Just because a gadget is technically obsolete doesn't mean it doesn't work. The latest example can be found in Gdansk, Poland, where a sharp Facebook user found an old Commodore 64 running a car repair shop.
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The Commodore 64, first released in 1982, has been compared to the Ford Model T in that it was a the first computer within reach of average consumers. While an Apple II, for example, cost $2,638 and came with just 48K of RAM, the Commodore 64 cost a mere $595 while promising 64K RAM. Approximately 17 million Commodore 64s were sold, so you shouldn't be too surprised that a few are not only clinging to life but still in daily operation.
Despite the success of the 64, Commodore fell behind IBM and Apple in appealing to corporate clients. It's business offering, Amiga, was widely maligned and credited with bankrupting the company. Even to this day, though, Commodore has a few fans who are as hardcore as the car repair shop in Gdansk.
Source: Sploid, Commodore 64
David Grossman is a staff writer for PopularMechanics.com. He's previously written for The Verge, Rolling Stone, The New Republic and several other publications. He's based out of Brooklyn.
