Commodore 64 is back (photos)
by Andy Smith | August 27, 2010 10:26am PDT | Image 1 of 22
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Look familiar? It should. It's a replica of the best-selling PC of all-time - the Commodore 64. Commodore USA says it has resolved its licensing issues with Commodore Licensing BV and will begin selling the new PC64 under the shell of the classic Commodore 64. Its specifications include a dual-core Intel Atom 525 CPU with Nvidia Ion2 graphics, 4GB DDR3 memory, 1TB hard drive and a CD/DVD drive. A Blu-ray drive is available as an optional extra. For more on the new PC64, read the article by ZDNet UK's Ben Woods.
Credit: Commodore USA
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Nostalgia...
Nostalgia isn't what it use to be!
MikeyTheUnderdog27th Aug 2010 -
RE: Commodore 64 is back (photos)
@MikeyTheUnderdog
I've still got an original Commodore 64
John Biles28th Aug 2010 -
RE: Commodore 64 is back (photos)
@John Biles
Hey John....I still have my VIC-20, tape deck and Manual
Mac
macsie27th Dec 2010 -
RE: Commodore 64 is back (photos)
@MikeyTheUnderdog
Nostalgia is a longing for a time that never was.
junquemail20th Sep 2010 -
RE: Commodore 64 is back (photos)
At $1295 w/o Monitor and Ubuntu, I don't think so. I think I would rather buy a Macbook..and that is saying something.
ItsTheBottomLine27th Aug 2010 -
RE: Commodore 64 is back (photos)
@ItsTheBottomLine
You can get a Mac mini for $700.
gtdworak30th Aug 2010 -
RE: Commodore 64 is back (photos)
@gtdworak Mac Mini != MacBook.
HypnoToad7230th Aug 2010 -
They must be insane
Thats more then the C64 cost orginally.
jeffpk2nd Sep 2010 -
RE: Commodore 64 is back (photos)
@jeffpk with the hard drive? i remember it being pretty pricey - but i was also 10.
hyperlexic2nd Sep 2010 -
LOL
@ItsTheBottomLine Remember, there are people who spend $1295 for a pair of shoes out there. There are always fools who are happy to part with their money...and there are those where $1295 is the same as $10 for most average people. Its all about the marketing...
Personally, I would rather just buy a dead C64 and mod it myself for around $200...with the same parts and abilities.
ExploreMN27th Dec 2010 -
RE: Commodore 64 is back (photos)
I have dozen of a friends who will jump on the band wagon just for the name...
ivanmand27th Aug 2010 -
RE: Commodore 64 is back (photos)
@ivanmand
LOL then tell them to get one of these and be happy
http://www.urbanjunkie.co.uk/product.php/254/0/commodore-64-joystick-video-game
thats a FULL C64 inside a joystick, made by one of the real commodore hardware fan's , Not Some PR Pirate looking to profit from the name.
techU29th Dec 2010 -
RE: Commodore 64 is back (photos)
For a minute, I thought that it might be a kit computer for Commie fans, but it's just a mediocre PC with a very old-style keyboard.
Andylb27th Aug 2010 -
RE: Commodore 64 is back (photos)
@Andylb - I'd rather see the Commodore Amiga given the treatment. Though it couldn't be emulated properly with most current architectures - how the video did screens was very novel and still ahead of its time (I can't pull down a Windows, Linux/FreeBSD/OS X screen to see another - of ANY resolution - in the background... amongst other things... )HypnoToad7230th Aug 2010 -
RE: Commodore 64 is back (photos)
@HypnoToad72
LOL HypnoToad72 You have Obviously not tryed to run a simple AROS OS nightly Livecd for a while then
see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKCHZFYj9Kk
http://aros-exec.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?start=0&topic_id=5400&viewmode=flat&order=ASCtechU29th Dec 2010
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