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title: 'Inside the C64: a look at the mainboard'
date: '2026-10-07'
author: yann64
banner: /media/museum/photos/commodore64_mainboard_s2.jpg
summary: The photo gallery of the Commodore 64 includes views of the board that made it all happen.
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Among the recovered pictures of the [Commodore 64](/museum/commodore-c64/photos/) are several shots of its mainboard, where the 6510 processor sits next to the VIC-II video chip and the SID.

If you ever opened one to change a fuse or to reseat a chip, you will recognise it at once. If you never did, the photos are a safer way to have a look.