The Commodore 64
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This computer had specific features -- the PETSCII character set, built-in BASIC, and the specific appearance of the screen -- that result in 10 PRINT's output appearing in the particular way that it does. At the same time, it was one home computer among many during the early 1980s, and it was only one of the main machines that formed the context of personal computing, or home computing, in this significant era. There were important features of the Commodore 64 that distinguished it from other computers of the time, and from earlier Commodore computers, just as other important features bound it together with other computers making their way into the home. | This computer had specific features -- the PETSCII character set, built-in BASIC, and the specific appearance of the screen -- that result in 10 PRINT's output appearing in the particular way that it does. At the same time, it was one home computer among many during the early 1980s, and it was only one of the main machines that formed the context of personal computing, or home computing, in this significant era. There were important features of the Commodore 64 that distinguished it from other computers of the time, and from earlier Commodore computers, just as other important features bound it together with other computers making their way into the home. | ||
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| + | = Home Computing beyond the Hobbyist = | ||
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| + | [This should pick up where the BASIC discussion of hobbyist microcomputing/home computing left off and describe things like computers in schools, the way retail sales of computers were done, user's groups, and BBSs. This is more general than the section below, so should come first. -Nick] | ||
= Commodore Business Machines = | = Commodore Business Machines = | ||
