`Commodore 116`

Working Status	Fully working
Released	1984
Serial number	33.512 - West Germany
Processor	MOS 7501 - 1.76 MHz
ROM	32 KBytes
RAM	16 KBytes
Graphic	320x200 monochrome 160x200 4 colors
Interfaces	serial port Modulport Audio/Video connector TV connector Datasette 2 gameports

Additional equipment i own :
-Commodore 1531 Datasette

Notes :
The Commodore 16/116 belongs to the Commodore 264 series (with the Commodore Plus/4). It was designed to replace the Commodore VIC 20, but it was not compatible with the VIC-20, or with the C64 too. It had the same characteristics as the Commodore Plus/4 : same graphic resolution, same sound system, same CPU and speed, just less memory. It has a powerful basic language (contrary to the VIC-20 or the C64) which makes graphics and sounds easy to program. The C16, like the Commodore Plus/4 was a commercial failure and had no success. The C116 is the prototype version of the C16 and has a (horrible) rubber keyboard. It seems that the first C16s had the two control ports labelled JOY 0 and JOY 1 instead of JOY 1 and JOY 2, just as a hint for collectors :-) Note that as well as the C116, the C16 lacks a user port.