Photos: Dissecting a dinosaur, the Commodore 64

Marvel at the machine that pioneered the person computer revolution; the Commodore 64. In this photo gallery we reveal the guts that gave the commodore 64 its glory.

In the early 1980s, the Commodore 64 was a very successful home personal computer. It not only played games, but also but also had word processing and a modem for downloading free and shareware applications. In many ways, the Commodore 64 was the pioneer of everything we take for granted in a personal computer world today.

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1. Chip Identified Matt -- 29/02/08

   From memory the chip you couldn't identify in photo 27 is the 8565 video chip

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2. VCO does not control Voltage Matt -- 29/02/08

   Slide 28 is not correct - a VCO changes its frequency of oscillation in response to a change in applied voltage . the VCO was a crude way of making a stable oscillator required to generate the video output frequency.
   
   I suggest you do some research before you commit yourself to print in the future.

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3. slide 20 - capacitors are the SAME size today Matt -- 29/02/08

   Capacitors of this value and rating
   25 volt 1000uF (microfarad)
   50 volt 470uF
   16 volt 2200uF
   are EXACTLY the same size today as the effective rating and capacitance is a direct function of the area of the plates.
   
   DO YOUR RESEARCH

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   1. Capacitors and power supplies Anonymous -- 29/02/08

      I agree - but you will also be aware that switched mode power supplies have changed the world. How big would a desktop or notebook PC be if we still used standard AC frequency regulated designs? (Double Huge).

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