Editing Commodore 16 (section)

{{short description|Home computer}}
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{{Infobox information appliance
| name         = Commodore 16
| title        = 
| aka          = 
| logo         = Commodore 16 logo-3-01.svg
| image        = Commodore 16 002a.png
| caption      = Commodore 16
| developer    = 
| manufacturer = [[Commodore International|Commodore Business Machines]]
| family       = Commodore 264 series
| type         = [[Home computer]]
| generation   = 
| release date = {{Start date and age|1984}}
| retail availability =
| lifespan     = 
| price        = {{US$|99|1984|round=-1}}
| discontinued = {{End date and age | 1985}}
| units sold   = 
| units shipped = 1,266,000 (worldwide)
| media        = [[ROM cartridge]], [[Compact Cassette (data)|Compact Cassette]]
| os           = {{nowrap|Commodore [[KERNAL]]/[[Commodore BASIC|BASIC 3.5]]}}
| power        = 
| soc          = 
| cpu          = [[MOS Technology 7501]] or [[MOS Technology 8501|8501]] @ {{nowrap|0.89/1.76 [[megahertz|MHz]]}} (avg. approx. {{nowrap|1.1 MHz}})<ref name="c64_wiki" />
| memory       = {{nowrap|16 [[kilobyte|KB]] [[random-access memory|RAM]]}} + {{nowrap|32 KB [[Read-only memory|ROM]]}}<ref name="old_computers_c16" />
| storage      = 
| memory card  = 
| display      = 320×200, 320×160 (with 5 lines of text), 160×200, 160×160 (with 5 lines of text)
| graphics     = [[MOS Technology TED|TED]] ({{nowrap|320 × 200}}, {{nowrap|121 colors}})<ref name="old_computers_c16" /><ref name="boray.se" />
| sound        = [[MOS Technology TED|TED]] (2 channels, 4 octaves + white noise)<ref name="old_computers_c16" />
| input        = [[Computer keyboard|Keyboard]] (66 keys, 4 function keys, 4 cursor keys), [[joystick]]
| controllers  = 
| camera       = 
| touchpad     = 
| connectivity = 
| currentfw    =
| platform     = 
| service      = 
| dimensions   = {{convert|40.7|x|20.4|x|7.7|cm|in|abbr=on}}<ref name="old_computers_c16" />
| weight       = 
| topgame      = 
| compatibility= 
| related      = [[Commodore Plus/4]]
| website      = 
}}
{{Infobox computer
|name = Commodore 116
|Photo = Commodore 116 Conté (transparent bg) (shadow).png
|Type = [[Home computer]]
|Released = 
|Processor = 
|Graphics = 
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|input = [[Computer keyboard|Keyboard]]
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[[Image:Commodore 16 001 (fair use).jpg|thumb|right|Original Commodore 16 box]]

The '''Commodore 16''' is a [[home computer]] made by [[Commodore International]] with a [[MOS Technology 6502|6502]]-compatible [[MOS Technology 7501|7501]] or [[MOS Technology 8501|8501]] [[Central processing unit|CPU]], released in 1984 and intended to be an entry-level computer to replace the [[VIC-20]]. A cost-reduced version, the '''Commodore 116''', was mostly sold in Europe.

The C16 and C116 belong to the same family as the higher-end [[Commodore Plus/4|Plus/4]] and are internally very similar<ref name="Plus4Manual" />{{rp|page=24}} to it (albeit with less [[Random-access memory|RAM]] – 16&nbsp;KB rather than 64&nbsp;KB – and lacking the Plus/4's user port<ref name="old_computers_c16" /> and Three-Plus-One software). Software is generally compatible among all three provided it can fit within the C16's smaller RAM and does not utilize the user port on the Plus/4.

While the C16 was a failure on the [[United States|US]] market, it enjoyed some success in certain European countries and Mexico.