Commodore Plus Four Computer

Commodore introduced the Plus/4 in the early to mid 1980s (about 1984ish) to replace the VIC-20 and Commodore 64 models. The machine was a compact case with a full-travel keyboard sporting four built-in applications (hence the plus 4 in the name.)

The Plus/4 in my collection was donated by Rick Collette along with several other very nice items!

(Submitted July 17, 2008 11:23:20 by Antony)

WOW, what a machine, the best I've ever had. How many hours spent playing Fire Ant!!

(Submitted April 14, 2008 07:07:36 by shan)

i totally love playing allll the games on my plus 4 andall my fgames bring bk the gud old days

(Submitted December 7, 2007 04:18:13 by Older Golder)

I had a Plus 4 bought for me for Christmas in 1985 when I was 9. The best christmas present ever bar none!!! Icicle Works, Treasure Island, Kick Start. Those were the days. No matter how powerfull PCs and consols get now, they can never evoke the same feeling of excitement when I was a 9 year old boy!

(Submitted September 7, 2007 23:55:40 by (a href=mailto:)y(/a))

Commodore plus/4 was my first computer, back 20 years ago. Can't believe it's so long. I had only a datasette with it and two commodore joysticks (I think they were 1331). Can't remember the first game I palyed, I think it was Mr Puniverse. I also remember Kikstart, Aufwiedersehen Monty... I sold it in early 90s and I regreted it. Now I bought one on ebay and also have the 1551 drive. It's really nostalgic to come back to the same things after such long time.

(Submitted February 10, 2007 14:23:36 by Jim Peters)

I also am a Commodore computer collector. I have a Commodore 1551 disk drive for the Plus/4 but I need an operators manual so I can try it out. If you have one to sell please contact me.

(Submitted January 5, 2007 16:31:34 by (a href=mailto:)feeder(/a))

Ebay find - a commodore plus 4 with disc drive, games and piles of other stuff. Ebay.co.uk, item 260066797416

(Submitted December 11, 2006 12:02:07 by russ)

please tell me where or how i can get a plus 4 with icicle works !!!!!

(Submitted November 11, 2006 11:35:51 by Johan)

Commodore 16 + tapestation, manuals, games,runs fine Commodore +4 + tapestation, manuals, games, runs fine

For sale lokated in Denmark Jhbn@ofir.dk

(Submitted October 19, 2006 17:20:55 by (a href=mailto:)Sam(/a))

I still have my commodore plus 4. that and the 64 got me through my childhood

(Submitted October 12, 2006 19:04:39 by alessio)

i really want one of these in my collection!! im willing to pay $200 for a plus and 1551 disk drive if you have one to sell let me know also looking for the games as well!

(Submitted October 1, 2006 07:48:37 by Rich)

My first PC was a Plus4 I found at a surplus dealer for $15.

(Submitted September 27, 2006 23:36:31 by Phil)

Hi Guys, I have a C 16plus4 emulator on my PC and downloaded all the games from http://plus4.emucamp.com/ The memories are great, but I still haven't found a way to finish Treasure Island. I get the Treasure and run from Long John Silver, but I have no idea where to go. Any suggestions?

(Submitted September 27, 2006 15:38:47 by clara)

I had a commodore as a child, me and my dad would play it for hours, and it was a great laugh, especially icicle works, and fire ant... So I finally find a working model, all in time for my dads 60th birthday, and after two uses they keyboard has stopped typing. It still turns on, it has the screen ready to go, but the buttons will not type, any help would be appreciated, you'll make an old man very happy (and suprised for his borthday!) Thanks

(Submitted September 4, 2006 13:02:55 by kev)

ive just got myself a commodore plus 4 at last, its in good condition but the on;ly problem is the power pack is shot, any one out there got one for sell,

(Submitted August 3, 2006 17:22:23 by Trevor)

My wife would give anything to have 'Icicle works', 'Treasure Island' & 'Fire ant' to play on our PC, can anybody help?

(Submitted August 1, 2006 18:11:24 by Gil Staffer)

Very interesting site that I just found. I started out with a Com. 20 and didnt do much more until 486 came along. I did come across 4 brand new Commodore Plus 4 machines still in the boxes plus an additional 4 new power supplies. I have never used these machines and was interested in reading the posts about them.

(Submitted May 23, 2006 08:29:47 by Steven)

Why do most of the comments on these pages, refer to computers for sale, or people looking to buy. I do not believe the Webmaster intended for this to be an area for people trolling for stuff. This is just my opinion, but I keep reading the comments hoping to see peoples various stories and such of the computer shown, not hear how you need to buy one or have one for sale. I am sure there is a much better forum for that than here. Also, most of the said 'trolling' would barely pass an elementary school grammar test, and some general netiquette would help, along with basic manners and outdated terms such as 'please' and 'thank you'. Thank you for the ability to air my opinion and thanks for taking the time to read this (if anyone does), Steven

(Submitted April 16, 2006 22:51:25 by Marko)

I have a Commodore plus/4 minus the box. Both user manuals, powersupply, keyboard.... Anyone interested? My neighbor threw out an old Eagle suitcase computer. What a shame. Drop me a line for any questions about the Commodore.

(Submitted December 27, 2005 21:34:02 by (a href=mailto:)gary(/a))

KVT/Joey I won one of the 2 on ebay.. and I have another one in its box. I am willing to sell one. gdanko@NOSPAMgmail.com

(Submitted December 17, 2005 17:17:54 by cherie joel)

i found my old commodore plus4 computer and flopy disk drive but cant find the powere supply cord. i'm interested in purchasing one if any one has one. or does anyone know if theres a way to hook up the disk drive to a regular computer?

(Submitted December 14, 2005 14:01:39 by (a href=mailto:)Oliver(/a))

Here you find photos from a German Version in original package:

http://myoldmac.net/SELL-com/Commodore-Plus4.htm

(Submitted December 11, 2005 09:20:31 by Joey)

KVT, Check out ebay I found 2 on there a week ago good luck!

(Submitted December 8, 2005 13:41:46 by KVT)

Hi, I used to have one of these as a kid and would love to get my hands on one now. Are they still available anywhere? I'm based in the UK. Any ideas where I might find one?

(Submitted November 9, 2005 14:28:59 by lee tucker)

this was ther first comp i ever had at 14 years old,it was amazing,i still love treasure island,big mac,prospector pete,sqirm,kikstart,etc,a little gem of retro computing.

(Submitted November 8, 2005 09:39:28 by Joseph Burke)

Actually, the other Commodore models were not intended as replacements for the VIC and 64. They were aimed at an entirely different market and were meant to be sold simultaneously. The Plus 4 and C16 started out as the 264,364 and 116 and were aimed at the high end home user and professional user who might otherwise have bought an Apple or IBM PC. The VIC and 64 were marketed towards gamers and more casual users. They weren't compatible with other Commodore peripherals.It used a drive called the 1551 and the cassette was the 1531. The ports they connected to were different than those on the VIC and 64 and they came in a matching black color to go with the Plus 4 case.

(Submitted November 4, 2005 19:26:35 by Peter Beckwith)

This computer brings back some mixed emotion. This machine brought me and my grandfather together in beautiful ways. We were addicted to Fire Ant, kick Start and centipede. Thinking of him now makes me swell with pride, he was the best man I ever met, I wont forget him nor this machine. I learnt assembly language on it,, My career in programming started on this highly underated machine. I still own one and wouldnt let it go for any price.

(Submitted November 2, 2005 14:11:35 by Mr Hat)

This is my favourite computer by a country mile pre console ( of which i got really late as we was poor little bunnies ) but the joy this thing gave me was unquestionable if u are looking for a few titles to try out on a recent retro purchase of this machine look for treasure island, fire ant and my personal fav snowball

(Submitted October 30, 2005 14:31:41 by Mike Sloane)

I rescued a plus/4 from the dumpster on clean-up day. It is in the original box with only the power supply and the manual. If anyone wants it and is willing to pay postage from NJ USA or preferably pick it up, the first (US) reply gets it. I have no use for it.

(Submitted October 28, 2005 08:46:37 by Claire)

I live in England and desperate;y want a Comadore plus 4 again so I can play all those excellent games! Can anyone help at all? Cheers!

(Submitted October 28, 2005 08:46:18 by Claire)

I live in England and desperate;y want a Comadore plus 4 again so I can play all those excellent games! Can anyone help at all? Cheers!

(Submitted October 17, 2005 14:28:03 by Neil)

We had the Plus 4. We got ours from Debenhams £80 or thereabouts. Oh what happy memories...waiting for the games to load from the cassette!!! LOAD.Ah back to the age when we were all young and didn't know any better. Fire Ant, Icicle works and Treasure Island. Does anyone else think that the pirate look rude waving his cutlass around or was it just me and my dirty 12 year old mind? Mind you Dad and Mum both thought the same as well!!!

(Submitted September 11, 2005 15:37:22 by Cem Kokut)

im 32 now and i had a plus4 20 years ago.. the c64s games were much better then plus4 and i envied too much at that time... plus4 had no sprites.... it was not a game computer.. but had games.. i first learned BASIC and machine language at that time..i agree f**** winxp and dos.. firen ant.. kickstart... speed king.. icicle works.. xzap ... uxb...treasure island.. i still play them on the plus4 emulators on my pc..

(Submitted August 12, 2005 05:33:40 by colin flowerday)

i loved fire ant i still play it now so much so im doing fire ant 2 shortly this will be huge and impossable to complete

(Submitted August 3, 2005 05:58:27 by Chizman)

Hi All! I have got an updated plus/4! :-) Here's a picture: http://retrostation.freeblog.hu

I wrote an audio demo on plus/4. It can play 4bit digi music on 3bit plus/4: http://chizman.uw.hu/prog/prog.htm

Bye!

Sótész Gögy

(Submitted July 15, 2005 03:12:53 by OS)

Here is a rare Plus/4 in original package for sell:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8205648680

if it is not sold through eBay it will be sold later at:

http://myoldmac.net/SELL-com/Commodore-Plus4.htm

A Commodore Plus/4 in original (german) package. Seems nearly unused, but it is tested. Comes with the complete parts like Plus/4, Datasette 1631, Manual (german) and trainings cassette. The package is a rare german version which was sold as a Computer lerning curse and in this condition it is realy hard to find. Buy it now before some other do.

(Submitted July 11, 2005 09:54:40 by michele smith)

i have a commodore plus/4 still in the box has everything when sold in store still works nothing wrong with it wanting to sell if anyone interested have pics even have adapters

(Submitted March 6, 2005 15:52:50 by Peti)

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(Submitted February 12, 2005 08:20:05 by Tina)

Many years ago I used to have a plus 4 there were a couple of games I loved one was fire ant the other was boulder dash or Boulder bash. Is there any way to get these games now, that are compatable with my windows xp, I really miss them. Please help.

(Submitted December 23, 2004 23:36:11 by (a href=mailto:me@mine.com)oldbut good(/a))

oh man I found my plus 4 with the dot matix printer, the floppy drive and the keyboard, and even the little connector that I can jack into any old black and white TV!!!! .I cant even remember how old I was when I got that brandy new and noone was cooler than me on the block man!!! f*** window and dos!!!! this was the pong on atari of computers!

(Submitted December 15, 2004 16:07:13 by Linux Gamer)

Still have a COMMODORE 15 monitor. it runs great. and Im not giving it away

(Submitted December 4, 2004 08:32:06 by Ivor Germani)

Hi everyone! I`m Ivor from Malta. I`m 26 and I too am a vintage comp collector and we should all bow our heads to these awsome machines and the people who developed them! respect...

(Submitted December 3, 2004 03:09:31 by (a href=mailto:)Trish Kenny(/a))

I loved this computer. I was 13 when I got it and spent many nights programming in BASIC, creating games and playing games. If it wasn't for this little beauty (let's face it, it looks a lot better than the C16 and C64), I probably wouldn't have been a software development.

(Submitted October 26, 2004 08:06:45 by Nicholas Nessen)

I had the Plus /4 's weaker brother the Commodore

16. I eventually gave up on it because we

couldn't find any programming manuals for it.

I did learn Generic basic programming though,

I still have my C = 16.

Description
Manufacturer	Commodore Business Machines
Model	Plus/4
Date Announced	1984
Date Canceled	Unknown
Number Produced	Unknown
Country of Origin	USA
Price	$300
Current Value	$10-$50

Specifications
Processor	7501
Speed	1.76 MHz
RAM	64K
ROM	32K
Storage	Cassette Tape or 5.25 Floppy Disk
Expansion	One expansion port
Bus	N/A
Video	320x200x121 colors
I/O	Serial port
OS Options	Commodore DOS

Notes	The Plus/4 was a computer without an audience. Not much better then the Commodore 64 and incompatible with most of its hardware and software, the Plus/4 was doomed from its introduction.

Related Items in Collection	Commodore 64 Commodore Vic 20
Related Items Wanted	Disk Drive, Cassette Drive, software, cartridges.