Commodore History

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Introducing the Brand new Commodore gaming PC


Commodore holds a unique place in computer and gaming history. The company played a much overlooked pioneering role in making computers available to the general public by creating the home computer business model and made many other monumental achievements. The new Commodore gaming PC stands firmly on this legendary foundation to build the future in high end gaming.


Dawn of the PC era In 1977, before anyone else, Commodore International Corporation released the first ever personal computer, the Personal Electronic Transactor (PET), and as a result created a revolutionary new market, one that also served to introduce many to the joys and thrills of electronic games.


Š Flash Attack / 1980 / Timothy Stryker and Kenneth Wasserman


Š Adventureland / 1978 / Scott Adams / Adventure International


Evolution In 1981 Commodore released the follow up to the PET, the VIC-20. While it was not the most powerful computer of its generation, the features and low price proved very popular with the public. It has the distinction of being the first computer to sell over 1 million units. In total 2.5 million were sold before manufacturing ceased in 1985.


Š The Last Ninja / 1987 / System 3


Revolution While the previous models had proven a success, the release of the Commodore 64 completely changed the face of the computer industry. Released in 1982 as a successor to the VIC-20, the C64 offered an unprecedented price to performance proposition. Also famous for its rich catalogue of available games, the C64 remained a hit during its production life (1982-1994), selling around 17 million units. It is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the best selling single computer model of all times.


Š Gods / 1991 / The Bitmap Brothers


A step into the future In 1985, Commodore, after having bought Amiga Corp, launched the first incarnation of the Commodore Amiga, the Amiga 1000. The machine possessed a custom chipset with advanced graphics and sound capabilities, and a sophisticated multitasking operating system. Introducing gamers to explosions of colour and parallax scrolling years before the 16-bit game consoles hit the market, the Amiga has always been considered ahead of its time.


Redefining the line between gaming and reality

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Now, 25 years from the launch of the world’s most successful computer, Commodore Gaming is marking a new chapter in history and reaffirming Commodore’s close relationship with gaming. Staying true to the Commodore spirit of offering original and inspiring products, Commodore Gaming has developed a killer line-up of high end gaming PCs: the Commodore g, the Commodore gs, the Commodore gx and the Commodore xx.


Check out these C-kins and many more at: www.commodoregaming.com


These machines feature nothing but the highest quality and most powerful components, fine tuned and configured to run today’s most demanding PC games without breaking a sweat thanks to our exclusive and advanced ICE Cube cooling system, ensuring continuous maximum performance. What’s more, through our C-kin process, the smooth cases of the Commodore gaming PCs can be personalized to a degree that has never been seen before, effectively making them an open and inviting canvas for graphic artists, painters and photographers worldwide.



Did you know that Commodore was the first to... * release a personal computer, the Commodore Personal Electronic Transactor (PET);

* release a colour microcomputer to sell for under 300 U.S. Dollars, the Commodore VIC-20;

* release the first computer to sell over 1 million units, the Commodore VIC-20;

* release a computer that is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the best selling single computer model of all time, the Commodore 64;

* release a multimedia computer with a multitasking operating system, the Commodore Amiga 1000;

* release a 32-bit gaming console, the Commodore Amiga-based Commodore CD32;

* create an unprecedented extensive range of customizable and durable case designs to go with their Commodore gaming PCs.


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