I have the opportunity to pick up a Commodore 64 or 128. I was wondering if the extra processing power of the 128 matters in making music, especially when booted up in 64 mode. I have an unused MSSIAH that I am super excited to start using, I just want to pick my tools wisely.
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You can't use anything extra on the C128 (only extras are memory and a new VIC and the VDC for 80 column display, oh and a lame 2Mhz mode) for music making, and not in C64 mode. So it doesn't make much of a difference. It has some compatibility problems, just very few. And it's far bigger.
Some of them have an 8580 though, but most have a 6581.
I'd get a C64 unless it's an 8580 C128.
Last edited by akira^8GB (Sep 27, 2010 7:18 pm)
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C128 is cool. The babes prefer C64 though. It seems like the SID-chips of the C128 often get semi-destroyed and make amazing noises though. So, babes or noise. It's your call.
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The PSU on the 128 is known to be more reliable than that of the C64.
Some people use connector-modified 128 PSUs on C64s because of this.
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InactiveX wrote:
The PSU on the 128 is known to be more reliable than that of the C64.
Some people use connector-modified 128 PSUs on C64s because of this.
Yep, when i had a C64 i used a modded 128 power supply and it worked like a charm.
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I would get a C128 simply because it's such a Frankenstein's Computer. Does the C64 run CP/M? That's right.
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I loved CP/M, I remember booting it frequently just to get that terminal/DOS feeling 
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Does the C64 run CP/M? That's right.
Bot natively, but it can:
http://www.devili.iki.fi/Computers/Commodore/C64/CPM/
(albeit shittily, since the cart was horible ;D)
Last edited by akira^8GB (Sep 28, 2010 5:56 pm)
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I think there is a better chance of getting a 6581 Rev.4 on a 128 than on a c64, unless its a C64C. The C64c has a better chance of coming with an 8580 too!