Like a first love or a first car, a first computer can hold a special place in people’s hearts. For millions of kids who grew up in the 1980s, that first computer was the Commodore 64. Twenty-five years later, that first brush with computer addiction is as strong as ever.

- CNN.com

The C64 was also my first computer. I had it for years. Played games on it, programmed it and used it to do my homework. Twenty-five years on, I’m glad to see the legacy has lived on with www.c64.com.

“I have an earache…”

2000 BCE: “Here, eat this root.”
1000 CE: “That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.”
1850 CE: “Prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.”
1940 CE: “That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.”
1985 CE: “That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.”
2002 CE: “That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root.”

– Anonymous