commodore 116