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Sixty-nine third-party books about Commodore machines are hosted on this wiki, almost all of them for the [[Commodore 64]]. They are '''not''' service documentation: with the exceptions listed first below, none of them contains a schematic, a parts list or a component value, and none should be cited for a repair figure. For that, use [[Commodore 64 / 64C Service Manual]], [[Commodore 64 Technical Manual and Parts List]] and the [[Commodore 64 Capacitor Replacement Guide]].
This category holds third-party books about Commodore machines, almost all of them for the [[Commodore 64]]. They are not service documentation: apart from the hardware books listed first, none of them contains a schematic, a parts list or a component value. For repair figures, use [[Commodore 64 / 64C Service Manual]], [[Commodore 64 Technical Manual and Parts List]] and the [[Commodore 64 Capacitor Replacement Guide]].


This index groups them by what they are for. Every book has its own page giving the title as printed, the author, publisher, year, ISBN where the scan shows one, and the page count.
This index groups them by what they are for. Every book has its own page giving the title as printed, the author, publisher, year, ISBN where the scan shows one, and the page count.
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== Hardware and repair ==
== Hardware and repair ==


These five carry board-level or repair content. They are third-party books, so they are '''secondary''' to Commodore's own [[Commodore 64 / 64C Service Manual|service manual]] and [[Commodore 64 Technical Manual and Parts List|technical manual]] — but they are the only books here that reach the hardware at all.
These six carry chip-level, board-level or repair content. They are third-party books, so they are secondary to Commodore's own [[Commodore 64 / 64C Service Manual|service manual]] and [[Commodore 64 Technical Manual and Parts List|technical manual]].


* [[Commodore 1541 Troubleshooting & Repair Guide|Commodore 1541 Troubleshooting & Repair Guide]] — Sams, 1986 — the only 1541 circuit-level document here
* [[Commodore 1541 Troubleshooting & Repair Guide|Commodore 1541 Troubleshooting & Repair Guide]] – Sams, 1986, with the VIC-1541 schematics and circuit-level repair
* [[Commodore 64 Troubleshooting and Repair Guide]] — Robert C. Brenner, Sams, 1985, 183 pp — symptom-first diagnosis, a power supply chapter and a chapter on testing capacitors
* [[Commodore 64 Troubleshooting and Repair Guide]] – Robert C. Brenner, Sams, 1985, 183 pp: symptom-first diagnosis, a power supply chapter and a chapter on testing capacitors
* [[The Anatomy of a Commodore 64]] — Data Becker / First Publishing, 309 pp — chip level, not board level: the 6510 and 6526 in detail, a full ROM listing, '''but no schematic and no parts list'''
* [[The Anatomy of a Commodore 64]] – Data Becker / First Publishing, 309 pp: chip level, with the 6510 and 6526 in detail and a full ROM listing, but no schematic or parts list
* [[The Anatomy of the 1541 Disk Drive]] — Data Becker / First Publishing — the 1541's DOS and internal software
* [[The Anatomy of the 1541 Disk Drive]] – Data Becker / First Publishing: the 1541's DOS and internal software
* [[The Commodore 64 Kernal and Hardware Revealed]] — Nick Hampshire, Collins, 1985, 213 pp — '''reproduces Commodore's own schematic''' under licence, plus the cassette motor supply and output waveforms
* [[The Commodore 64 Kernal and Hardware Revealed]] – Nick Hampshire, Collins, 1985, 213 pp: reproduces Commodore's own schematic under licence, plus the cassette motor supply and output waveforms
* [[Troubleshooting and Repairing your Commodore 64]] — Art Margolis, TAB Books, 1985, 377 pp — '''21 test point charts and a master schematic'''
* [[Troubleshooting and Repairing your Commodore 64]] – Art Margolis, TAB Books, 1985, 377 pp: 21 test point charts and a master schematic


== References and memory maps ==
== References and memory maps ==
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Look-up material rather than tutorials.
Look-up material rather than tutorials.


* [[A pocket handbook for the Commodore 64]] — Peter Gerrard and Danny Doyle, 101 pp
* [[A pocket handbook for the Commodore 64]] – Peter Gerrard and Danny Doyle, 101 pp
* [[Commodore 64 MicroGuide]] — Professor Peter Morse and Brian Hancock, 33 pp
* [[Commodore 64 MicroGuide]] – Professor Peter Morse and Brian Hancock, 33 pp
* [[Mapping the Commodore 64]] — Sheldon Leemon, 293 pp
* [[Mapping the Commodore 64]] – Sheldon Leemon, 293 pp
* [[Programming the Commodore64]] — Raeto Collin West, 629 pp
* [[Programming the Commodore64]] – Raeto Collin West, 629 pp


== Programming ==
== Programming ==
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BASIC, machine code and general programming.
BASIC, machine code and general programming.


* [[Advanced Programming Techniques on the Commodore 64]] — David Lawrence, 189 pp
* [[Advanced Programming Techniques on the Commodore 64]] – David Lawrence, 189 pp
* [[All about the Commodore 64 Vol1]] — Craig Chamberlain, 309 pp
* [[All about the Commodore 64 Vol1]] – Craig Chamberlain, 309 pp
* [[All about the Commodore 64 Vol2]] — Craig Chamberlain, 517 pp
* [[All about the Commodore 64 Vol2]] – Craig Chamberlain, 517 pp
* [[Artificial Intelligence on the Commodore 64]] — Keith and Steven Brain, 149 pp
* [[Artificial Intelligence on the Commodore 64]] – Keith and Steven Brain, 149 pp
* [[Commodore 64 Assembler Workshop]] — Bruce Smith, 165 pp
* [[Commodore 64 Assembler Workshop]] – Bruce Smith, 165 pp
* [[Commodore 64 Assembly Language]] — Bruce Smith, 205 pp
* [[Commodore 64 Assembly Language]] – Bruce Smith, 205 pp
* [[Commodore 64 Computing]] — Ian Sinclair, 149 pp
* [[Commodore 64 Computing]] – Ian Sinclair, 149 pp
* [[Commodore 64 Disk Companion]] — David Lawrence and Mark England, 167 pp
* [[Commodore 64 Disk Companion]] – David Lawrence and Mark England, 167 pp
* [[Commodore 64 getting the most from it]] — Tim Onosko, 325 pp
* [[Commodore 64 getting the most from it]] – Tim Onosko, 325 pp
* [[Commodore 64 Machine Code Master]] — David Lawrence and Mark England, 197 pp
* [[Commodore 64 Machine Code Master]] – David Lawrence and Mark England, 197 pp
* [[Commodore64 Exposed]] — Bruce Bayley, 213 pp
* [[Commodore64 Exposed]] – Bruce Bayley, 213 pp
* [[Everything you can do with your Commodore 64]] — 253 pp
* [[Everything you can do with your Commodore 64]] – 253 pp
* [[First Book of Commodore 64]] — various, edited by COMPUTE! Publications, 277 pp
* [[First Book of Commodore 64]] – various, edited by COMPUTE! Publications, 277 pp
* [[Machine Code Games Routines for the Commodore 64]] — Paul Roper, 191 pp
* [[Machine Code Games Routines for the Commodore 64]] – Paul Roper, 191 pp
* [[Machine Language for Beginners]] — COMPUTE! Publications
* [[Machine Language for Beginners]] – COMPUTE! Publications
* [[Machine Language Rutines for the Commodore 64]] — various, edited by COMPUTE! Publications, 278 pp
* [[Machine Language Rutines for the Commodore 64]] – various, edited by COMPUTE! Publications, 278 pp
* [[Mastering machine code on your Commodore 64]] — Mark Greenshields, 253 pp
* [[Mastering machine code on your Commodore 64]] – Mark Greenshields, 253 pp
* [[Mastering the Commodore 64]] — Mark Greenshields, 229 pp
* [[Mastering the Commodore 64]] – Mark Greenshields, 229 pp
* [[Run Works]]
* [[Run Works]]
* [[Second Book of Commodore 64]] — various, edited by COMPUTE! Publications, 280 pp
* [[Second Book of Commodore 64]] – various, edited by COMPUTE! Publications, 280 pp
* [[Software Projects C64]] — Rudolf Smit, 113 pp
* [[Software Projects C64]] – Rudolf Smit, 113 pp
* [[Supercharge your Commodore 64]] — Barry Thomas, 165 pp
* [[Supercharge your Commodore 64]] – Barry Thomas, 165 pp
* [[The Advanced Commodore 64 Handbook]] — Peter Lupton and Frazer Robinson, 269 pp
* [[The Advanced Commodore 64 Handbook]] – Peter Lupton and Frazer Robinson, 269 pp
* [[The Commodore 64 Disk Book]] — Tony Hetherington and Gordon Hamlett, 101 pp
* [[The Commodore 64 Disk Book]] – Tony Hetherington and Gordon Hamlett, 101 pp
* [[The Commodore Disk and Printer Handbook]] — David Bridges and Helen Naylor, 221 pp
* [[The Commodore Disk and Printer Handbook]] – David Bridges and Helen Naylor, 221 pp
* [[The Easy Guide to Your Commodore 64]] — Joseph Kascmer, 149 pp
* [[The Easy Guide to Your Commodore 64]] – Joseph Kascmer, 149 pp
* [[Tricks and Tips for your Commodore 64]] — Klaus Gerits, Lothar Englisch and Michael Angerhausen, 293 pp
* [[Tricks and Tips for your Commodore 64]] – Klaus Gerits, Lothar Englisch and Michael Angerhausen, 293 pp
* [[Using the C64]] — Peter Gerrard, 341 pp
* [[Using the C64]] – Peter Gerrard, 341 pp
* [[Very Basic BASIC]]
* [[Very Basic BASIC]]
* [[Your Commodore 64]] — John Heilborn and Ran Talbott, 467 pp
* [[Your Commodore 64]] – John Heilborn and Ran Talbott, 467 pp


== Graphics, sound and music ==
== Graphics, sound and music ==
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The VIC-II and the SID.
The VIC-II and the SID.


* [[Fist Book of Commodore 64 Sound and Graphics]] — various, edited by COMPUTE! Publications, 293 pp
* [[Fist Book of Commodore 64 Sound and Graphics]] – various, edited by COMPUTE! Publications, 293 pp
* [[Machine code graphics and sound for the Commodore 64]] — Mark England and David Lawrence, 231 pp
* [[Machine code graphics and sound for the Commodore 64]] – Mark England and David Lawrence, 231 pp
* [[Micro Music for the Commodore 64 and BBC Computer]] — Gary Herman, 221 pp
* [[Micro Music for the Commodore 64 and BBC Computer]] – Gary Herman, 221 pp
* [[Sprites and Sound on the C64]] — Peter Gerrard, 259 pp
* [[Sprites and Sound on the C64]] – Peter Gerrard, 259 pp
* [[The Commodore 64 Music Book]] — James Vogel and Nevin B. Scrimshaw, 141 pp
* [[The Commodore 64 Music Book]] – James Vogel and Nevin B. Scrimshaw, 141 pp


== Applications and business ==
== Applications and business ==
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Spreadsheets, databases, communications and practical programs.
Spreadsheets, databases, communications and practical programs.


* [[Business Applications for the Commodore 64]] — James Hall, 213 pp
* [[Business Applications for the Commodore 64]] – James Hall, 213 pp
* [[Data file handler for the Commodore 64]] — Blaine D. Standage, John L. Darling and Kenneth D. Standage, 293 pp
* [[Data file handler for the Commodore 64]] – Blaine D. Standage, John L. Darling and Kenneth D. Standage, 293 pp
* [[Football Pools With The Commodore 64]] — 179 pp
* [[Football Pools With The Commodore 64]] – 179 pp
* [[GEOS Inside and Out]] — Abacus
* [[GEOS Inside and Out]] – Abacus
* [[GEOS Tips and Tricks]] — Abacus
* [[GEOS Tips and Tricks]] – Abacus
* [[Simulation techniques on the Commodore 64]] — John Cochrane, 181 pp
* [[Simulation techniques on the Commodore 64]] – John Cochrane, 181 pp
* [[Telecomputing on the Commodore 64]] — various, edited by COMPUTE! Publications, 245 pp
* [[Telecomputing on the Commodore 64]] – various, edited by COMPUTE! Publications, 245 pp
* [[The Micro Enquirer]]
* [[The Micro Enquirer]]
* [[The Power of Calc Result for the Commodore 64]] — Robert E. Williams, 205 pp
* [[The Power of Calc Result for the Commodore 64]] – Robert E. Williams, 205 pp
* [[The Working Commodore 64]] — David Lawrence, 181 pp
* [[The Working Commodore 64]] – David Lawrence, 181 pp


== Games and type-in listings ==
== Games and type-in listings ==
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Programs to key in.
Programs to key in.


* [[Brain Teasers for the Commodore 64]] — Genevieve Ludinski, B.Sc.(Hons) A.M.B.C.S., 149 pp
* [[Brain Teasers for the Commodore 64]] – Genevieve Ludinski, B.Sc.(Hons) A.M.B.C.S., 149 pp
* [[Commodore 64 Adventures]] — Mike Grace, 229 pp
* [[Commodore 64 Adventures]] – Mike Grace, 229 pp
* [[Commodore 64 and 128 Collection]] — various, edited by COMPUTE! Publications, 309 pp
* [[Commodore 64 and 128 Collection]] – various, edited by COMPUTE! Publications, 309 pp
* [[First Book of Commodore 64 Games]] — various, edited by COMPUTE! Publications, 229 pp
* [[First Book of Commodore 64 Games]] – various, edited by COMPUTE! Publications, 229 pp
* [[Games for your Commodore 64]] — Kieron Brennan, 131 pp
* [[Games for your Commodore 64]] – Kieron Brennan, 131 pp
* [[Second Book of Commodore 64 Games]] — various, edited by COMPUTE! Publications, 293 pp
* [[Second Book of Commodore 64 Games]] – various, edited by COMPUTE! Publications, 293 pp
* [[Sixty Programs for the Commodore 64]] — Robert Erskine and Humphrey Walwyn, with Paul Stanley and Michael Bews, 389 pp
* [[Sixty Programs for the Commodore 64]] – Robert Erskine and Humphrey Walwyn, with Paul Stanley and Michael Bews, 389 pp
* [[The Commodore 64 Games Book]] — 147 pp
* [[The Commodore 64 Games Book]] – 147 pp


== Education and children ==
== Education and children ==
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Written for schools, for teaching, or for young readers.
Written for schools, for teaching, or for young readers.


* [[A childs guide to the Commodore 64]] — John Dewhirst, 101 pp
* [[A childs guide to the Commodore 64]] – John Dewhirst, 101 pp
* [[DIY Robotics and Sensors]]
* [[DIY Robotics and Sensors]]
* [[Leaning through LOGO]] — the page title's spelling is the wiki's; the book is about learning through LOGO
* [[Leaning through LOGO]] – ''Microchild: Learning through LOGO'', Serafim Gascoigne, Macmillan, 1984
* [[Logo and more for the Commodore 64]] — Richard Lambert, illustrated by Anita Jones, 133 pp
* [[Logo and more for the Commodore 64]] – Richard Lambert, illustrated by Anita Jones, 133 pp
* [[Mathematics on the Commodore 64]] — Czes Kosniowski, 165 pp
* [[Mathematics on the Commodore 64]] – Czes Kosniowski, 165 pp
* [[Programming for education on the Commodore 64]] — John Scriven and Patrick Hall, 165 pp
* [[Programming for education on the Commodore 64]] – John Scriven and Patrick Hall, 165 pp


== Related ==
== Related ==


* [[:Category:Commodore Documentation]] — everything Commodore, including the manufacturer documentation
* [[:Category:Commodore Documentation]] – everything Commodore, including the manufacturer documentation
* [[:Category:Commodore Technical Manuals]] — Commodore's own service and technical manuals
* [[:Category:Commodore Technical Manuals]] – Commodore's own service and technical manuals
* [[Commodore 64]] · [[Commodore 64C]] · [[Commodore VIC-20]] · [[Commodore PET 2001]]
* [[Commodore 64]] · [[Commodore 64C]] · [[Commodore VIC-20]] · [[Commodore PET 2001]]


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[[Category:Commodore_Documentation]]
[[Category:Commodore_Documentation]]

Latest revision as of 13:02, 30 September 2026

📖 Commodore Books
Commodore Books from 3rd party publishers



This category holds third-party books about Commodore machines, almost all of them for the Commodore 64. They are not service documentation: apart from the hardware books listed first, none of them contains a schematic, a parts list or a component value. For repair figures, use Commodore 64 / 64C Service Manual, Commodore 64 Technical Manual and Parts List and the Commodore 64 Capacitor Replacement Guide.

This index groups them by what they are for. Every book has its own page giving the title as printed, the author, publisher, year, ISBN where the scan shows one, and the page count.

Hardware and repair

[edit | edit source]

These six carry chip-level, board-level or repair content. They are third-party books, so they are secondary to Commodore's own service manual and technical manual.

References and memory maps

[edit | edit source]

Look-up material rather than tutorials.

Programming

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BASIC, machine code and general programming.

Graphics, sound and music

[edit | edit source]

The VIC-II and the SID.

Applications and business

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Spreadsheets, databases, communications and practical programs.

Games and type-in listings

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Programs to key in.

Education and children

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Written for schools, for teaching, or for young readers.

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