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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 79. Chapters: MOS Technology 6510, Commodore 128, Commodore 1541, Commodore 1581, Commodore 1571, Commodore 1570, Action Replay, Commodore 64 peripherals, MOS Technology SID, PETSCII, Commodore DOS, Commodore BASIC, MOS Technology 8563, MOS Technology VIC-II, MOS Technology 8568, Commodore 64 Games System, Commodore Datasette, Compunet, Zzap!64, Commodore SX-64, C64 Direct-to-TV, Jeri Ellsworth, MOS Technology CIA, MMC64, .info, RUN, Ventilator 202, Commodore REU, Super Expander 64, Loadstar, KERNAL, PlayNET, IDE64, Cc65, Punter, Stack Light Rifle, Commodore 65, Quantum Link, DOS Wedge, C-One, Commodore MAX Machine, The Final Cartridge III, Xetec, COMPUTE!'s Gazette, Lt. Kernal, HESware, CMD RAMLink, Epyx FastLoad, Individual Computers, Creative Micro Designs, MOS Technology 8502, Per Hakan Sundell, Commodore Educator 64, Magnum Light Phaser, Peter Beardsley's International Football, Adidas Championship Football, Club Caribe, Super 1750 Clone, GeoRAM. Excerpt: The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982. Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US $595. Preceded by the Commodore VIC-20 and Commodore MAX Machine, the C64 features of memory, hence the name, with sound and graphics performance that were superior to IBM-compatible computers of that time. It is commonly known as the C64 or C=64 (after the graphic logo on the case) and occasionally as the CBM 64 (for Commodore Business Machines), or VIC-64. It has also been affectionately nicknamed the "breadbox" and "bullnose" due to the shape and color of its initial casing. During the C64's lifetime, sales totalled between 12.5 and 17 million units, making it the best-selling single personal computer model of all time. For a substantial period of time (1...
