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	Commodore 64
	If you don't know much about the Commodore 64, let me help y'all out with a Wikipedia quote :
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	The Commodore 64, also known as the C64 or the CBM 64, is an 8-bit home
	computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at
	the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas, January 7-10, 1982). It has been
	listed in the Guinness World Records as the highest-selling single computer model of
	all time, with independent estimates placing the number sold between 10 and 17
	million units. Volume production started in early 1982, marketing in August for
	US$595 (equivalent to $1,511 in 2017). Preceded by the Commodore VIC-20 and
	Commodore PET, the C64 took its name from its 64 kilobytes (65,536 bytes) of RAM.
	With support for multicolor sprites and a custom chip for waveform generation, the
	C64 could create superior visuals and audio compared to systems without such
	custom hardware.
	The C64 dominated the low-end computer market for most of the 1980s. For a
	substantial period (1983-1986), the C64 had between 30% and 40% share of the US
	market and two million units sold per year, outselling IBM PC compatibles, Apple
	computers, and the Atari 8-bit family of computers. Sam Tramiel, a later Atari
	president and the son of Commodore's founder, said in a 1989 interview, "When I
	was at Commodore we were building 400,000 C64s a month for a couple of
	years." In the UK market, the C64 faced competition from the BBC Micro and the ZX
	Spectrum, but the C64 was still one of the two most popular computers in the UK.
	--Wikipedia as of 24 December 2018
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	I started basically using computers with Commodore 64, when my school unloaded
	their supply in to the bin, I was given first choice at some of the hardware and what fun
	it was.
	Eventually, started moving towards the Apple Classic range (black and white model)
	before moving up to a Power PC. But Commodore will never be forgotten, when I lived
	in Bristol I managed to find a bit of a bargan, a Commodore 64 with tape player and
	hundreds of tapes.
	When I registered C64.fr I intended to put together a whole site of game reviews, which
	didn't really happen since I haven't had the time. But with it being Christmas tomorrow,
	I figure it's time to put something in the works.
	I'll no doubt document my epic game centre on my blog. So stay tuned.
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