What is Commodore 64?

Commodore 64 was a personal computer made in 80 years. Due to the low cost and high availability, the Commodore 64 eventually became the best -selling computer model of all time. Commodore 64 came up with 64 KB RAM, as well as 1 MHz 6510 CPU and separate audio and video calculations. The operating system and the basic programming interpreter were built into the ROM, allowing the Commodore 64 to be used directly from the box. Commodore explicitly designed a machine for personal use with a low budget, launch on the market in retail stores instead of electronics suppliers. The price for the Commodore 64 was originally set at $ 595 in 1982, low compared to other computers and dropped rapidly over the next few years. Low cost of Commodore 64 eventually rode Timex, Texas Instruments and other competitors counting market; The low profit range forced shops to try to earn money by selling peripherals such as printers, disk units and joysticks.

The graphics on the Commodore 64 included sixteen different colors and eight programmable elves, which was quite advanced at the time. The audio system supported three channels and built several different progress and modulation of the rings. Although the Commodore 64 had roughly as much memory and processing as other computers such as IBM PC and Apple II, they were not designed to be upgraded.

Over the years, when the Commodore 64 became obsolete, several related models have been introduced. The portable version of the SX-64 came up with a monitor and disk disk drive built into; Commodore 128, which contained 80-line display mode and 128 KB of memory; And the Commodore game system, which was slightly retouched versions specifically for video games. None of these models was particularly successful commercially and the original Commodore 64 remained available until 1994, when Commodore ended business.