Although the PET is most likely the more well-known of Commodore’s early computer systems, the KIM-1 (Keyboard Input Monitor) single board computer was launched a year prior, in 1976. It featured not ...

One of the best parts of retrocomputing is that you can obtain so many broken systems and peripherals for repairing and other assorted fun. This was the wholesome activity that [Drygol] embarked on ...

The hard part isn't building the computer: Sticking modern components inside a shell shaped like an old Commodore 64 is no great challenge. Neither was matching the price of the original: It cost $595 ...

Personal computers started to become a normal household item by the 1980s, with companies like Apple, Atari, IBM, and others ...

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 ...