Commodore LCD

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The Commodore LCD or CBM LCD was a laptop of Commodore , who presented in January 1985, but was never sold.

It was equipped with a MOS 65C102 processor with 1 MHz clock frequency from MOS Technology , 32 KB RAM (expandable to 128 KB), 96 KB CMOS-ROM, a modem with 300  bps , a keyboard with 72 keys (machine keyboard with 8 function and 4 cursor keys) and an LCD monitor that could display 80 × 16 characters and monochrome graphics with a resolution of 640 × 128 pixels. Due to the processor, the system could be operated with four 1.5 V NiCd batteries .

In addition to the C64- compatible BASIC 3.6, the CMOS-ROM also contained a notepad, a word processor, database, calendar, calculator and file manager. The BASIC did not contain any commands for programming the color output, as this was not supported by the hardware.

In addition to all the accessories for the C64, an HP-compatible barcode scanner could also be connected to the device. The extensions could be connected using a special port.

A special drive, the 3.5 "drive 1561, was even designed for this device.

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