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The Commodore 64 competed in the early eighties with
the Sinclair Spectrum for dominance of the Home computer Market.
Slightly more expensive the C64 boasted better graphical and Sound
capabilities.
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64a
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1982
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The original 64 was technically similar to its the VIC 20 but was certainly a
superior machine - sound and colour capibilities were advanced for its time.
It had a huge following - often referred to as the morris minor of computers
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64c
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1983 |
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The 64c was a sleeker version of the 64a. Looks much more modern by todays standards.
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64-SX
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1983 |
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The SX-64 was a portable version which included a 12cm (5 inch) colour screen
missing the cassette port and the RF modulator outputs.
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C64 Specs
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Processor
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6510 CPU
1.02 Mhz(NTSC).985(PAL)
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Memory
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64 Kb RAM
20 Kb ROM
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Display
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Text Mode 40 x 25, 16 colors
Graphics Mode 320 x 200
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Sound
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16 Sound generator: 3 voice, 9 octaves
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Ports
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Composite Graphics Output
RF
Cartridge Slot
"User" Connector
2 Joystick ports
Serial Port
C2N cassette Interface
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C64 Peripherals
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170Kb single sided disk drives with their own proprietary disk format
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Modem. The C64 modem allowed connection to the internet as it was then and there is even a website hosted on a C64 today. All be it a simple text one.
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Printer
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Commodore monitor
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Commodore 64 Games
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Wizball. One of the best retro 2 player games available, still plays well today.
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The C64 was well suited to arcade conversions as the copy of UN Squadron shows.
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Ultimate play the games aslow made C64 games, some of which also appeared on the Spectrum such as Underwurlde.
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