Do you know what's the best-selling desktop computer of all time?

Choose your answer and the correct choice will be revealed. Correct Answer: Commodore 64 What was Comdex before it was shut down in the early 2000s? The Commodore 64 took CES 1982 by storm, promising a system that was considerably more powerful than anything offered by competitors while costing only $595. This price reportedly shocked Atari employees visiting Commodore's booth and was made possible by the company's strategic vertical integration. Commodore had recently acquired MOS Technology's semiconductor fabrication plants, significantly reducing production costs, with each Commodore 64 unit costing only about $135 to manufacture. The original Commodore 64 featured a 1 MHz CPU and 64 KB of RAM, specifications impressive for its time. The $595 price tag would equate to roughly $1,950 in today's dollars (as of 2025). Commodore quickly capitalized on this competitive advantage. By the end of 1982, the company had sold approximately 360,000 units, a number that nearly quadrupled t ... Read full article.