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Looking Back At the Commodore 64

Posted by samzenpus on from the blast-from-the-past dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It's the 30th anniversary of the Commodore 64 this week — news that has made more than a few gaming enthusiasts feel their age. This story looks back at some of the peculiarities that made the machine so special — a true mass-market computer well into the era where a computer in every home was a novelty idea, not a near reality."

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  1. Atari rulz, Commode-door droolz! by Thud457 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Commodore was always day late and a dollar short.
    1541 floppy drives, OMGWTFLOL, the pain!

    And it looked like a deformed loaf of bread.
    I will give you that the original PET case design was some prime 1970's post-StarTrek goodness.


    Oh, and Star Trek > Star Wars. It's a scientifically proven fact.

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    the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff