Commodore C64C computer set

The Commodore C64 is one of the most popular designs in the history of computers, produced from 1982 until 1994. Its manufacturer – Commodore Business Machines – established in 1954 in Toronto (then moved to NY), was founded by Jack Tramiel (b. Trzmiel) – a Polish emigrant of Jewish descent, Holocaust survivor. In line with the standards of the 1980s, the computer was integrated with the keyboard and placed in the same housing. A TV set could be used as the monitor, and the basic medium for data was a special version of a cassette tape recorder. It was also possible to purchase an additional disk drive. The C64 stood out from the competition with its advanced sound capabilities thanks to the integrated circuit – SID. This option was wide-used by the authors of computer games and musicians. Nowadays, the C64 is used on the demo scene (a programming and computer subculture) for creating works that are styled on the 1980s. Commodore, USA/Hong Kong, 1984 Inv. No. MIM1649/VII-139 Licence: CC BY-NC-SA