Commodore 64

The Commodore 64 was a bestselling, 8-bit home computer from the 1980s. It was created by Commodore International, and it entered the market in 1982. Around 17 million units are believed to have been sold.^[5] The Commodore 64 is often credited with making personal computers popular amongst the masses. This quality sparked comparisons with the Ford Model T.^[6][7] The Commodore 64 was offered at relatively low prices,^[8] and was available in malls, department stores, and toy stores instead of solely in the shops of authorized dealers.^[5][9]

Commodore 64

Type	Home computer
Release date	August 1982 (1982-08)[1][2]
Introductory price	US$ 595 (1982)
Discontinued	April 1994
Units sold	12.5[3] – 17[4] million
Operating system	Commodore KERNAL/ Commodore BASIC 2.0 GEOS (optionally)
CPU	MOS Technology 6510 @ 1.023 MHz (NTSC version) @ 0.985 MHz (PAL version)
Memory	64 kB RAM + 20 kB ROM
Graphics	VIC-II (320 × 200, 16 colors, sprites, raster interrupt)
Sound	SID 6581 (3× Osc, 4× wave, filter, ADSR, ring)
Connectivity	2× CIA 6526 joystick, Power, ROM cartridge, RF, A/V, IEEE-488 floppy-printer, digital tape, GPIO/RS-232
Predecessor	Commodore VIC-20
Successor	Commodore 128