The Commodore 64

Do you have some vague recollection of this tan little gem? When I was a kid, I had one with a 300 baud modem and dual 5.25" floppy drives hooked to a TV in my room. With that modem, you could visit bulletin boards, the predecessor to websites, and chat or download some files. This thing was truly a high tech home computer in 1983.

According to the 2001 edition of Guinness book of Records, there were 30 million units sold between 1982 and 1993 making it the best selling computer of all time. The company reigned as the king computer maker for most of the 80's and eventually filed bankruptcy in 1994.

The biggest contributor to the success of the C64 was the price point that allowed millions of people from a broad demographic to 0wn one. Extremely reliable and completely expandable, you could own a C64 for around $200.00. Games and software were readily available are are still available today, all you need is a C64 emulator. The legacy of the C64 still lives on in a tiny display dedicated to it at the Smithsonian.

Just a little bit of computing nostalgia to brighten your day.