Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Commodore Plus/4
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
=== Specifications === [[File:Plus4 main board.jpg|thumb|Main board]] [[File:Plus4 Interface.jpg|thumb|I/O ports]] * CPU: [[MOS Technology]] [[MOS Technology 6510#MOS 7501/8501|7501/8501]], approximately {{nowrap|0.88 [[megahertz|MHz]]}} when the raster beam is on the visible screen and {{nowrap|1.77 [[megahertz|MHz]]}} ([[PAL]]) / {{nowrap|1.79 [[megahertz|MHz]]}} ([[NTSC]]) the rest of the time<ref name=DatorMuseum /> * RAM: {{nowrap|64 KB}}, of which nearly {{nowrap|60 KB}} (60671 bytes) is available to [[Commodore BASIC|BASIC]] users. There are known RAM expansions with {{nowrap|256 KB}} and 1 [[Megabyte|MB]]<ref name="circuit">{{Cite web|url=http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/documents/projects/memory/plus4/|title = /Pub/CBM/Documents/Projects/Memory/Plus4/}}</ref> * ROM: {{nowrap|64 KB}} including [[Commodore BASIC|Commodore BASIC 3.5]], a [[machine code monitor]], and TRI-Micro's "3 Plus 1" (word processor, spreadsheet, database, graphing). It is possible to add up to {{nowrap|64 KB}} more ROM with [[ROM cartridge|cartridges]]. * Graphics: [[MOS Technology TED]] (TED 7360) * Text mode: 40Γ25 characters ([[PETSCII]]). There are three text modes: standard, extended color, multicolor * Graphics modes: 160x200 (multicolor, 2bpp, no sprites) / 320Γ200 (hi-resolution, 1bpp) at 121 colors (all can be visible at the same time) * I/O ports: ** Tape connector (for [[Commodore 1531]] Datassette with {{nowrap|[[Mini-DIN connector#7-pin|7-pin mini-DIN]]}}; incompatible with C64, although adapters allowing the machine to use earlier and aftermarket datasettes were common.) ** [[ROM cartridge]] slot (incompatible with C64) ** Two [[Mini-DIN connector#8-pin|8-pin mini-DIN]] [[game controller]] ports (incompatible with C64) ** Commodore serial bus (compatible with C64) ** User port (for modems and nonstandard devices, incompatible with C64) ** [[Composite video]] connector including [[S-Video]] and mono audio signal (compatible with C64) ** [[RF modulator]] to TV antenna connector (compatible with C64) * The power connector is compatible with C64 power supplies in some Plus/4s and takes the same 9V AC and 5V DC voltages, but uses a non-standard "Square DIN" plug, like the C128, in most Plus/4s.
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)