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| - | [title|Commodore Desktop |
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| - | [summary]Repair Guides for Commodore Desktops.[/summary] |
| + | [summary]Repair Guides for Commodore Desktops. The Commodore PC compatible systems are a line of IBM PC compatible personal computers introduced in 1984 by Commodore Business Machines, a home computer manufacturer.[/summary] |
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| + | [page_title|Commodore Desktop Repair] |
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| + | == Video Guides == |
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| + | A somewhat slow, but decent, troubleshooting/disassembly guide for the Commodore SX-64. |
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| + | [video|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXlblGvNtOs] |
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| + | == Background and Identification == |
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| + | The Commodore PC compatible systems are a line of IBM personal computers introduced in 1984 by Commodore Business Machines, a home computer manufacturer. Commodore PC systems are incompatible with Commodore’s prior Commodore 64 and Amiga architectures. Commodore PC systems are generally considered good, serviceable, but unspectacular workhorse PCs. |
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| + | Commodore signed a deal with Intel in 1984 to second-source manufacture the Intel 8088 CPU, which is also used in the IBM PC, in addition to a license to manufacture a computer based on the Dynalogic Hyperion. In 1987, the first Commodore desktop model, the PC-10, was introduced and sold for USD $559 without the monitor (equivalent to USD $1258 in 2019). The PC-10 was sold alongside Commodore’s Amiga and Commodore 64c/128 series of home and graphics computers. The PC-10 was comparable in the desktop computer market to the Blue Chip PC, Leading Edge Model D, and Tandy 1000 line of PC compatibles. |
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| + | The Commodore PC compatible systems include the PC-I (or PC1), PC-5, PC-10, PC-20, Colt, PC-30, PC-40, PC-50, and PC-60 models. The PC-I is a small-form-factor low-end non-expandable system with a 4.77 MHz 8088 processor, Hercules/CGA graphics, and one 5.25-inch floppy disk drive. The PC-5 is a full-size PC/XT-clone with a monochrome text card and 512k of memory; this model is expandable with up to five 8-bit ISA cards. The PC-10 is a full AT-sized model with an 8088 processor and Hercules/CGA/Plantronics Colorplus graphics provided by an ATI Graphics Solution card. The PC-20 is a PC-10 with a 20 MB hard disk. The Colt is a rebranded PC-10-III. The PC-30 is a PC-AT compatible system with a 12 MHZ 80286 CPU and a 20 MB hard disk. The PC-40 is a 12 MHz PC-AT system with 1 MB of RAM, onboard VGA/EGA/CGA and Hercules video graphics, and hard disk options between 20 and 80 MB. The PC-50 is based on the 386SX model running at 16 MHz that includes a 40 MB to 100 MB hard disk. The PC-60 is a 25 MHz 386 system with FPU that came in a tower case with a 60 MB to 200 MB hard disk. |
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| + | == Additional Information == |
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| + | * [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_PC_compatible_systems|Wikipedia: Commodore PC compatible systems] |
| + | * [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_International|Wikipedia: Commodore international] |
| + | * [link|https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-golden-age-of-commodore-computers|PCMag: The Golden Age of Commodore Computers] |
| + | * [link|http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/8239/Commodore/|Commodore Company Computing History] |
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