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See below for specifications and information on this system.
Specifications and information
| Introduced: | Announced January 1982 |
| Original Price: | $595 |
| CPU: | 6502 |
| Memory: | 64K RAM, 20K ROM |
| Operating System: | ROM BASIC |
| Input/Output: | Cartridge Port; two joystick ports; composite video output; serial bus connector for floppy disk drive, printer, or other peripherals |
| Resolution: | 16 colors, 40 column text |
| Bus: | N/A |
| Other Items in Collection: | Original box; documentation |
| Items Needed: | N/A |
The Commodore 64 enhanced the VIC-20 architecture with higher resolution graphics, more built-in memory, and the first sound synthesizer chip to be built into a personal computer.
Tom R. Halfhill, Byte Magazine, August 1984: "Next came the Commodore 64 (1982), almost certainly the best-selling computer model of all time. Ex-Commodorian Andy Finkel estimates that sales totaled between 17 and 22 million units. That's more than all the Macs put together, and it dwarfs IBM's top-selling systems, the PC and the AT. "
Here's a shot of the Commodore 64 box:
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