Comment C64 was nothing special (Score 1) 463
Frankly, C64 didn't have anything special to offer compared to other 8-bit computers. In many aspects it was even worse than some other architectures, and had nothing really special to offer. (Well, expect the SID sound processor, which was better than most others.)
C-64 basically got popular because it was a natural continuation to the popular VIC-20. Amiga got popular later for the same reason. It was like the C-64 v2.0. Or VIC-20 v3.0. (Or PET v4.0?)
I believe that many arctitectures like MSX, Atari 800XL, Amstrad etc. were technically better than C-64, but eventually lost the battle because they didn't gain the "critical mass" (enough people to share illegal copies of software with their friends. Yes, much of the success of the C-64 was because of PIRACY!). That being said, the mentioned computers were still pretty popular compared to some other failures.
C-64 basically got popular because it was a natural continuation to the popular VIC-20. Amiga got popular later for the same reason. It was like the C-64 v2.0. Or VIC-20 v3.0. (Or PET v4.0?)
I believe that many arctitectures like MSX, Atari 800XL, Amstrad etc. were technically better than C-64, but eventually lost the battle because they didn't gain the "critical mass" (enough people to share illegal copies of software with their friends. Yes, much of the success of the C-64 was because of PIRACY!). That being said, the mentioned computers were still pretty popular compared to some other failures.
