BASIC 128 is an optimizing BASIC compiler for the Commodore 128 that makes your programs faster and more efficient.  BASIC128 has all of the options of the well-known BASIC 64 compiler and contains additional important new features, such as complete compatibility with BASIC 7.0 and an improved code generator.

BASIC 128 is an optimizing BASIC compiler for the Commodore 128 that makes your programs faster and more efficient.  BASIC128 has all of the options of the well-known BASIC 64 compiler and contains additional important new features, such as complete compatibility with BASIC 7.0 and an improved code generator.

Basic 8.0 is a new and exciting programming environment for the C128 computer owner. It allows you to use an entirely new aspect of graphics on the C128, graphics that actually exceed the high resolution and power that the C128 and C64 user have come to expect. Yet it does so while being compatible with the existing advanced non-graphic commands of Basic 7.0 that are built into the computer.

Blitz BASIC Compiler for the Commodore 128

Welcome to the world of telecommunications on your Commodore 128. BOBSTERM PRO is a sophisticated terminal communications program designed to make interacting with other computer systems a simple and rewarding experience.  This Program allows the user to control virtually every communications parameter that is likely to be encountered, and even offers adjustments and escape routes to handle some of the RS232 limitations ofthe C128.

Welcome to the world of telecommunications on your Commodore 128. C-Net BBS is, in our opinion, the most sophisticated bulletin board system available for your Commodore 128. Please take the time to completely read through the introductory and set-up chapters of this manual before attempting to operate the program--this will insure a successful configuration the FIRST time. Once C-Net is configured and operating properly, you will likely not require any further assistance from this text for the basic operation of the program. The balance of this manual has been provided, however, to detail all of the many intricate features of C-Net 128 that exist, waiting to be discovered!

CADPAK-128 is a program for the Commodore 128 which helps you draw pictures and graphics designs easily and accurately. The drawings have a resolution of 640 points wide by 360 points high.  When completed, the pictures are printed using a dot matrix printer in various sizes, depending on the printer.  The drawings may be saved on disk, both as a protection against loss due to power failure and also for later recall and display.

CHARTPAK-128 lets you create data charts easily. It also includes a simple data entry / update facility that allows you to create and adjust your statistical data for charting.

Congratulations on purchasing one of the most advance copiers for the Commodore 128 computer and 1571 disk drive. Many month of research have gone into developing this copier. Before we start, | must say a few words about copying software. This software has been designed strictly to allow the user to make legal archival backups. When copies are made and distributed illegally, the software industries losses money. If this happens, software authors may be turned away from developing software.

CMD gateWay 128 Addendum

The CMS ACCOUNTING SYSTEM is a fast, easy to use, fully integrated accounting system designed especially for today's modern micro computers.

The COBOL 128 software system is a combination of an Editor, Compiler, Interpreter and Symbolic Debugger.  These features have been designed with ease of learning and ease of use in mind toprovide a powerful programming development tool for general business applications.

Congratulations! You are the owner of the ultimate upgrade to your Color 64 system! Version 128 will allow you to run your BBS in C128 mode, without going back to stock Color 64 overlays! A program called MALT will interpret each overlay and create a conversion file for it.

Version 128 was designed to work with Color 64 v7.3. If you have an older version, contact Fred Ogle for an update. I wrote U128 to be as compatible wich Color 64 as possible.

This manual is intended to get you, the C128 owner, started in CP/M. Keeping in mind a first time user, you will go through step by step procedures for such tasks as loading the CP/M system, viewing a directory, formatting a disk, copying files, printing files, etc. But not only that, you will learn how to obtain more software from bulletin boards if you have a modem.

Here is a link to the companion disk.

Welcome to DATA MANAGER 128, the complete information management system for your Commodore 128.  DATA MANAGER 128 is a fast and efficient way to keep track of all types of information - customer files, inventory, address lists, market trend statistics, even phone numbers and recipes - and you can retrieve that information at the touch of a key.

DesTerm 128 v3.02 Manual.

Before you use DesTerm for too long, please take the time to familiarize yourself with the contents of this User Guide. DesTerm has a whole host of features to help you telecommunicate - if you know how to use them.

dfile-128 is a Commodore 128 database management system by Mike Konshak/michaelsoft that lets users create custom record files, define fields, add/edit/delete/view/sort/search records, and print information as lists, mailing labels, reports, or calculated reports. It is memory-based, so records are loaded into RAM for fast access, but database size is limited by available memory. It supports 40- and 80-column displays, 1541/1571 disk drives, printer configuration, backups, and conversion of older DATAFILE records, making it a practical low-cost C128 tool for organizing address lists, inventories, collections, memberships, and similar structured data.

dfile-128 DBMS File Utility Programs is a companion utility manual for dfile128 that explains extra tools for managing Commodore 128 database files: PRINT FILE prints large record files directly from disk, MERGE FILES combines compatible record files into one larger file, CLONE FILE copies selected fields or records into a new structure, XPORT FILE strips dfile formatting so records can be used by other programs, and READ FILE displays or prints the structure of dfile128 record and format files. Overall, it extends dfile128 beyond basic database entry by making it easier to combine, restructure, export, inspect, and print large or specialized database files.

Dialogue 128 is quite an amazing terminal with support for the Swiftlink RS-232 cartridge, 1351 mouse, 1700 & 1750 RAM expanders, 40/80 column mode and much much more.

DigiTalker 128 is a new programing utility for BASIC 8 and Basic 7 programs. With it and one of the DigiTalker ClipSound Disks you can easily add digitized speech to your Cl28 80 column programs.

Congratulations on purchasing the finest disk duplication system available for the Commodore 128 home computer.  Many thousands of hours of research have been spent in designing the software used in this package in order to achieve a product that would equal or surpass the speed and ability to duplicate nearly any disk, protected or not, of a $10,000 hardware disk duplication system.

Let us begin by thanking you for your purchase of Fastrac 128.  Fastrac 128 is our finest effort in the C-128 field and represents several years of customer input.

Fastrac 128 was created specifically for UNPROTECTED software. As far as protected software goes, it will not back-up, copy, transfer files, repair hard errors, or deprotect - Period!  This was not our intention when Fastrac128 was 'designed.  For dealing with protected software, we suggest the Maverick (also from Software Support), which will work on your C-128 in the 64 mode.

Using this software you will be able to monitor your financial situation with speed, accuracy, and efficiency.  And while this package leads you step-by-step through every vital area of financial planning, it also enables you to be creative.

geoCalc 128 is the GEOS based (Graphic Environment Operating System) spreadsheet program with powerful calculating abilities.

Your new Graphic Environment Operating System (GEOS) ushers in a "whole new world" for your Commodore 128™.  GEOS brings to you the power and ease of use that icons, windows, and pop-down menus provide.  A simple click of your input device is all it takes to get the job done.

GEOS 128 User's Manual Addendum

Graphic(s) Booster 128 for the Commodore 128 is a third-party graphics expansion from Swiss company Combo AG that plugs into the 80-column VDC (8563) socket and upgrades the C128’s RGB display from the standard 640×200 up to about 720×400 in non-interlace (and 720×700 in interlace), with extra VRAM taking the VDC to a full 64 KB. The supplied software (and later an optional ROM) adds new BASIC 7.0 graphics commands, lets you use higher-resolution bitmaps and denser text modes (up to roughly 80×43 characters), and in the improved “N2” version allows 256 foreground and 256 background colors chosen from a ~65,000-color palette per 6×8 pixel block. Only a handful of programs were patched to exploit it directly—things like StarPainter 128, Protext 128, and GEOS 128—but for power users it effectively turned the C128’s 80-column output into a quasi-EGA-class, high-res workstation display.

The Commodore 128 provides a very powerful and friendly editor for BASIC programs.  Unfortunately, certain features which are normally regarded as essential in a programmers' editor have unaccountably been omitted by CBM.  In particular, there is no way on the 128 to find a string in a BASIC program much less to search for and replace one string by another.

The HACK-PACK toolkit attempts to fill this need.  Once loaded, the HACK-PACK toolkit fits unobtrusively into an area at the top of RAM in bank 0.  From this elevated position it provides the programmer with a number of totally new editing features.  The HACK-PACK toolkit does not waste memory by providing nonsense commands that no one ever uses such as BEEP and FLASH!  Instead it adds to BASIC eight really useful commands, all designed to improve programming efficiency and productivity.

This is the manual for a programming aid called "HELP 128 Plus C 64" by Print Technik.  The following is from the manual:

HELP 128 PLUS C 64 is a modul to make programming and checking of own programs easier. It will be delivered as a Cartridge-modul. This modul must be inserted in the CARTRIDGE EXPANSIONS SLOT after you have switched off the Commodore. After inserting and turning on again the Computer you will see on the monitor the normaly SWITCH ON picture and the statement PRINT-TECHNIK HELP 128 PLUS 64, or " * PRINT-TECHNIK HELP C64 PLUS * "

This program is designed to give the user the ability to create detailed drawings and sketches.  There are basically two different types of CAD packages. The first type is based on bit mapped graphics. This means that all data entered into the program is stored in the bit mapped screen display.  The accuracy of the final product is therefore, limited to the resolution of your computer's display.  The second type, which includes this program, is object oriented.  In this type program, the data is stored in the form of individual lines, circles and text strings, not pixels to be turned on and off.  The drawing seen on the screen is a representation of this data scaled to whatever view the user has selected.  When you magnify or "zoom in on" an area in the first type of program,your display will consist of "fat" dots representing the bit, map. In this program, "zooming in" will actually increase the resolution of the area in question.

This booklet introduces Jane for the Commodore 128 as an easy, icon-driven productivity suite with three programs: JaneWrite word processor, JaneCalc spreadsheet, and JaneList database. It explains that the programs can work separately or together, highlights joystick/picture-based shortcuts, promotes Commodore peripherals, and includes a cut-out keyboard reference chart for using Jane without the joystick.

Jane 128 is an all-in-one productivity suite for the Commodore 128 that combines three tools in a highly approachable, icon-driven interface: JaneWrite for word processing, JaneCalc for spreadsheets and calculations, and JaneList for organizing lists and records such as addresses, birthdays, or collections. Designed for home and personal use, it emphasizes ease of learning by replacing typed commands with joystick or mouse-controlled pictures, windows, and animated help screens. The manual presents Jane as a “home office helper” that makes everyday tasks like writing letters, balancing budgets, printing documents, and managing information simple and even fun for non-technical users, reflecting Commodore’s mid-1980s push to make computers practical for ordinary households.

* THE NIBBLER - Our powerful nibbler work• with aingle or dual 1571/1541 drives!

* FAST COPIER - Great for backing up your data disks or for use with Kracker Jax!

* FILE COPIER - This utility makes file maintenance and manipulation tasks easy!

* 1581 FAST COPIER - created for use with the new generation 3.5 inch disk drives!

* 1581 FILE COPIER - Transfer files with the new hlgh-speed 3.5 inch disk drives!

* MFM COPIER - Allows you to copy unprotected IBM and CP/M format disks!

* TIS EDITOR - Track and sector editor for 1541, 1571, and the new 1581 drives!

* ERROR SCANNER - Full featured error scanner with an on-screen display!

* DENSITY SCANNER - Allows you to check for altered densityes track by track!

* DIRECTORY EDITOR - This utlllly lets you alter and reorganize disk directoriesl

* KRACKER JAX - You also get 100 of our hottest, most popular parameters!

Mach128 is designed for use with the Commodore C128 and 1571 or 1541 or compatible disk drive.

Merlin 128 is an extremely powerful, comprehensive Macro Assembler system for the Commodore 128 computer. It consists of four main modules and numerous auxiliary and utility programs which comprise one of the most complete assembler systems available for anypersonal computer.

I found this nicely formatted and concise guide to Merlin 128 while looking through other goodies at the Bombjack site.  I highly recommend you go visit, that's the place to find books, guides, manuals and all sorts of other great retro related stuff.

The Midnight Assembly System for C-128 (MAS-128) is a 1987/1988 symbolic assembler by Matthew Montchalin/Mountain Wizardry Software for Commodore 128 assembly-language programming. The manual explains how to load, customize, and use MAS-128, including its RAM 0/RAM 1 bank-aware object-code generation, full 80-column screen editor, Quick Keys, disk and RAMDOS support, immediate commands, expression evaluation, pseudo-opcodes, file conversion tools, and included sample/source utilities such as Breaker-128, S-128, Swirling Sprites, and Music Demo. Overall, it is both a user guide and technical reference for serious C-128 assembly programmers who want an integrated editing, assembling, disk-management, and debugging workflow.

Here is a link to the MAS-128 software.

Midnight Assembly System for C128 Addendum 1 is a short alpha/beta note for MAS-128, a Commodore 128 assembly programming environment. It covers legal status, startup steps, key features, RAMDOS support for 1700/1750 RAM expansion, disk/file commands, source conversion tools, editor/function-key features, and advanced BRK-interpreted opcodes for extending 8502 programming.

Midnight Assembly System for C128 Addendum 2 is a short pre-release note for MAS-128, a Commodore 128 assembly development system. It explains startup, major features, RAM bank usage, built-in 1700/1750 RAMDOS, disk/file commands, source conversion tools, editor/search features, custom function keys, and BRK-based pseudo-opcodes for extending 8502 assembly programming.

News Maker 128 will allow anyone to create professional looking newsletters, reports, signs and posters with a minimum of effort and expense.  News Maker 128 supports the Commodore 128 in its native 80 column mode.

Welcome to Paperback Writer 128 and 64 - probably the best writing tool available for inexpensive home computer systems.  Extraordinarily easy to learn and use, Paperback Writer also offers many sophisticated controls over your documents, on both the video screen and printed paper.

• Link to the program

TUTORIAL OR NOT TUTORIAL!

To get started, we ask that you sit down and read pages 2 through 10 of this Tutorial. These pages will tell you how to use and read the Tutorial and Crash Course, what to expect from PaperClip II, and some basic tips on computer use.

Welcome to Paperclip II — The Manual. This part of the PaperClip II package has been designed as a Reference for users who want to know more about PaperClip II and its many functions and capabilities. It is not a step-by-step course on how to use PaperClip II. If you wish to take a few lessons on PaperClip II, first we suggest that you close this book and open Tutorial.

Petspeed was first released in the early days of Commodore computing and has been implemented on most of the major Commodore machines. Petspeed offers a very high level of compatibility with BASIC 7.0. It has always been and continues to be the BASIC compiler which produces the fastest running compiled programs.

Note - This version still has copy protection in place.  Check here for a cracked version.

PRO-TERM is a powerful, 100% machine language terminal package that is easy to use, yet powerful enough to meet the needs of both beginners and professionals alike. Welcome to the exciting field of telecommunications.

RTC Master 128 Docs - Our friendly neighborhood sleuth,  Colt45, did some digging and uncovered some documentation that was hidden in a .PRG file.  Turns out it was just a .SEQ file that had been renamed. 

If you're curious about RTC Master 128, you can grab it HERE.

Thanks Colt45 for all your help!

P.S. - It is suspected that this program was used with the online service GEnie, can anyone confirm?

Super Pascal 128 Compiler and Software Development System for the Commodore 128.

SuperScript 128 by Timeworks was an advanced word processing software for the Commodore 128, optimized for its dual-mode operation and featuring a user-friendly interface. It supported editing, formatting, and printing with compatibility for various Commodore 128-compatible printers, making it popular in business and educational contexts and enduring as a notable piece of retro computing history.