Commodore 64 Console

United Kingdom, c. 1982

ACMI Collection

Videogame On display
Photograph by Egmont Contreras, ACMI.

The Commodore 64 (C64) is an 8-bit home computer console that was in production from 1982-1994. It has been listed as the highest selling single computer model of all time – over 17million units were sold worldwide. The C64 took its name from its 64 kilobytes (65,536 bytes) of RAM. With support for multicolour sprites and a custom chip for waveform generation, the C64 could create superior visuals and audio compared to systems without such custom hardware. Because of this, the C64 was often used as a home gaming console, with accessories such as datasettes and gaming joysticks.
The Commodore 64 holds a unique place in the history of video games. Institutions such as the National Museum of American History and the Science Museum London also hold Commodore 64 consoles in their collections to highlight the impact and significance the C64 had on computing and home video games.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

On display until

16 February 2031

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

manufacturer

Commodore Business Machines

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
c. 1982

Appears in

Group of items

Commodore 64 console and cassettes

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

E000320

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Foyer → Entry → FSF-03. MPL exterior

Measurements

83 x 405 x 206mm

Object Types

3D Object

Computer game equipment/Game

Collected

1 times

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