{"id":8940,"date":"2016-10-19T11:41:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T11:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/commodore-64\/"},"modified":"2016-11-14T12:54:43","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T12:54:43","slug":"commodore-64","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/18140\/commodore-64-c64","title":{"rendered":"Commodore 64"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_commodore_64_mean\">What Does Commodore 64 Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Commodore 64 was a flagship personal computer product of<br \/>\nthe Commodore company, released in 1982. It was largely recognized as the<br \/>\nhighest-selling personal computer model of all time, with between 10 and 17 millions<br \/>\nof units sold (according to available estimates). However, Commodore 64 and<br \/>\ncomputers like it were quickly replaced by more advanced models in following years.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_commodore_64\">Techopedia Explains Commodore 64<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Commodore 64 was an 8-bit home computer with 64 kB of RAM. It ran on a Commodore BASIC operating system and had a VIC-II graphics card, an external 170 K floppy drive, ports for two joysticks, and a cartridge port.<\/p>\n<p>At its time, the Commodore 64 stood out from its competitors in both sound and graphics, with multi-colored sprites and three-channel sound that provided what was, for that era, state-of-the-art technology. The ability to play Commodore games on the system was only part of the appeal, with a variety of business uses also built into the early computing system. 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