Commodore 128 computer 1985 TV ad

A comparison of Commodore vs Apple features in this 1985 television commercial for the Commodore 128 personal computer.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• TV
• television
• 1980s
• 1985
• pc
• personal
• computer
• computing
• Commodore
• 128
• Apple
• II
• electronics
• commercial
• ad

[justaguythinking]

it was true though, the commodore was priced way cheaper than the competitors and offered more power and better value. I miss commodore. :(

[HCkev]

I like these ads where other companies could talkshit on competitors :P

[RichardKidd2010]

Oh no they didn't!!!

[TimothyArends]

Of course the Apple came out before the 128C, which is why it was less powerful, but it also had the benefit of a huge support base.

[oldtwins]

Had a 128D, a great machine but it was eclipsed by the Amiga. I particularly remember 80 column mode where it had blinking ANSI graphics just like PCs did. Huge, huge, step up from the C64. But again, the machine was weak compared to the Amiga and cost nearly the same.

[Atrax1207]

I have C-128 still somewhere in the back! =D

[Commodore64Dude]

I'm gonna beat the crap out of the guy who drilled a hol in a Apple product! -:(

[LordRenegrade]

@ti994apc - that's unfortunately true. I had the regular wedge-type (non-desktop) model and it spent most of it's time in C64 mode. Which is a shame, as it addressed many of the C64's faults. Non-evil keyboard, UARTs for the serial-based floppies, more memory, 80-column display, etc. Most of that was unavailable from C64 mode too :(

[kiyotewolf]

I still have my C128 & my C64.

[bobharris77]

I had more fun with my C64 and later, C-128 than I ever did with modern computers.