Commodore 64 released September 1, 1982
The news reports that the Commodore 64, a home computer model, was officially released on September 1, 1982. The announcement appeared on Hacker News, a technology-focused discussion platform. The release date marks the start of the system’s availability to consumers, positioning it within the early 1980s personal computing market. It joins other contemporaneous devices and reflects the rapid growth of affordable computing during that era.