Connection wire for the Commadore 64 home computer system.
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer released by Commodore International in January, 1982.The C64 features 64 kilobytes (65 536 bytes) of memory with sound and graphics performance that were superior to IBM-compatible computers of that time. It is commonly known as the C64 or C=64 and occasionally referred to as CBM 64 (Commodore Business Machines Model number 64), or VIC-64. It has also been affectionately nicknamed the ?breadbox? and ?bullnose? due to the shape and colour of the first version of its casing.
During the Commodore 64's lifetime, sales totalled 17 million units, making it the best-selling single personal computer model of all time.For a substantial period of time (1983-1986), the Commodore 64 dominated the market with between 30% and 40% share and 2 million units sold per year, outselling the IBM PC clones, Apple computers, and Atari computers.
Part of its success was because it was sold in retail stores instead of electronics stores, and that these machines can be directly plugged into an existing home television without any modifications. Commodore produced many of its parts in-house to control supplies and cost.
Approximately 10 000 commercial software titles were made for the Commodore 64 including development tools, office applications, and games.The machine is also credited with popularizing the computer demo scene. The Commodore 64 is still used today by some computer hobbyists. And various C64 emulators allow anyone with a modern computer, or a compatible game console, to run these programs.
