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The C64 was very clearly Commodore's attempt to use its technology to make an Apple II-style home computer. Oh! I just checked on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
by colomon 13y ago
The C64 was very clearly Commodore's attempt to use its technology to make an Apple II-style home computer.
Oh! I just checked on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_PET#Origins_and_the_early_models http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_PET#Origins_and_the_e... and here's something I didn't know: "In September 1976 Peddle got a demonstration of Jobs and Wozniak's Apple II prototype, when Jobs was offering to sell it to Commodore, but Commodore considered Jobs' offer too expensive." So it turns out even the PET was at least somewhat inspired by the Apple II.
Like I said, I loved my C64. But I remember when it came out, and everyone understood it was Commodore's answer to the Apple II. A very successful answer, mind you!
- danmaz74 13y agoThis is funny. Chuck Peddle had designed the first microcomputer design around the MOS 6502 - that's the MOS Technology KIM-1 (1975), which was a reference board and was sold as a kit. The Apple I was mostly inspired by that - which is normal, considering that it was the reference board. I seriously doubt that Peddle needed much inspiration from Apple for the PET.