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  • Vintage Commodore 128 Personal Computer Handbook

    From rbernardo@iglou.com@3:770/3 to All on Tue Mar 19 14:04:00 2019
    Just released is the "Vintage Commodore 128 Personal Computer Handbook: 2019 Survival Edition" by Margaret Gorts Morabito. Recommended by CBM engineer Bil Herd with a foreword from him, the book is both for C128 beginner and pro, telling about the
    basics of usage and updating about the newest developments for this computer.

    To order the book or the Kindle version, go to

    https://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Commodore-Personal-Computer-Handbook/dp/10902608 14?fbclid=IwAR0aGwEsGTOGvJVzhC_J3ON8QgBvizLD-hn88Bn5cjS9r6e4Wr_0bVNTV0U

    I'm getting mine,
    Robert Bernardo
    April 27-28 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show - http://www.portcommodore.com/class
    June 8-9 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex August 10-11 Commodore Vegas Expo v15 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

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  • From cbmeeks@3:770/3 to rber...@iglou.com on Wed Mar 20 12:26:26 2019
    On Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 5:04:01 PM UTC-4, rber...@iglou.com wrote:
    Just released is the "Vintage Commodore 128 Personal Computer Handbook: 2019
    Survival Edition" by Margaret Gorts Morabito. Recommended by CBM engineer Bil Herd with a foreword from him, the book is both for C128 beginner and pro, telling about the
    basics of usage and updating about the newest developments for this computer.

    To order the book or the Kindle version, go to


    https://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Commodore-Personal-Computer-Handbook/dp/10902608 14?fbclid=IwAR0aGwEsGTOGvJVzhC_J3ON8QgBvizLD-hn88Bn5cjS9r6e4Wr_0bVNTV0U

    I'm getting mine,
    Robert Bernardo
    April 27-28 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show -
    http://www.portcommodore.com/class
    June 8-9 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex August 10-11 Commodore Vegas Expo v15 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

    Just bought mine. It was cheap enough that I couldn't resist. About time the C128 got some more love.

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  • From Keith@3:770/3 to rbernardo@iglou.com on Thu Mar 21 03:00:14 2019
    I'm sorry but you are thirty years too late. Do any real
    commodore 128's even boot up today?


    On 2019-03-19, rbernardo@iglou.com <rbernardo@iglou.com> wrote:
    Just released is the "Vintage Commodore 128 Personal Computer Handbook: 2019
    Survival Edition" by Margaret Gorts Morabito. Recommended by CBM engineer Bil Herd with a foreword from him, the book is both for C128 beginner and pro, telling about the
    basics of usage and updating about the newest developments for this computer.

    To order the book or the Kindle version, go to


    https://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Commodore-Personal-Computer-Handbook/dp/10902608 14?fbclid=IwAR0aGwEsGTOGvJVzhC_J3ON8QgBvizLD-hn88Bn5cjS9r6e4Wr_0bVNTV0U

    I'm getting mine,
    Robert Bernardo
    April 27-28 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show -
    http://www.portcommodore.com/class
    June 8-9 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex August 10-11 Commodore Vegas Expo v15 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

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  • From pierpaolo.pierozzi@gmail.com@3:770/3 to All on Thu Mar 21 07:06:44 2019
    Il giorno giovedì 21 marzo 2019 04:00:15 UTC+1, Keith ha scritto:
    I'm sorry but you are thirty years too late. Do any real
    commodore 128's even boot up today?


    On 2019-03-19, rbernardo@iglou.com <rbernardo@iglou.com> wrote:
    Just released is the "Vintage Commodore 128 Personal Computer Handbook:
    2019 Survival Edition" by Margaret Gorts Morabito. Recommended by CBM engineer Bil Herd with a foreword from him, the book is both for C128 beginner and pro, telling about the
    basics of usage and updating about the newest developments for this computer.

    To order the book or the Kindle version, go to


    https://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Commodore-Personal-Computer-Handbook/dp/10902608 14?fbclid=IwAR0aGwEsGTOGvJVzhC_J3ON8QgBvizLD-hn88Bn5cjS9r6e4Wr_0bVNTV0U

    I'm getting mine,
    Robert Bernardo
    April 27-28 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show -
    http://www.portcommodore.com/class
    June 8-9 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex August 10-11 Commodore Vegas Expo v15 -
    http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

    Mine boots and works perfectly.

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    * Origin: Agency HUB, Dunedin - New Zealand | Fido<>Usenet Gateway (3:770/3)
  • From cbmeeks@3:770/3 to Keith on Thu Mar 21 13:21:08 2019
    On Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 11:00:15 PM UTC-4, Keith wrote:
    I'm sorry but you are thirty years too late. Do any real
    commodore 128's even boot up today?


    On 2019-03-19, rbernardo@iglou.com <rbernardo@iglou.com> wrote:
    Just released is the "Vintage Commodore 128 Personal Computer Handbook:
    2019 Survival Edition" by Margaret Gorts Morabito. Recommended by CBM engineer Bil Herd with a foreword from him, the book is both for C128 beginner and pro, telling about the
    basics of usage and updating about the newest developments for this computer.

    To order the book or the Kindle version, go to


    https://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Commodore-Personal-Computer-Handbook/dp/10902608 14?fbclid=IwAR0aGwEsGTOGvJVzhC_J3ON8QgBvizLD-hn88Bn5cjS9r6e4Wr_0bVNTV0U

    I'm getting mine,
    Robert Bernardo
    April 27-28 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show -
    http://www.portcommodore.com/class
    June 8-9 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex August 10-11 Commodore Vegas Expo v15 -
    http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

    I have two C128'2 and a C128D. All three of them work perfectly.

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  • From J. Robertson@3:770/3 to kilowattradio1@gmail.com.REMOVE on Thu Mar 21 17:55:56 2019
    On Thu, 21 Mar 2019 03:00:14 -0000 (UTC), Keith <kilowattradio1@gmail.com.REMOVE> wrote:

    I'm sorry but you are thirty years too late. Do any real
    commodore 128's even boot up today?

    Of course they do. Not any different then all the many C64 computers
    still booting up. My 128 has had no issues.

    Also, thirty years too late? Well, we might as well shut down all the
    Commodore related sites, forums, and quit releasing/developing all the
    many new software and hardware that's out there for the C64 to the VIC
    20 to the C128 and go home then.

    Jason

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  • From Keith@3:770/3 to Robertson on Fri Mar 22 03:03:44 2019
    On 2019-03-21, J Robertson <jkr7@juno.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 21 Mar 2019 03:00:14 -0000 (UTC), Keith ><kilowattradio1@gmail.com.REMOVE> wrote:

    I'm sorry but you are thirty years too late. Do any real
    commodore 128's even boot up today?

    Of course they do. Not any different then all the many C64 computers
    still booting up. My 128 has had no issues.

    Also, thirty years too late? Well, we might as well shut down all the >Commodore related sites, forums, and quit releasing/developing all the
    many new software and hardware that's out there for the C64 to the VIC
    20 to the C128 and go home then.

    Jason

    Today I play games on VICE in Linux. Do you use the C= computers
    for anything productive? I used to use a C=64 in my business
    distributing newspapers, writing college papers and selling
    electronics via mail order.

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  • From cbmeeks@3:770/3 to rber...@iglou.com on Mon Mar 25 06:39:15 2019
    On Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 5:04:01 PM UTC-4, rber...@iglou.com wrote:
    Just released is the "Vintage Commodore 128 Personal Computer Handbook: 2019
    Survival Edition" by Margaret Gorts Morabito. Recommended by CBM engineer Bil Herd with a foreword from him, the book is both for C128 beginner and pro, telling about the
    basics of usage and updating about the newest developments for this computer.

    To order the book or the Kindle version, go to


    https://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Commodore-Personal-Computer-Handbook/dp/10902608 14?fbclid=IwAR0aGwEsGTOGvJVzhC_J3ON8QgBvizLD-hn88Bn5cjS9r6e4Wr_0bVNTV0U

    I'm getting mine,
    Robert Bernardo
    April 27-28 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show -
    http://www.portcommodore.com/class
    June 8-9 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex August 10-11 Commodore Vegas Expo v15 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex


    About the book...

    I received mine Saturday. I haven't read all of it yet, but it seems to be pretty good so far. However, I do have to say it's not as good as the Apple II Reference Guide that was released a few years ago.

    But, for the money, it's a pretty good deal. Especially since there aren't many C128 books around...not to mention NEW books about the C128. So definitely worth getting.

    I do have one quibble with something I read so far. In the book, the author compares the C128 to the Apple IIc. The author compares the two computers and one thing she says is that the C128 has expandable memory but the IIc does not.

    This is not correct. There were several memory expansion devices for the IIc.
    In fact, I have one. I admit, however, that expanding the memory in the C128 is easy as cake (you just plug the REU (or cart) in). The IIc was more difficult. But not
    impossible. The hardest part is taking the case apart. Once you pop the top of the case off, the rest is pretty easy.

    The expansion card I have for the IIc has 512KiB of RAM, a RTC and even a Z80 processor for CP/M. It's just a card that goes into the CPU socket.

    Anyway, just a minor quibble.

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  • From Pinku Basudei@3:770/3 to Keith on Tue Mar 26 04:15:17 2019
    On Thu, 21 Mar 2019 03:00:14 -0000 (UTC)
    Keith <kilowattradio1@gmail.com.REMOVE> wrote:

    I'm sorry but you are thirty years too late. Do any real
    commodore 128's even boot up today?



    I regularly "call" a BBS in Sweden (Antidote BBS telnet://antidote.triad.se port 64128) that I believe is run on a real, living C128. Don't remember if it's a D model or not.

    --

    / Pinku

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