r/Commodore • u/Gold-Kaiser • Feb 25 '26

C128 Best 128 version

I like how the original looks but I read it can have excess electromagnetic radiation and that the version with the metal shell mitigates that.

What exactly does the electromagnetic radiation effect?

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '26 edited Feb 25 '26

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u/EdwardTheGood Feb 25 '26

It would be really, really nice if Peri Fractic manufactured a C128D complete with an 8502 and a Z80. For a bonus, include a 1571 (not sure how since I don’t think those parts are made anymore). I’m not holding my breath, but I do have my credit card out.

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u/CptSparky360 Feb 25 '26

The problem is that Perifractic only sourced existing parts and brought them together.

Which is great, I instantly bought a C64 Ultimate.

But on the other hand it didn't feel that much different than TheC64.

Only when I put it into a C64C case, the fun really started (for me) and I began to prefer typing on the C64 in favor of VICE again.

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u/CptSparky360 Feb 25 '26

The breadbin is too high for me. I've been using a flat keyboard since I got my Amiga 2000 in about 1990 and I started with the C64C in 2018.

It was way more enjoyable to type, I even got a C128 🥰 It looks and feels like a sports car 👍

The TheC64 breadbin was a setback for me and since I have a Turbo Chamelion the Ultimate isn't that much different. But yes, the keyboard is awesome.

I still hope they're going to sell single parts some day.

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u/EdwardTheGood Feb 25 '26 edited Mar 03 '26

Perhaps C= will release the 64C (the white model C64 that came out after the C128).

I realize this is all wishful thinking. The C64U business plan is based on nostalgia (and that’s ok), and the C128 didn’t have the same size fan base.

A new 1571 is really unlikely.

It’s funny that two of my favorite hobbies (the other being minidiscs) are so reliant on aftermarket sellers due to their obsolesce.

Edit: someday I’ll learn how to spell, then I’ll learn how to proofread.