General Information

Serial #

SC236924

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC CASING & KEYS, METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ RUBBER? FEET/ CARDBOARD CARTON WITH STYROFOAM PADDING

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

40.5 cm

Width

20.5 cm

Height

7.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Digital computing devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Commodore

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Agincourt

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1980'S

Canada

EXAMPLE OF AMERICAN-MADE PERSONAL COMPUTER, VERY SUCCESSFULLY MARKETED IN CANADA AS ELSEWHERE. THIS WIDELY POPULAR PC WAS USED BY FAMILIES & SCHOOLS IN EARLY TO MID 1980S. THIS ONE WAS USED BY DONOR'S FAMILY PRIMARILY TO PLAY GAMES (WITH COLOUR TELEVISION AS MONITOR) & LATER FOR WORD PROCESSING USING COMMODORE'S 'EDITOR' SOFTWARE.

Function

PROGRAMMABLE DEVICE CAPABLE OF ACCEPTING (VIA BUILT-IN KEYBOARD) & PROCESSING DATA. THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED PRIMARILY TO PLAY GAMES & DO WORD PROCESSING.

Technical

INTRODUCED IN 1982, C64 WAS FIRST PC WITH REASONABLE COMPUTING POWER TO COST LESS THAN $1000. IT BECAME MOST POPULAR HOME PC IN HISTORY DUE TO TECHNICAL MERIT (SYNTHESIZER CHIP & GOOD COLOUR GRAPHICS) & GOOD MARKETING (SOLD IN DEPARTMENT STORES). IT BEGAN TREND TO MULTIMEDIA PCS WITH ITS SYNTHESIZER CARD, LATER COLOUR MONITOR, & INTEGRATED SOFTWARE IN ROM (PLUS 4, 1984).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

LABEL ON UNDERSIDE READS'commodore/ MODEL/MODELE C64/ NO. SC 23692' & 'MADE IN CANADA/ FABRIQUE AU CANADA'/ GREY LETTERING ON BROWN SYNTHETIC ON TOP READS 'C Commodore 64'/ MULTICOLOURED LETTERING ON BOX READING 'C commodore 64' & DESCRIBING PRODUCT, INCLUDING 'Commodore Business Machines Limited, 3370 Pharmacy Avenue, Agincourt,/ Ontario M1W 2K4'

Missing

MONITOR (IN THIS CASE USER'S TELEVISION)/ SEE 2000.0049 FOR COMMODORE MONITOR

Finish

BEIGE TEXTURED CASING WITH BROWN KEYS, RED LIGHT

Decoration

MULTICOLOURED STRIPING ON MFR'S LABEL ON TOP/ MULTICOLOURED ILLUSTRATION OF COMPUTER & GAME SCENARIO ON BOX