1982 Commodore 64 Commercial – Taking a Bite out of Apple

This is a commercial for the Commodore 64 home computer, aired in 1982 on U.S. television.

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Drahken: Yeah, that’s the one. Man, it’s been a long time since I saw one of those. I had completely...
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Peter FoxHusky: Dar, no monitor but a color TV for both the C64 and for just watching television.
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Daniel Th1rte3n: Another excellent piece! I was aware of this property as a kid, but never owned any of the toys,...
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