r/Commodore • u/Silicon_Underground • 16h ago

It's Commodore 64 launch day

Pinpointing what day the C-64 launched is surprisingly difficult. In this blog post, I make the case for September 1, 1982. And then its continued success into the early 1990s surprised even Commodore. So, happy 44th birthday, C-64. https://dfarq.homeip.net/commodore-64-released-september-1-1982/

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u/c64glen 16h ago

Nah, it launched in August.

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u/SwedishFindecanor 7h ago

The article claims that September 1 was supposed to have been the official launch date, but while deliveries to retailers had been going on leading up to it, some retailers had sold C64s to customers early.

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u/c64glen 7h ago

Yeah. Half baked speculation based on a date given in one single book desputed by multiple other sources.

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u/Crlan420 15h ago

Happy anniversary to the machine that started it all. I still get a kick out of hearing that SID chip sing through a good amp.

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u/Architect_of_Echo 14h ago

A good amp what really whips the llama's ass

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u/Addicted2Tf2 12h ago

hip hip horray!!! my commodore 64 is still working after all this time aswell