3 Jan
2012
3 Jan
'12
4:54 a.m.
I always assumed that the 128 was a [futile] attempt
to make a 64
that could also run some "office" software, thus giving people an excuse
to buy a 64. "I can run Wordstar and Supercalc on it!"
I'm pretty sure that was the intention, though Bil Herd "accidentally"
designed the Z80 into the motherboard as a way of getting around having
to make the 128 compatible with the CP/M 2.2 cartridge.
That said, the C128 implementation of CP/M Plus was designed early in the
128's lifecycle.
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