Tape Drive for Commodore 64 Personal Computer, 1985
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The Commodore 64 made home computing accessible to a broad public in the 1980s. Released in 1982 as a successor to the VIC-20, the C64 was priced cheaply and was essential in establishing the home computing market. As an early platform for growing consumer-friendly software and game industries, it remains one of the top-selling personal computers of all time.
The Commodore 64 made home computing accessible to a broad public in the 1980s. Released in 1982 as a successor to the VIC-20, the C64 was priced cheaply and was essential in establishing the home computing market. As an early platform for growing consumer-friendly software and game industries, it remains one of the top-selling personal computers of all time.
Artifact
Tape drive
Date Made
1985
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Pennsylvania, West Chester
Creator Notes
Made in Japan for Commodore Business Machines, West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2009.102.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Color
Brown
Gray (Color)
Tan (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 2 in
Width: 6 in
Length: 8 in
Inscriptions
On top: commodore/ SAVE/ RECORD/ PLAY/ REWIND/ FFWD/ STOP/ EJECT On bottom: commodore/ DATASETTE/ SERIAL NO.S 171668/ MADE IN JAPAN On bottom: FCC ID: BR99VM C2 N - B/ commodore/ MADE IN JAPAN On bottom: CERTIFIED TO COMPLY WITH CLASS B/ LIMITS PART 15 OF FCC RULES./...
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