Commodore 64C
Photo 1: Bill Bertram, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (C64c system.jpg) Photo 2: Bill Bertram, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (C64Cmotherboard.jpg)
Home computer, 1986, Commodore. The Commodore 64C is the restyled Commodore 64 introduced in 1986: functionally identical to the original, it has a slimmer, lighter beige case in the style of the Commodore 128, a redesigned motherboard and newer HMOS versions of the custom chips. In the United States it was often bundled with the GEOS graphical environment.
| Years | 1986 to 1994 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Commodore Business Machines (US) |
| Processor | MOS Technology 8500 (HMOS version of the 6510) at 1.023 MHz (NTSC) or 0.985 MHz (PAL) |
| RAM | 64 KB |
| ROM | 20 KB (BASIC 2.0 and KERNAL) |
| Graphics | VIC-II 8565 (HMOS), 320 x 200 pixels, 16 colours, 8 hardware sprites |
| Sound | SID 8580 (later units; early 64Cs still used the 6581), 3 voices |
| Ports | 2 control ports, expansion port, serial bus, user port, cassette port, RF and audio/video output |
| Operating system | Commodore BASIC 2.0 |
| Case | slim beige case with sloped keyboard; a "short board" motherboard was introduced in 1987 |
| Bundled software (US) | GEOS graphical user interface and Quantum Link access software |
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