Commodore C64: the Most Popular Home Computer Ever Turns 40
upstart found an interesting article written by former Commodore engineer Bil Herd over at Hackaday:
Commodore C64: The Most Popular Home Computer Ever Turns 40:
This year marks the anniversary of the most popular selling home computer ever, the Commodore 64, which made its debut in 1982. Note that I am saying "home computer" and not personal computer (PC) because back then the term PC was not yet in use for home computer users.
Some of you have probably not heard of Commodore, which is kind of sad, though there is a simple reason why - Commodore is no longer around to maintain its legacy. If one were to watch a documentary about the 1980s they may see a picture of an Apple computer or its founders but most likely would not see a picture of a Commodore computer in spite of selling tens of millions of units.
It is a nice history lesson on the most popular home computer ever sold. For those less inclined to reading and scrolling, his presentation is also a YouTube video.
How many of you started with the 6502 CPU or even the Commodore 64 itself?
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