Commodore Advert - 1982
From Magazine
There's a Commodore Computer for every person, purpose and pocketbook
This advert, from Practical Computing, shows Commodore's range of computers and printers in the hands of archetypal business suits and the nuclear family.
It includes the recently-launched VIC-20 - the first computer to sell one million units - and the last classic PET models in the 8000 series, plus a rather large 5.25" dual floppy drive and a re-badged printer.
The guy at the back holding the PET in the air is probably a weightlifter, as these things weight in at about 20 kilos (44 pounds).
It's also slightly curious as the advert gives the address of Commodore Electronics Limited's European headquarters - Dufourstraße in Basel, Switzerland.
CEL was based out in Hong Kong and seemed to have been considered within the wider Commodore as some sort of Siberian gulag, should anyone get posted there.
Date created: 01 July 2012
Last updated: 24 September 2025
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