Commodore 64

Owner: K. Slettemoen & T. Carlson
Location: Williamsburg, VA

Our original home computer. 64K RAM. (38K available for BASIC programs, another 4K free for ML programs. Although, ML programmers could swap out various ROM banks, making nearly all the RAM available.) Great sound and graphics for its time. The 1541 disk drive was extremely slow, due to its serial interface. The nicest thing you could say about it was that it was faster than typing. I went through 5 years of college with this as my main computer and made over $2500 writing small BASIC programs for COMPUTE! magazine with this computer.

While the built-in sound capabilities of the C64 were impressive, mine is tricked out with a full size, five octave, 12 note polyphonic piano keyboard. It comes with a cartridge containing a Yahama FM synthesis chip. The sound is great! (We run it through an old guitar amp.)

• C64 Screen Shot
• C64S Emulator Screen Shots
• 1541 Disk Drive
• C64 with Piano Keyboard

Here are some more shots, courtesy of Scott Peterson:

• While you have a Commodore 64 in your museum, I thought a picture of the original box might be interesting.
• Back view of Commodore box.
• Left side view of box
• What many a teenager in the early 80's saw on Christmas morning. My father worked for Texas instruments so my exposure was to the TI99/4; this Commodore was a first for me.
• Commodore user's manual and Cassette Unit Guide.
• Commodore Cassette Unit, sorry about it being blurry.
• Original box for Commodore floppy drive.
• Contents of box, showing drive unit, manual, cables, dust cover, and disk.
• Close-up of front of drive

• C64 Home Page
• Other Commodore Sites

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