I probably don't deserve to write silicon.com's eulogy to the Commodore 64 because I have a shameful secret. A secret, nearly 20 years later, I only now dare tell. I'd had my C64 - a Spectrum ...

The Commodore 64, or C64, showed up on the market in 1982, at a time when personal computers were in their infancy but also growing exponentially. Previously, computer technology was the stuff of ...

The keyboard of the iconic Commodore 64. Thirty years ago, Commodore Business Machines released the Commodore 64, an 8-bit home personal computer that became an iconic cultural force. With its low ...

Editor’s Note 4/10/12: Jack Tramiel died on April 8 and will always be remembered as a computing industry pioneer and founder of Commodore. The Commodore 64 was one of the most popular PCs of all time ...

Ever wished there was a laptop version of the Commodore 64 computer? Now there is. One hardware hacker has taken apart a netbook and replaced the screen, processor, and nearly every other internal ...

For many long-time computer geeks like me, though, today’s announcement that a mini, modernized Commodore 64 is on the way will be the most exciting retro-gaming development in ages. The Commodore 64 ...

The success of micro versions of the consoles of yesteryear was always going to lead to expansion. Half-pint consoles from Nintendo, Sega and even the ZX Spectrum have graced us so far, but it was a ...

Modern versions of iconic gaming consoles have been popularized in recent years, but the rebirth of this latest product will surely resonate with early computer users. Manufacturer Retro Games ...

There is a mystery at the heart of Too Much Fun, the new book about the history of the Commodore 64 by the Danish academic and game designer Jesper Juul: Why is the C64—by far the best-selling home ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. These days, using a computer often seems like it’s less about actual computing and more about touching and ...

As a child of the 80s, I didn’t have an Atari, an NES, or even a Sega Master System. My first console was actually our family’s first computer: the Commodore 64. It was a passable gaming system, but ...

WASHINGTON – The company that owns the famed Commodore computer brand has been sold to Yeahronimo Media Ventures Inc., a Beverly Hills, California, digital music distributor. Tulip Computers NV, based ...