Commodore 64: Great?

I grew up with the Amiga 1000 (thanks to my Dad). It should have been much higher on the list because it was way better than existing computers and paved the way for desktop video editing. The OS was pretty good (better than Windows of today) and I bet if I get it out from my storage boxes, it would still work!

I thoroughly enjoyed the top 25, with or without enclusion of the C64. In fact, I never considered it while reading despite my huge bias towards the system. It was my first and only computer until 1997 when the VIC chip finally toasted itself.

The Commodore 64 came at a time when I was more interested in the nuts and bolts of computers. It was more than a computer, it was an invaluable educational tool that unlocked the secrets of sounds and graphics and had some pretty good free applications if you were patient enough to type them in from out of a magazine. It was also the last machine I felt comfortable programming with machine language.

When I bought my first PC in the spring of 1987 (brand loyalty dictated the purchase of one of Commodore's PC's but I've owned many other brands since then), the party was officially over as far as the C64 was concerned. Today, I'm more of an end-user than a tinkerer, and I'd be happy if I never wrote another line of code of any kind. But I don't think I've changed, it seems to me it's more the public's attitude toward computers and what they're for... it's like the "gee whiz" has gone out of them.

This is the first computer I ever used, Gautlet was the best game ever.

Actually the commodore was the computer all the hacker groups of the 80's used in silicon valley during the Legion of Doom, Nihilist Order, and Phoenix Fortress sting. Most or nearly ALL BBS's during the 80's in silicon valley were C=64 systems. If it weren't for those hacker groups during the mid 80's who were busted, Reagan would have never made and passed Computer crimes law. Before the Nihilist Order group, who used c=64's, were arrested computer crime was not charged as a "computer crime", they were felonies charged as grand theft and fraud.
Also, before the Amiga was introduced publically, it was privately introduced by a salesman from Commodore at a small public domain shareware group started by a 14 year old in San Jose called "C=64 Exchange".

We'll miss Karl too in Nigeria. He's an inspiration-dedicated, loyal and happy on the job. Every employers dream come true. We join u all in saying Goodluck Karl! We wish u tons of good fortune in your new endeavour and we trust , no matter where or what u"ll be treasured as we have treasured u over the years. Its really funny that all the times i've read PC World on line, it never occured to me to subscribe, its Karl's departure and the wish to post this comment that actually dragged it to my attention. What a blessing he's continued to be, even in departure-great guy!