Commodore Max Machine
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Home computer / game console, 1982, Commodore. The MAX Machine (Ultimax in North America, VC-10 in Germany) was sold in Japan from November 1982 as a cheap games machine built around the same VIC-II and SID chips as the Commodore 64, with only 2 KB of RAM, a membrane keyboard and cartridge software. It sold poorly and was withdrawn within a year.
| Years | 1982 to 1983 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Commodore International, Japan |
| Processor | MOS Technology 6510 at 1 MHz |
| RAM | 2 KB plus 0.5 KB colour RAM |
| ROM | none built in; BASIC and games on cartridge |
| Graphics | VIC-II 6566, 320 x 200 pixels, 16 colours, sprites |
| Sound | SID 6581, 3 voices |
| Storage | cartridges, optional cassette |
| Ports | 2 control ports, cartridge port, cassette port, RF and audio/video output |
| Keyboard | flat membrane keyboard |
| Price (1982) | 34,800 yen |
