Commodore LCD

Commodore LCD
Also known as	CLCD
Developer	Commodore International
Type	laptop
Release date	Shown January 1985,never released.
Operating system	Commodore BASIC3.6
CPU	Rockwell 65C102@ 1 MHz
Memory	32KBRAM
Storage	96 KBROM
Display	LCD(80 x 16 char)
Connectivity	Modem (300 baud)

TheCommodore LCD(sometimes known in short as theCLCD) is an unreleasedLCD-equippedlaptopmade byCommodore International.It was presented at the January 1985Consumer Electronics Show,but never released. The CLCD was not directly compatible with other Commodorehome computers,but its built-inCommodore BASIC3.6 interpreter could run programs written in theCommodore 128's BASIC 7.0, as long as these programs did not include system-specificPOKEcommands. Like theCommodore 264andRadio Shack TRS-80 Model 100series computers, the CLCD had several built-inROM-basedoffice applicationprograms.

The CLCD featured a 1 MHzRockwell 65C102 CPU(aCMOS 6502variant) and 32KBofRAM(expandable to 64 KB internally). The BASIC interpreter and application programs were built into 96 KB ofROM.

References

^News:Commodore Shows New 128,28 Jan 1985, InfoWorld,...The second new computer, called the Commodore LCD, has built-in Commodore 3.6 Basic, 32K of RAM, and an 80-column- by- 16-line liquid crystal display. "The lap computer employs a proprietary LCD with contrast and viewing angle...
^Portable Potpourri,InfoWorld, 4 Mar 1985, Page 25,...Commodore LCD — Cheapest of the 16-by-80 displays, the LCD won't be out until midyear. Commodore may aim it primarily at the educational market...
^Portable Potpourri,InfoWorld, 4 Mar 1985, Page 28,...The Commodore LCD, which will sell for about $500, when introduced in the first half of 1985...