“Commodore 64” Logo

A repackaged and redesigned Commodore 64 which came out in 1987 with a slimmer case similar to the case used on the Commodore 128. A newer chip was used, the 6510, but otherwise nothing else changed. It remained fully compatible with the original Commodore 64 and Commodore 128 when using it’s C64 mode.

It was launched at a time when the Commodore Amiga and Atari St were already established and popular therefore the Commodore 64C never reached the same success of it’s predecessor.

The improved optics and keyboard does make it a more pleasant machine to use than the original Commodore 64.

British Sales Advertisement for the Commodore 64C and Commodore Amiga 500

There are several Commodore 64 Emulators available on the internet. Below is information about Vice for Windows version 2.1 that works well and can be used to try out some of the software that was available for the machine. The chess software that was available is also shown under this section. You might want to try out the emulator and at the same time play a game with some of the listed chess software.

C64TPC is a nice Utility tool that allows you to connect your PC to a Commodore 64/128 and load D64 and PRG Files directly to your Commodore 64/128. Instead of using an Emulator you can play with your Commodore 64 or 128. Click on the Icon below for details on C64TPC and also on the Chess Software that works with this Utility.

Did you know that there was also a Game Cartridge available for the Commodore 64/128, dedicated exclusively to chess?