Stefan Höltgen et al., "Commodore 64: Past, Present, and Future of a Home Computer" (Projekt Verlag, 2026)
About this episode
The episode discusses the significance of the Commodore 64 and its impact on society and technology.
The Commodore 64 is the most significant computer of its era. From 1982 to 1994, a total of 27 million units were sold—more than any other computer from a single manufacturer afterwards. Due to its widespread use as well as its technical features, the C64 has a huge international following—even to this day. The 19 contributions compiled in Commodore 64: Past, Present, and Future of a Home Computer (Projekt Verlag, 2026) illustrate the significance of the platform for the digitalization of society, the general public’s computer science knowledge, as well as digital art and culture—both in the past, present, and also in the future. Volume 5 of the »Computer Archaeology« series is partly based on the conference of the same name held in 2024 at the University of Bonn and has here been supplemented with additional contributions from the fields of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and digital humanities. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master’s degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two…
Topics covered
- Commodore 64
- digitalization
- computer science
- digital art
- game studies
- artificial intelligence
- quantum computing
Keywords
- Commodore 64
- digital culture
- game design
- computer history
- artificial intelligence
- quantum computing
- digital humanities
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Projekt Verlag, HNU University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm
Books & works: Commodore 64: Past, Present, and Future of a Home Computer
Places: University of Bonn, Germany
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