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The '''Commodore 64''' was a tremendously popular and influential [[Commodore Business Machines]] home computer.   
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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.
  
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== Periphials ==
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The commodore 64 was released with the following devices over it's lifetime from Commodore.
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=== Disk Drives ===
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*[[1541 floppy drive]]. 
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=== Tape Drives ===
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*[[Commodore Datasette 1530]]
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=== Modems ===
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*[[Commodore VIC Modem]]
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*[[Commodore 1650 Modem]]
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*[[Commodore 1660 Modem]]
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*[[Commodore 1670 Modem]]
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=== Mice ===
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*[[Commodore 1351 Mouse]]
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=== Ram Expansion ===
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*[[Commodore 1700 REU]]
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*[[Commodore 1750 REU]]
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*[[Commodore 1764 REU]]
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=== Printers ===
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*[[Commodore MPS 801]]
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*[[Commodore MPS 802]]
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== Software ==
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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.
  
  

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Commodore 64
Commodore64.jpg
Commodore 64, original design - affectionately known as the "breadbox"
Manufacturer: Commodore Business Machines
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.


Emulators

There are various emulators for the Commodore 64 and it's ilk.