What do you think it was about the Commodore 64 that made it so popular across the board? Tramiel: Because I brought everything into it. I brought in sound, video, a full keyboard, and color. It was easy to use. And there was a tremendous following after that, supplying software and everything else.
And I did not rely only on the United States. Through my previous connections with the adding machines and typewriters I was selling, I already had a network of dealers around the world. So it was easy to go back to them with computers. I just had to convert the dealers to understanding that this was a consumer product. This is what happened. The young people were able to buy it because it was very affordable. Tramiel: Every time I went to fairs around the world, especially the fair in Hannover, Germany in the world , kids, ages 12 to 20 would come around to show me their bank books.
Not only did I make my employees rich, but I even made young people rich. When I was in high school, it seemed like there was almost a culture war between users of the Commodore 64, the Apple IIe, and the Atari What do you think was different about the machines and the people who used them? Tramiel: The only difference was the price. Because it seems that in this country, if you sell something cheaper, it can't be as good.
If it's more expensive, and it's the same product, it must be a better product. That didn't stop me. I still wanted to sell it for a low price. But if a person pays three times as much for a computer, he has to be proud of it, because he paid for it.
He can't call himself stupid. So you think the computers were on par with each other? Tramiel: Each one. This is the worlds first portable colour computer. It comes is a hefty A 64 in a Commodore PET style case. This project is not sanctioned by the current owners of the Commodore trademark so the machine is called the C-One. Commodore 64 Picture Gallery: Click any image to enlarge it.
This Page Sponsored by www. Experience the fastest computing experience to carry out essential operations on your remotely accessible next generation virtual PCs from www. Still have my 64 and it still works as of 5 years ago. My first computer and still my favorite.
Then moved to linux and never went back. I have a Commodore 64 ser. P with box and peripherals floppy disc drive, modem, joy stick, manuals, books and tons of floppy disc with games for sale.
Original owner from Just as a side note, Commodore also sold C64s and its peripherals through the Canadian chain store, Canadian Tire.
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Your email address will not be published. Commodore SX64 Laptop Announcement. Commodore MAX Machine. Commodore 64 Compendium Bundle. Very Rare C64GThese German and UK units used the same motherboard as the Commodore 64C but as you can see the were housed in a white version of the old bread box case. Note that the Commodore logo is different and the power LED is green.
This is an extremely rare find that would have been emensely helpful. As such we assume it did not work very well, was incompatible with most software or was very expensive. If you have any information on this device please contact us. This has to be one of the first GPS mapping systems to be tested. Lee yahoo. A dot-matrix printer, cassette deck, modem, and other accessories could add hundreds of dollars to their investment.
Still, the Commodore 64 managed to permeate an incredible number of U. By some estimates, 17 to 20 million units were sold through the early s, at which point PCs with greater processing speeds and more attractive design elements became the norm. Commodore tried upping the ante with the Commodore and other models, but consumers were no longer in need of training wheels. With the presence of a home PC having been normalized and other manufacturers bringing costs down, Commodore fell behind.
Tramiel, who had resigned to run the ailing Atari corporation in the mids, died in Naturally, it comes with 64 games. The unit could be plugged directly into a television set to play games, giving it much of the appeal of dedicated video game consoles like the Atari Its affordable pricing contributed to the video game market crash of Approximately 10, commercial software titles were made for the Commodore 64 including development tools, office applications, and games.
The machine is also credited with popularizing the computer demo scene.
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