Hardware A bakery in Indiana is still using the 40-year-old Commodore 64 as a cash register

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Many large companies and organizations are often ridiculed for using outdated computers, but not every business requires the latest digital technology. Case in point: a bakery in Indiana has been photographed processing sales using a Commodore 64. This isn't the first time a 21st-century business has been spotted using the top-selling 1982 PC, as the device remains beloved by enthusiasts today.

Photos have recently surfaced showing that Hilligoss Bakery in Brownsburg, Indiana, uses a pair of Commodore 64s as cash registers. While running a business on a 42-year-old PC might seem unusual, the device likely has sufficient processing power to ring up orders of donuts.

The pictures, originally taken in 2010, recently reappeared on social media. The C64s were also visible in another photo from 2021. Hilligoss Bakery appears to have a strong reputation, boasting a 4.7 rating on Google Maps and a 4.4 on Yelp.

A bakery in Indiana is still using the 40-year-old Commodore 64 as a cash register

Photos have recently surfaced showing that Hilligoss Bakery in Brownsburg, Indiana, uses a pair of Commodore 64s as cash registers. While running a business on a 42-year-old...

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[Sammo]

I had a couple of them way back then

 

[BSONE]

I had a C64. It took about 5 minutes to load every event from Summer Games 2, Winter Games, and World Games from CASETTE TAPE.

 

[Minimalist]

I had a C64. It took about 5 minutes to load every event from Summer Games 2, Winter Games, and World Games from CASETTE TAPE.

I've also used cassette tape to load games. Sometimes it loaded with errors and I had to repeat the process. Cleaning cassette player, aligning heads... what a times.

P.S.: I wonder how many computers produced now will still work after 40 years.