Q 01/05

The number in the Commodore 64's name refers to how many of what the home computer had?

A) Colors on screen

B) Kilobytes of memory

C) Keys on the keyboard

D) Bits in the processor

Answer · why

B) Kilobytes of memory

Kilobytes of memory gave the machine its name: Commodore's boss demanded 64 KB of RAM, betting that pricey memory chips would be cheap by the time pro...

Q 02/05

What kitchen-inspired nickname do fans give the original Commodore 64 because of its chunky, rounded case?

A) The Breadbin

B) The Toaster

C) The Biscuit Tin

D) The Lunchbox

Answer · why

A) The Breadbin

The Breadbin name stuck after 1986, when Commodore launched the restyled 64C and owners needed a way to tell the old case from the new.

Q 03/05

Quantum Link, a 1985 online service for Commodore 64 owners, later grew into which giant internet provider?

A) MSN

B) GEnie

C) AOL

D) Juno

Answer · why

C) AOL

AOL began life as Quantum Link: the service was renamed America Online in 1989 and opened up to PC users.

Q 04/05

Which company sold Commodore its BASIC language for a one-off fee, earning no royalty on any Commodore 64?

A) WordPerfect

B) Borland

C) VisiCorp

D) Microsoft

Answer · why

D) Microsoft

Microsoft took a flat payment in 1977 after Commodore's boss turned down Bill Gates's request for a fee on every machine sold.

Q 05/05

Before computers, Commodore began in the 1950s by importing and selling which portable office machines?

A) Typewriters

B) Cash registers

C) Dictaphones

D) Telex machines

Answer · why

A) Typewriters

Typewriters gave Commodore its start: the firm was incorporated in 1958 as Commodore Portable Typewriter to import machines made in Czechoslovakia.