"The Commodore 64 (C64, C = 64, CBM 64, 64) was a very popular home computer in the eighties. The name adopted by the manufacturer, Commodore Business Machines was the first Vic-30, but before the distribution was changed to Commodore 64.
The Commodore 64 turns out to be the best selling computer model of the world record which is also in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1986 were sold over 10 million copies worldwide. It was marketed until 1993, when the units were sold just 700 000. In total, they have been sold worldwide over 17 million copies: records that, in all likelihood will never be exceeded (the nature of the current computer, assembled differently depending on the user's needs, make it almost impossible to repeat a similar).
The simplicity and ease of programming of this new computer was higher than both its predecessors (the PET and VIC-20) and home computer to the other competitors. Thanks to this, and in its selling price, quickly became the best selling computer in the history of computing. "(From wikipedia)
" The Commodore 64 is been a faithful companion for many games and not just teenagers. Thanks to its multiple capabilities could transform thanks to its versatile computer custom chip from the most powerful console of the early '80s at least until the arrival of the second generation of gaming platforms coming from the east, such as 8-bit Nintendo and Sega Master
System. Relying on the characteristics that distinguish a computer from a video game console, such as the presence of the keyboard that allows you to disengage from the classic paddle or joystick, the C64 library includes in its numerous graphic or textual adventure and simulation games and strategy. With a park bonds that reaches 15,000 units, the C64 has head-on through the 80s giving us unforgettable games that have become classics and which are often found later on more powerful platforms. "(from c64italia)
Where now depopulated Playstation, Wii, Xbox & Co., once Commodore64 the memorable reign supreme.
For a child brought up in the '80s like me, the Commodore has been a loyal playmate for many years, has marked my childhood games with incredible, beautiful, that you took for hours, I mangle brilliant in their simplicity and at the same time you hatched horizons wonderful giving you the chance to roam through the fantasy scenarios more diverse, experiencing the adventures in person. Yes
the Commodore was more than a cold machine, had no doubt a soul!
much time spent in front of the screen in epic battles, sensational battles, endless games with my brother, my cousin and my friends. Since
maniacs football, our favorite game was the legendary Magpie II.
The box stood the image of the myth of the damned football in those years, Paul Gascoigne (now drowned in the tunnel of alcoholism), played by the incomparable genius, though not quite professional model: D
anxiously waited for the recorder load the game: the time la cassetta impiegava girando era sempre troppo lungo, l’attesa era sempre spasmodica, febbrile, la smania, la voglia di giocare superava tutto, in quel momento trascendevamo da questo mondo e ci tuffavamo in universo a sé stante, soli con quella macchina infernale di sogni e divertimento.Il Commodore ormai è superato, non viene prodotto già da una quindicina d’anni, è morto. Ma non verrà mai dimenticato da tutti gli amici cui ha donato tante spassose e ore di gioia.
The Commodore 64 turns out to be the best selling computer model of the world record which is also in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1986 were sold over 10 million copies worldwide. It was marketed until 1993, when the units were sold just 700 000. In total, they have been sold worldwide over 17 million copies: records that, in all likelihood will never be exceeded (the nature of the current computer, assembled differently depending on the user's needs, make it almost impossible to repeat a similar).
The simplicity and ease of programming of this new computer was higher than both its predecessors (the PET and VIC-20) and home computer to the other competitors. Thanks to this, and in its selling price, quickly became the best selling computer in the history of computing. "(From wikipedia)
" The Commodore 64 is been a faithful companion for many games and not just teenagers. Thanks to its multiple capabilities could transform thanks to its versatile computer custom chip from the most powerful console of the early '80s at least until the arrival of the second generation of gaming platforms coming from the east, such as 8-bit Nintendo and Sega Master
System. Relying on the characteristics that distinguish a computer from a video game console, such as the presence of the keyboard that allows you to disengage from the classic paddle or joystick, the C64 library includes in its numerous graphic or textual adventure and simulation games and strategy. With a park bonds that reaches 15,000 units, the C64 has head-on through the 80s giving us unforgettable games that have become classics and which are often found later on more powerful platforms. "(from c64italia) Where now depopulated Playstation, Wii, Xbox & Co., once Commodore64 the memorable reign supreme.
For a child brought up in the '80s like me, the Commodore has been a loyal playmate for many years, has marked my childhood games with incredible, beautiful, that you took for hours, I mangle brilliant in their simplicity and at the same time you hatched horizons wonderful giving you the chance to roam through the fantasy scenarios more diverse, experiencing the adventures in person. Yes
the Commodore was more than a cold machine, had no doubt a soul!
much time spent in front of the screen in epic battles, sensational battles, endless games with my brother, my cousin and my friends. Since
maniacs football, our favorite game was the legendary Magpie II.
The box stood the image of the myth of the damned football in those years, Paul Gascoigne (now drowned in the tunnel of alcoholism), played by the incomparable genius, though not quite professional model: D
anxiously waited for the recorder load the game: the time la cassetta impiegava girando era sempre troppo lungo, l’attesa era sempre spasmodica, febbrile, la smania, la voglia di giocare superava tutto, in quel momento trascendevamo da questo mondo e ci tuffavamo in universo a sé stante, soli con quella macchina infernale di sogni e divertimento.Il Commodore ormai è superato, non viene prodotto già da una quindicina d’anni, è morto. Ma non verrà mai dimenticato da tutti gli amici cui ha donato tante spassose e ore di gioia.
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