Specifications
CP/M
Mode
In
CP/M
Mode,
an
onboard
Z80
microprocessor
allows
you
to
run
Digital
Research's
CP/M®
Version
3.0,
plus
a
number
of
new
capabili
ties
added
by
Commodore.
The
Commodore
128D'sCP/M
package,-
called
CP/M
Plus,
provides
128K
bytes
of
RAM,
40-
and
80-column
output,
access
to
the
full
keyboard
including
the
numeric
keypad and
special
keys,
and access
to
the
new
fast
serial
disk
drive
and
the
standard
peripherals.
And
with
CP/M
Plus,
you
can
choose
from
thousands
of
popular
software
programs
like
Perfect
Writer,
Perfect
Filer,
and
Wordstar^—already
available,
and
already
proven.
Before
You
Plug
in
Anything...
By
now
you're
probably
anxious
to
set
up
your
equipment
and
start
computing.
But
before
you
do,
take
a
few
minutes
to
read
the
rest of
this
booklet,
which
gives
illustrated,
step-by-step
instructions
on
the
right
way
to
set
up
your
new
Commodore
128D.
The
booklet
also
shows
how
to
connect
the
computer
to
the
most
commonly
used
peripherals
(i.e.,
accessory
equipment),
including
a
video
monitor
or
TV
set,
a
disk
drive,
a
printer,
and
a
modem.
Pay
special
attention
to
the
paragraphs
preceded
by
a
large
check
mark,
like
this
Y
These
paragraphs
contain
information
that
will
help
you
avoid
possi
ble
problems.
The
last
part
of
this
booklet
tells
you
what
software
is
and
shows
you
how
to
use
prepackaged
(i.e.,
commercial)
software
programs.
Fol
low
the
instructions
in
this
booklet
carefully
and
you
will
find
yourself
computing
almost
before
you
know
it.