Plus/4

The Commodore Plus/4, released in 1984, was a home computer designed to succeed the Commodore 64, but it ultimately failed to replicate its predecessor’s success. Featuring a 16-bit TED (Trivial Electronic Device) chip, the Plus/4 came with 64KB of RAM and a built-in suite of productivity applications, including a word processor, spreadsheet, and graphing tool. Although its 7500-series chips for sound and graphics were not fully compatible with C64 software, the Plus/4 was designed to be a more business-oriented machine. Despite its potential, the Plus/4 was met with lukewarm reception and is often regarded as one of Commodore’s more underwhelming efforts, but it still maintains a loyal following among retro computing enthusiasts and collectors.