The Commodore 64 is BACK~!

[Renegade]

Yep. Nostalgia returns!

Running Ubuntu 10.10 and ranging from $300 to $900.

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2080143/commodore-ship

UPDATED AND REVAMPED, the Commodore 64 (C64) is nearly upon us once more and will start shipping again next week.

A classic from computer history is nearly back from the dead with a more powerful and modern twist. A Youtube video of the Commodore USA facility in Fort Lauderdale shows the latest version being built.

http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_C64.aspx

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It's back... and better than ever! The new Commodore 64 is a modern functional PC as close to the original in design as humanly possible. It houses a modern mini-ITX PC motherboard featuring a Dual Core 525 Atom processor and the latest nVidia ION2 graphics chipset. It comes in the original taupe brown/beige color, with other colors to follow.

And, it has emulation for old Commodore software.

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In case anyone feels like looking back on a past discussion from about a year ago, when the news about this first hit, here's the thread: http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=22147.0

[Deozaan]

That's silly (the pricing). You can get a Wii for $150 and run a Commodore 64 emulator on it.

[Renegade]

That's silly (the pricing). You can get a Wii for $150 and run a Commodore 64 emulator on it.

But you can't get that retro C64 keyboard!

I'll skip it. I'm not much into stuff that isn't primarily functional. It's fun, but...

Do check out the Vic-Pro though -- it's pretty slick looking. Very sexy.