News

25-Year-Old Commodore 65 Computer Sells for $23,000 on eBay

No, that headline is not a typo: though anyone alive during the Eighties will be familiar with popular home computer the Commodore 64, its lesser-known younger cousin the Commodore 65 was released in 1990 as a bridge between the 8-bit C64 and Commodore’s 16-bit machine, the Amiga.

Though the C65 (or Commodore 64DX, as it was also known) was also 8-bit, and backwards-compatible with the C64, it offered similar functionality to the more advanced Amiga, with upgradeable RAM and a 3.5-inch integrated floppy disk drive.

Only between 50 and 200 C65s still exist – the project was cancelled not long after it went into production – so when this particular model popped up on eBay, there was a fervent rush of bids, finally culminating in a $23,000 sale.

Source: Gizmodo

Ashley Allen

Disqus Comments Loading...

Recent Posts

Sharkoon Unveils SKILLER SGK40 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

Sharkoon Technologies has today unveiled their SKILLER SGK40, a customizable mechanical gaming keyboard with edge…

6 mins ago

MSI MAG 274UPF E2 4K Ultra HD Monitor Coming Soon

MSI has just revealed their latest feature-packed gaming monitor, the MSI MAG 274UPF E2. It…

1 hour ago

Thermaltake Reveal New S250 TG ARGB Mid-Tower Case

Thermaltake has just revealed its latest addition to its already packed and awesome case collection,…

1 hour ago

No Man’s Sky Orbital Update Trailer Released

Hello Games continues its road to redemption with No Man's Sky, however, I'd say we're…

2 hours ago

Cooler Master Reveals TD500 MAX ATX Case

Cooler Master, one of the biggest names for PC cases and PC cooling has today…

2 hours ago

Ranch Simulator Hits 1 Million Copies Sold

Ranch Simulator, a game which I hadn't heard of until today, has just reached a…

19 hours ago