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Perhaps the best konwn software associated with the Commodore 64 is [[Geos]]. A GUI for the platform that popularized [[WYSIWYG]] publishing on the platform. | Perhaps the best konwn software associated with the Commodore 64 is [[Geos]]. A GUI for the platform that popularized [[WYSIWYG]] publishing on the platform. | ||
== Lore == | |||
The Commodore 64 is the best selling of any single model of computer ever. It is estimated to have sold over 30 million units. | |||
== Emulators == | == Emulators == | ||
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| Commodore 64 | |
 Commodore 64, original design - affectionately known as the "breadbox" | |
| Manufacturer: | Commodore Business Machines |
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| Year Introduced: | August 1982 |
| Form Factor: | Microcomputer |
| Clock Speed: | 1 MHz |
| Memory Size: | 64 KB |
| CPU: | MOS 6510 |
| Operating System: | In-ROM Microsoft BASIC v 2.0 |
The Commodore 64 was a tremendously popular and influential Commodore Business Machines home computer. The sucessor to the Vic 20, the Commodore 64, had improved graphics & sound capability, more ram, and a newer version of Basic.
Periphials
The commodore 64 was released with the following devices over it's lifetime from Commodore.
Disk Drives
Tape Drives
Modems
Mice
Ram Expansion
Printers
Software
Perhaps the best konwn software associated with the Commodore 64 is Geos. A GUI for the platform that popularized WYSIWYG publishing on the platform.
Lore
The Commodore 64 is the best selling of any single model of computer ever. It is estimated to have sold over 30 million units.
Emulators
There are various emulators for the Commodore 64 and it's ilk.
