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

The keyboard of the iconic Commodore 64. Thirty years ago, Commodore Business Machines released the Commodore 64, an 8-bit home personal computer that became an iconic cultural force. With its low ...

I asked my father to explain the sunrise when I was three. It was sometime after dinner, in 1977. Dad removed the shade from a lamp in our den. He held out a tennis ball and, with a blue felt-tip pen, ...

In brief: It might have calmed down slightly since the release of other mini consoles, but the retro market is still popular among gamers, which could explain why a full-sized version of the Commodore ...

TL;DR: Hilligoss Bakery in Indiana still uses two Commodore 64 systems as cash registers, over 42 years after their launch. Originally released in 1982, the Commodore 64 remains the highest-selling ...

Benjamin J. Heckendorn seems unusually enthused by his latest hack'n mod, calling the Commodore 64 laptop "probably one of, if not my favorite project I have done." That's saying something from the ...

Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio products, ...