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1982 Commodore 64. Used, abused, then thrown in a trash heap 20+
![What happened to Commodore? - FourWeekMBA](https://fourweekmba.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/what-happened-to-commodore-1200x1200.png?crop=1)
What happened to Commodore? - FourWeekMBA
![Retro Games announces the Commodore 64 Mini - CNET](https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/3107f330e17badb0ddfe9f34e9d3aa5cbac4ff7c/hub/2018/07/23/90266d87-dcd0-4077-b2e2-51d7751848b3/c64-mini-in-action.png?auto=webp&width=1920)
Retro Games announces the Commodore 64 Mini - CNET
![Back to the future: New Commodore 64 en route](https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2011/04/04/05bf2a6a-a643-11e2-a3f0-029118418759/thumbnail/640x360/b8014f6f536e98a4d1a5cbec30b8e6ab/C64_10.jpg?v=47479038714af14683e43d6675dccca0)
Back to the future: New Commodore 64 en route
![The New Commodore 64 Emulator Is the Best Way to Get Your Retro](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*nBVVkTFZJroeMHUxQBmi7A.png)
The New Commodore 64 Emulator Is the Best Way to Get Your Retro
![The Commodore 64 - Computers of Significant History, Part One](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612e13d117c72143ef0cf3a5/1633295560639-XPZ8BFRZJCV0NUG51ZH0/commodore-c64.jpg)
The Commodore 64 - Computers of Significant History, Part One
![Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers' Story - IEEE Spectrum](https://spectrum.ieee.org/media-library/image.jpg?id=29576456)
Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers' Story - IEEE Spectrum
![C64 rom source code! : r/opensource](https://external-preview.redd.it/3rgSWkTyUtx8ajOnngRTJbImP3pdGCc5_Gd_81TarYM.jpg?auto=webp&s=f240e7ff35b28c87ad274d3fc9a20478489b2a14)
C64 rom source code! : r/opensource
![Commodore 64 – Launch titles & Must-plays: Part II](https://i0.wp.com/www.gggames.se/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/KICKMAN_COMMODORE_64_SCREENSHOT.png?ssl=1)
Commodore 64 – Launch titles & Must-plays: Part II
![Commodore 64 - Wikipedia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/THEC64_Maxi.jpg/220px-THEC64_Maxi.jpg)
Commodore 64 - Wikipedia
![Definition of Commodore](https://i.pcmag.com/imagery/encyclopedia-terms/commodore-_commpet.fit_lim.size_1050x.jpg)
Definition of Commodore
![OH, THAT WOULD BE *VERY* DIFFICULT! – PART 1](https://commodore64crap.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/vdiff6b.jpg)
OH, THAT WOULD BE *VERY* DIFFICULT! – PART 1
Commodore 64 Microcomputer
![Retrospective](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-5nf22ppn9i/images/stencil/1280w/carousel/54/Carosel_-_Triode64_Gen_3_v4.png?c=1)
Retrospective