Commodore 64

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Commodore 64
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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.

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 its ilk.

Misc

The Commodore 64, was replaced by the Commodore 128.