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title: Commodore CBM 500 / 600 Series
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categories:
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- Computers
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types:
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- Professional Computer
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origins:
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- U.S.A.
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years:
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- '1983'
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cpus:
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- MOS 6509
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params:
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name: CBM 500 / 600 Series
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image: /media/museum/photos/commodore_cbm-610_1.jpg
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company: /companies/commodore
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company_name: Commodore
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: CBM 500 / 600 Series
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Commodore
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- label: TYPE
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value: Professional Computer
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: U.S.A.
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- label: YEAR
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value: '1983'
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- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
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value: Microsoft BASIC
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Full stroke 94 key with numeric keypad and function keys
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- label: CPU
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value: MOS 6509 (Zilog Z80 & Intel 8088 optional)
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- label: SPEED
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value: 1 MHz (500), 2 MHz (600)
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- label: RAM
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value: 128 KB (up to 896 KB, varying according to the model)
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- label: ROM
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value: 28 KB
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: 40 x 25 (500), 80 x 25 (600-700)
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: 300 x 200 (500), 512 x 512 (600-700)
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- label: COLORS
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value: 16 (500), Monochrome (600-700)
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- label: SOUND
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value: 3 voices, 9 octaves (700)
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- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
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value: 46 (W) x 59.5 (D) x 46 (H) cm
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: IEEE-488, Serial RS-232
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- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
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value: Change according to the model
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- label: OS
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value: ROM Based (CP/M or MS DOS optional)
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: Built-in power supply unit
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- label: PERIPHERALS
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value: 2 x 170 KB or 500 KB or 1 MB 5'' floppy disc unit, 8088 or Z80 card
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- label: PRICE
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value: £695 (500)
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tabs:
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- photos
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- adverts
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- hardware
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- emulators
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- links
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- docs
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forum_thread: 118
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photos:
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- title: BACK SIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: Back side of a 610 model.
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image: /media/museum/photos/commodore_600_back_1.jpg
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adverts:
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- title: ITALIAN AD
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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I bellissimi...
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Courtesy of **http://angelmemories.cjb.net/**
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image: /media/museum/pubs/commodore_600_aditaly_1.jpg
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hardware:
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- title: CLOCK/CALENDAR MODULE
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subtitle: ''
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text: Could be connected to any PET/CBM user port. Clock and calendar were battery backed up.
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image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_pet_clockmodule_1.jpg
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- title: EPROM PROGRAMMER
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subtitle: ''
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text: Could burn 2716 and 2732 Eprom chips.
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image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_pet_epromprog_1.jpg
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- title: TNW-2000
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subtitle: IEEE-488 to Serial converter
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text: Thanks to **Pascal Rollin**
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image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_pet_tnw2000_1.jpg
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- title: DUAL DISK-DRIVES
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subtitle: Model 2040
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text: This dual 5.25" floppy disk is single sided, double density and has a storage capacity of 170 Kb per disk, or 360k total. It's connected to the computer through an IEEE-488 interface and uses CBM DOS 1.0.
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image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_cbm2040-dualdisks_1.jpg
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- title: 8050 DUAL DISK-DRIVE
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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CBM PET Model 8050 Dual disk drive. It uses a 100 TPI single headed drive with a storage capacity of 533,248 bytes per drive. Each 8050 disk has 77 tracks, and is read/write compatible with the model 8250 disk. This compatibility is limited to one side of the diskette.
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It can be used with Commodore Series 2001, Series 3000, Series 4000 and Series 8000. It uses an IEEE-488 interface.
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image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_cbm_8050_diskdrives.jpg
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- title: 8250-LP DUAL DRIVE UNIT
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subtitle: ''
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text: The 8250-LP (for Low Profile) uses dual half-size double-side, double-density 1 MB capacity floppy drives. The main logic board is entirely different from the full-size 8250. It uses two 6502 processors!
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image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_700_8250fddunit_1.jpg
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- title: 9090 HARD-DISK
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subtitle: ''
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text: This is a single drive non-removeable Winchester technology storage device. It features 3 platters with recording surfaces on both sides and provides 7.5 million characters of storage. A single random access file may occupy the entire capacity. It has an IEEE interface connector and a "slow blow" fuse on the back.
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image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_cbm_9090_harddisk.jpg
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- title: 8023P COMMODORE TRACTOR PRINTER
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/hardware/commodore_printer_8032p.jpg
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emulators:
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- title: Versatile Commodore 8-bit Emulator (VICE)
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url: http://www.6502.org/users/andre/index.html
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platform: Windows
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text: ''
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links:
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- title: Commodore 500, 600 and 700 computers page
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url: http://WWW.DAVIDVINER.COM/cbm.php
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text: Interesting info
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- title: Larry's PET/CBM Pages
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url: http://www.portcommodore.com/petindex.php?path=main-cbmidx
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text: Excellent source of information for PET/CBM computers
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- title: PET index
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url: http://www.6502.org/users/andre/petindex/index.html
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text: Some useful info here about PET computers
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- title: The Commodore CBM-II page
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url: http://ca.geocities.com/SJGRAY@ROGERS.COM/CBM/
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text: All things CBM-II
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- title: THE Independent Commodore Library
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url: http://freespace.virgin.net/ken.ross1/
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text: All sorts of programs here, text files covering a wide range of subjects
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- title: TPUG - Toronto PET Users Group Inc.
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url: http://www.tpug.ca/
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text: The Commodore PET Users Group, founded in 1979 ! (seems offline, mail us their new address if you find it)
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- title: www.commodore.ca
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url: http://www.commodore.ca/products/pet/commodore_pet.htm
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text: Excellent site with a lot of info about Commodore computers including dedicated PET pages
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- title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA
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url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com
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text: Discussion about Commodore micros
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docs:
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- title: COMMODORE BASIC VERSION 4.0 - USER'S REFERENCE MANUAL
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url: http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/default.htm
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/commodore_basic_4_users_reference%20manual.jpg
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text: |-
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[**COMMODORE BASIC VERSION 4.0 - USER'S REFERENCE MANUAL**](http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/default.htm)written by Commodore
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compiled/archived by www.commodore.ca\
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type of document : PDF\
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source : [www.commodore.ca](http://www.commodore.ca)
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- title: COMMODORE PET MACHINE LANGUAGE MONITOR
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url: http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/default.htm
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/pet_machine_language_monitor.jpg
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text: |-
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[**COMMODORE PET MACHINE LANGUAGE MONITOR**](http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/default.htm)written by Commodore
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compiled/archived by www.commodore.ca\
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type of document : PDF\
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source : [www.commodore.ca](http://www.commodore.ca)
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related:
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- /museum/commodore-cbm-700-series
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- /museum/commodore-cbm-80xx
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- /museum/commodore-pet-200
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- /museum/commodore-pet-2001
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- /museum/commodore-pet-30xx
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- /museum/commodore-pet-cbm-40xx
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- /museum/commodore-superpet
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oc_id: 104
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230602012715/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=104
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date: '2023-06-02'
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The CBM 500 had a 40-column, 300 x 200 pixels display. Contrary to the 600 and [700](/museum/commodore-cbm-700-series/) it also had two ports for joystick, light pen and paddles.
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The CBM 600 was the same as the 500 but had a 80-column display and 256 Kb RAM.
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MicroSoft Basic was in ROM. Both models had an option for a second processor (8088 or Z80) to function alongside the standard 6509, the 6509 was then used for I/O, display and keyboard management. They worked under Commodore DOS or CP/M and MSDOS when the computers used the other processors.
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The 500 / 600 series was mainly sold in Europe, but a few models are known to have been sold in the United States.
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The model pictured here is a 610.
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