The Commodore 64 Computer Turns 30, 1982-2012

Commodore 64 Computer

Artifact no.: 1996.0114

Manufacturer: Commodore Business Machines Ltd., Agincourt, Ontario, Canada

1983

 

Introduced in 1982, the Commodore 64 personal computer was the first PC with reasonable computing power to cost less than $1000.

 

Considered one of the most popular home PC’s in history, this personal computer was used by the donor’s family primarily to play games and for word processing.

 

Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation

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Photo credit: CSTMC

 

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