Commodore 64 - 25th Anniversary Celebration
Back[Recorded Dec 10, 2007]
The Commodore 64 was an 8-bit home computer released by Commodore International in August, 1982, and during it's lifetime (between 1982 and 1994), sales totaled close to 17 million units, making it the best-selling single personal computer model of all time. Approximately 10,000 commercial software titles were developed for the Commodore 64 including development tools, office applications, and games.
The C64 made an impressive debut at the 1982 Winter Consumer Electronics Show, as recalled by Production Engineer David A. Ziembicki: All we saw at our booth were Atari people with their mouths dropping open, saying, 'How can you do that for $595?'
The term personal computer was a common term in the early 80's and was used as early as 1972 to characterize Xerox PARC's Alto. During this era of microcomputer innovation, the market was dominated by the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC), the Commodore 64, the Atari 8-bit family, the Apple II, Tandy Corporation's TRS-80s, and various CP/M machines.
Although the history of the Commodore is rich, the histories of the people and the companies that developed these early personal computers are also critical to the personal productivity tools and business solutions we often take for granted in our daily lives.
This panel discussion is a celebration of the Commodore 64 computer and how it spawned a tremendous market for home, small business, distributed and networked technology.
Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: December 14, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Author: ComputerHistory
Length: 01:32:16
Rating: 4.70
Views: 38802
Tags: Computer History Commodore 64 Jack Tramiel Steve Wozniak PC
Video Comments:
zedrein18 (November 7, 2008 at 11:07 pm)
Man I wish I could get my hands on a Commodore 1084 monitor for cheap, that would be the tops *wink* *wink*
Drpepper99uk (October 29, 2008 at 7:09 am)
I've still got my olf C64 and Plus4(remember those) in the loft somewhere........Classics for sure!!!
00spydaman (October 14, 2008 at 11:15 pm)
does anhyone have msn!!! msg me jane23belle
tw1nk3rs (October 11, 2008 at 9:14 pm)
Any of you guys know where I could be able to buy a Commodore at?
Edwing77 (October 8, 2008 at 10:08 pm)
C128 rulez! (Oh, C64 too of course ;~)
ghanditw (September 20, 2008 at 10:19 am)
dont seem 25 years since i was writing demos for a 64 guess im getting old lol
Commodorian (September 20, 2008 at 10:36 am)
I'm still coding demos on mine but nowadays I'm using a cross assembler.
silversilver1975 (September 19, 2008 at 7:25 am)
I have bought recently C64 and C128 with cassette player,diskette drive and joysticks,just for my nostalgic needs.I do have an Amiga500 and bunch of other,now calle vintage electronics.I really wanted those things back,and there they are...
delRDBsol (September 16, 2008 at 3:33 pm)
lol he is a Tool. John Tool :P
ARInternetTelevision (August 23, 2008 at 12:29 am)
He definitely a tool in defining the history of the Commodore! Smart man, indeed!