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== History == | == History == | ||
Commodore sold 2 million C64s in 1983. Annual sales were still 1.25 million in 1989 and fell to 175,000 in 1993.<ref name="ars" /> Commodore | Commodore sold 2 million C64s in 1983. Annual sales were still 1.25 million in 1989 and fell to 175,000 in 1993.<ref name="ars" /> Commodore's annual reports gave combined C64 and C128 sales, about 12.35 million in total; from them and internal records the Commodore International Historical Society estimates 10.6 million C64s. It found that the often-quoted 17 million is not in Commodore's 1993 annual report.<ref name="cihs">Dave McMurtrie, [https://commodore.international/2021/07/05/how-many-c64-and-c128-were-actually-sold/ "How many C64 (and C128) were actually sold?"], Commodore International Historical Society, 5 July 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-01.</ref> David Pleasance, Commodore UK's former managing director, said in 2019 that the figures he saw during a management buyout attempt put it "just a tad under 27 million".<ref name="bcs" /> Commodore International went into liquidation in April 1994.<ref name="bcs" /> | ||
Variants listed by the C64-Wiki include the SX-64 portable (1983), the C64C in a flatter case (1986), the low-cost C64G (1988) and the keyboardless C64 Games System (1990).<ref name="c64w" /> | Variants listed by the C64-Wiki include the SX-64 portable (1983), the C64C in a flatter case (1986), the low-cost C64G (1988) and the keyboardless C64 Games System (1990).<ref name="c64w">C64-Wiki, [https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/C64 "C64"]. Retrieved 2026-10-01.</ref> | ||
== Processor and memory == | == Processor and memory == | ||
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| [[Commodore 64 / 64C Service Manual]] || March 1992, PN-314001-03. Specifications, circuit theory, troubleshooting table, board identification, and parts lists, layouts and schematics for 326298, 250407, 250425, 250466 (B-3) and 250469 (E). The only hosted Commodore source for the B-3 and E boards. | | [[Commodore 64 / 64C Service Manual]] || March 1992, PN-314001-03. Specifications, circuit theory, troubleshooting table, board identification, and parts lists, layouts and schematics for 326298, 250407, 250425, 250466 (B-3) and 250469 (E). The only hosted Commodore source for the B-3 and E boards. | ||
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| [[Commodore 64 Service Manual (1985 Mar)]] and [[Commodore 64 Service Manual (1985 Sep)]] || Earlier scans of the same manual, PN-314001-02, covering 326298, 250407 and 250425 | | [[Commodore 64 Service Manual (1985 Mar)]] and [[Commodore 64 Service Manual (1985 Sep)]] || Earlier scans of the same manual, PN-314001-02, covering 326298, 250407 and 250425. | ||
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| [[Commodore 64 Technical Manual and Parts List]] || P/N 990439. Commodore's drawing packages for assemblies 250407 (rev. B) and 326298, with parts lists, layouts and schematics. | | [[Commodore 64 Technical Manual and Parts List]] || P/N 990439. Commodore's drawing packages for assemblies 250407 (rev. B) and 326298, with parts lists, layouts and schematics. | ||
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| [[Commodore 64 Diagnostic Instruction and Troubleshooting Manual (326070-01)]] || Commodore's dealer diagnostic cartridge and harness. | | [[Commodore 64 Diagnostic Instruction and Troubleshooting Manual (326070-01)]] || Commodore's dealer diagnostic cartridge and harness. | ||
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| [[Commodore 64GS Technical Data (400401-01, 1990 | | [[Commodore 64GS Technical Data (400401-01, 1990 Nov)]] || The C64 Games System, assembly level only. | ||
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| [[Commodore Test Cartridge Index]] || Diagnostic cartridges. | | [[Commodore Test Cartridge Index]] || Diagnostic cartridges. | ||
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=== Books === | === Books === | ||
The wiki hosts many third-party C64 books; [[:Category:Commodore Books]] is the annotated index. Most are programming books. Those that cover the hardware include [[Troubleshooting and Repairing your Commodore 64]] (Art Margolis, TAB Books), [[Commodore 64 Troubleshooting and Repair Guide]] (Robert C. Brenner, Howard W. Sams), [[The Commodore 64 Kernal and Hardware Revealed]] (Nick Hampshire, Collins) and [[The Anatomy of | The wiki hosts many third-party C64 books; [[:Category:Commodore Books]] is the annotated index. Most are programming books. Those that cover the hardware include [[Troubleshooting and Repairing your Commodore 64]] (Art Margolis, TAB Books), [[Commodore 64 Troubleshooting and Repair Guide]] (Robert C. Brenner, Howard W. Sams), [[The Commodore 64 Kernal and Hardware Revealed]] (Nick Hampshire, Collins) and [[The Anatomy of the Commodore 64]] (Data Becker). They are secondary to Commodore's manuals. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||