Commodore 64 Resurrection

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/109046-Commodore-64-Resurrected-with-2011-Parts

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The Commodore 64 is coming back with a full range of all-in-one PCs that boast the same iconic design but are filled with a 1.8-GHz CPU, nVidia graphics card and an optical drive. Thankfully, CEO Barry Altman is keeping the clicky keyboard from the original.

 

"Thirty years ago computers were an all-in-one product, with the keyboard, memory and components built inside," Altman told the New York Times. "Over the years that has changed, and we believe there is a huge potential to revive the early format."

http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_C64Select.aspx

Its not a Commodore 64, its a Ubuntu 524288

It's new tech in an old shell

how does that merit a facepalm?

  On 4/7/2011 at 6:14 AM, Fishtank said:

It's new tech in an old shell

 

how does that merit a facepalm?

because it's exactly like the blade runner remake will be.

  On 4/7/2011 at 6:30 AM, hahathhat said:

  On 4/7/2011 at 6:14 AM, Fishtank said:

It's new tech in an old shell

 

how does that merit a facepalm?

 

because it's exactly like the blade runner remake will be.

lol.

eh.so it's a linux machine in a c64 shell, running an emulator if you want it to? there's not even SID chip ffs. I don't understand this product.

  On 4/7/2011 at 9:24 AM, Gocab said:

I don't understand this product.

the prices are also facepalmery par excellence, I d rather buy a truckload of potatoes and feed an african village 3 months long

Anyone have any SIDs they'd like to sell me?

I'd rather buy a real Commodore... Well I'd rather buy a banana dress and run around the city, who's gonna buy that?

That would be a really cool case, but it's so expensive for the barebones model.

lol, I can sell you my brothers old Commodore for $400 if you want teh super cool case and you could still build a better machine for bleepers cheapers

  On 4/7/2011 at 5:50 PM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

lol, I can sell you my brothers old Commodore for $400 if you want teh super cool case and you could still build a better machine for bleepers cheapers

No, I just need the chip. I need 5 more.

5 more, what are you building - some sort of Hexrasid synth

I have a MIDIbox SID. It handles up to 8 SID chips...actually, I need six more because one of my three seems to be dead.

  On 4/7/2011 at 7:23 PM, acidphakist said:

I have a MIDIbox SID. It handles up to 8 SID chips...actually, I need six more because one of my three seems to be dead.

Ebay? Thrift stores?

be kind, don't gut living C64s. as this thread demonstrates, we aren't getting any more of 'em.