The 232 is a computer system with a keyboard, external power-supply and a motherboard. On the motherboard you will find a MOS 7501 (8501) processor, RAM / ROM memory, MOS 7380 / 8360 TED video, I/O and audio and a 8551 ACIA (interface).
The 232 is a part of the 264 series. The Commodore 232 was introduced as a educational computer. There were about 200 made and they were never officially sold.
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