A new documentary film about the history of computing is about to be released via Amazon, Netflix and iTunes. This particular film hits my retro computing sweet spot and is called The Commodore Story.

These computers, which include 1977’s Apple II, 1980’s Commodore VIC-20, 1981’s IBM PC, were extremely popular at the time of their release. The Commodore 64, which was released in 1982, would ...

The Commodore 64, or C64, showed up on the market in 1982, at a time when personal computers were in their infancy but also growing exponentially. Previously, computer technology was the stuff of ...

The vintage Commodore 64 personal computer is getting a makeover, with a new design and some of the latest computing technologies, as the brand gets primed for a comeback. The Commodore 64 was a home ...

This year marks the anniversary of the most popular selling home computer ever, the Commodore 64, which made its debut in 1982. Note that I am saying “home computer” and not personal computer (PC) ...

Late last week, Microsoft released the complete source code for Microsoft BASIC for 6502 Version 1.1, the 1978 interpreter that powered early personal computers like the Commodore PET, VIC-20, ...

Computers began appearing in the home in the mid to late 1970s. Most of these first personal computers were kits assembled by hobbyists and engineers wanting a computer to do programming work at home ...

Commodore was one of the most famous computer companies during the 1970s and 80s, but they haven't really done much over the last 20 years (aside from the occasional controller and mini-PC). Until now ...

This is not your father’s Commodore Computer. In fact, it is not the Commodore of 1970s fame at all except in name, a name the company will reintroduce into the American computer and CE market at ...

The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit computer that launched in 1982. It offered a whopping 64 kilobytes of RAM and earned a soft spot in geek hearts for its advance audio and graphics capabilities. Next to ...