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== Technical information == Like the [[Commodore 64]], except for the following differences: * Built-in storage: {{nowrap|170 [[kilobyte|KB]]}} {{nowrap|5ΒΌ" [[floppy disk]]}} drive (internal version of the [[Commodore 1541]]) * Built-in display: 5" inch ({{nowrap|127 mm}}) [[composite video|composite]] color monitor ([[cathode-ray tube|CRT]]) * Keyboard: Separate unit, connected by cord to CPU unit * Cartridge port: Placed on top of CPU unit, w/spring-loaded fold-in lid, cartridges inserted vertically (vs horizontally into back of C64) * I/O connectors: ** [[Commodore bus|Serial "488" interface]] (rear) ** Video out connector (rear) ** User Port (rear) ** Cartridge Port (beneath two spring-loaded flaps on the case top) ** No [[Datassette]] interface ** No [[RF modulator]] & connector ** Non-standard 25-pin keyboard connector below right side of front panel. The connectors are similar but not identical to [[D-subminiature]] connectors and notoriously hard to find today{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} ** Standard three-prong [[IEC 60320|IEC C14]] AC power connector (vs C64 DIN plug to "power brick" [[Power supply|PSU]]) * Power supply: Internal unit with transformer and rectifiers (vs external C64 PSU) * Extra features: Floppy disk storage compartment above disk drive which could be used to build in an extra floppy drive or compatible sized modem
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