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Published: 04 Jul 2007 15:14 BST

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The Commodore 64 personal computer, also known as the C64, came out in 1982 for $599 (£297). Its name referred to its 64KB of RAM. It's no surprise that many people cite the Commodore 64 as their first computer; the company sold about 20 million of them between 1982 and 1993.

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