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Commodore Calculators

Various Models

Released: 1972-1978

MOS Technology KIM-1

Released: 1976

CPU: MOS Technology 6502 @ 1 MHz

RAM: 1 KB

ROM: 2 KB

Operating System: TIM (Terminal Interface Monitor)

Trivia: Sold as a kit to demonstrate the new 6502 processor

Commodore PET 2001

Released: 1977


RAM: 8, 16, or 32 KB

ROM: 18 KB

Operating System: BASIC 1.0

Trivia: Commodore’s first “full” computer

Commodore SuperPETReleased: 1977

CPU: MOS Technology 6502 @ 1 MHz Motorola 6809 @ 1 MHz

RAM: 96 KB

ROM: 48 KB

Operating System: BASIC 4.0, (Waterloo MicroAPL, MicroFORTRAN, MicroBASIC, MicroPascal, MicroCOBOL)

Trivia: Developed at the University of Waterloo

Commodore PET 8296Released: 1985


RAM: 128 KB

ROM: 18 KB


Trivia: Case design by Porsche Designs (founded by the son of the famous automaker)

Commodore VIC 1001Released: 1980


RAM: 5 KB (expandable to 35 KB)

ROM: 16 KB


Trivia: Japanese version of the VIC 20

Commodore VIC 20Released: 1981


RAM: 5 KB (expandable to 35 KB)

ROM: 16 KB


Trivia: First computer to ever sell more than 1,000,000 units

Commodore 64Released: 1982


RAM: 64 KB

ROM: 20 KB


Trivia: The world’s best-selling computer, with approximately 30,000,000 sold

Commodore SX-64 (Executive 64)

Released: 1984


RAM: 64 KB

ROM: 20 KB


Trivia: The first full-color portable computer, weighing 10.5 kg (23 lb)

Commodore Plus/4Released: 1984

CPU: MOS Technology 8501 @ 1.76 MHz

RAM: 64 KB

ROM: 64 KB


Trivia: Includes "3 Plus 1" (word processor, spreadsheet, database, graphing) in ROM

Commodore 128Released: 1985

CPU: MOS 8502 @ 2 MHz Zilog Z80A @ 4 MHz

RAM: 128 KB

ROM: 48 KB

Operating System: BASIC 7.0, BASIC 2.0 or CP/M 3.0

Trivia: Three computers in one! C128 native mode, C64 compatibility mode, or CP/M mode

Commodore 128DReleased: 1986

CPU: MOS 8502 @ 2 MHz Zilog Z80A @ 4 MHz

RAM: 128 KB

ROM: 48 KB

Operating System: BASIC 7.0, BASIC 2.0 or CP/M 3.0

Trivia: Functionally identical to the 128, with integrated 1571 floppy drive

Commodore 64C

Released: 1987


RAM: 64 KB

ROM: 20 KB

Operating System: BASIC 2.0 and GEOS

Trivia: Functionally identical to the C64, with new case design and inclusion of GEOS

Commodore 65Released: Not released (developed 1990-1991)

CPU: CSG 4510 R3 @ 3.54 MHz

RAM: 128 KB

ROM: 128 KB

Operating System: Commodore BASIC 10.0

Trivia: A small number of prototypes were sold when Commodore was liquidated in 1994

Amiga 1000

Released: 1985

CPU: Motorola 68000 @ 7.16 MHz

RAM: 256 KB stock, 8MB max

ROM: 8 KB for bootstrap code

Operating System: AmigaOS 1.0

Trivia: Andy Warhol, the famous pop artist, was an early user of the Amiga and appeared at the launch

Amiga 500

Released: 1987

CPU: Motorola 68000 @ 7.16 MHz

RAM: 512 KB

ROM: 256 KB (Kickstart)

Operating System: AmigaOS v1.2 - 1.3

Amiga 1200

Released: 1987

CPU: Motorola 68EC020 @ 14 MHz

RAM: 2 MB

ROM: 512 KB (Kickstart)

Operating System: Amiga OS 3.0 - 3.1

C64DTV (Direct-to-TV)Released: 2004 (by Ironstone Partners, DC Studios, Mammoth

Toys, the Toy:Lobster Company)

CPU: ASIC @ 32 MHz (emulating 6510 @ 1 MHz plus other C64 chips)

RAM: 128 KB to 2 MB (depending on version)

ROM: 2 MB (flash memory in later versions)

Operating System: Custom (BASIC 2.0 accessible)

Trivia: Sold as a gaming system, but can be “hacked” to include a keyboard and floppy serial port

Breadbox64(Twitter Client)

Released: 2009 by Johan Van den Brande

Trivia: Uses Contiki as the underlying Operating System.

QuantumLink RELOADED

A re-implementation of the original Quantum Link (Q-Link) using the Internet for communication.

Introduced: 2005 by Jim Brain and Keith Henrickson

Client: Uses the original QLink client software and PC-based modem emulation software

Server: Java SE (66.135.39.36 on port 5190)

Trivia: Quantum Link went on to become America On-Line (AOL).

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