Commodore 64: 8-bit computers of the world's most famous turns thirty

The Commodore 64 was unveiled for the first time 30 years ago more or less these days, and then officially debut at CES in January 1982. The box-shaped beige-brown loaf is now a piece of history, a milestone that marked the computerization for tens of millions of families (where sales are estimated between 12.5 and 17 million units).

The computer was equipped with 64 kilobytes of RAM (hence the name) and boasted not only a price, but also superior performance compared to other computers of the period as the Apple II, IBM clones and the Atari 8-bit. This has meant that between 1983 and 1986 Commodore maintained a position of market dominance, with a share of about 35% of all systems sold in those years.

The Commodore 64 is not only alive in the memory of those who lived through those years, but it's actually playable in a multitude of emulators and the real is also a nostalgic retro-modern computer that includes an Intel Atom 64-bit, made ​​by a 'company which he acquired last summer.