The C64 (or Commodore MAX as it was originally called) was the
most successful eight bit machines ever (based upon information
provided by the Guinness book of Records). It was introduced in
1982 to follow the popular VIC-20 and provided many advancements of
the technology, using a 1MHz 6510 with 64k paged DRAM, 1/2K static
colour RAM, 8k PET basic ROM, a 4K character display ROM and 8K
system ROM. It used a screen resolution of 160x200x4 to 320x200x2
colours and the 3 channel, mono sound using the famous SID
chip.
As a result of its heritage, the C64 is probably the machine
that most Amiga owners originally cut their teeth on,
single-handedly creating the "music demo" which so many Amiga users
love. Surprisingly there is still a loyal band of followers around
the world who are dedicated to the C64 with games still being
released for the machine. Like the current Amiga scene, many
Commodore users are upgrading their machines to support
contemporary technology in a unique fashion. The C64 scene
continues to thrive years after its commercial death and will
continue for a long time to come.
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