The Commodore 64 is the most signifi cant computer of its era. From 1982 to 1994, a total of 27 million units were sold—more than any other computer from a single manufacturer a erwards. Due to its widespread use as well as its technical features, the C64 has a huge international following—even to this day. The 19 contributions compiled in this book illustrate the signifi cance of the platform for the digitalization of society, the general public’s computer science knowledge, as well as digital art and culture—both in the past, present, and also in the future. Volume 5 of the 'Computer Archaeology' series is partly based on the conference of the same name held in 2024 at the University of Bonn and has here been supplemented with additional contributions from the fi elds of artifi cial intelligence, quantum computing, and digital humanities.
