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Commodore comes with a new C64 like PC?
« on: March 17, 2010 »
OMG! I have read, that Commodore (the new owners) will bring out a PC in a design case to the well known and loved C64... First i thought, wow... a new (modern, faster) C64 to run all the old games? But when i saw the pictures of this project i got really shocked... What the hell... Personally the new machine has nothing to do with the great old legend C64... They have tried to put a PC inside a keyboard-case like the C64... ii think, the Design fails in all parts! But look yourself to the new C64 like PC from Commodore... (its a shame to use the name commodore for this)



Fore more infos just check out the info/tech data on the commodore website...
http://www.commodoreusa.citymax.com/index.html

Design: 
http://www.commodoreusa.citymax.com/gallery.html

TechData:
http://www.commodoreusa.citymax.com/tech.html
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Re: Commodore comes with a new C64 like PC?
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2010 »
It is kind of like debasing a religious artifact, but I have to admit that that really does look cool :)
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Re: Commodore comes with a new C64 like PC?
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2010 »
Its not even their own design, it is a licensed deal of sorts. These guys are already making it:

http://www.cybernetman.com/en/products/zero-footprint-pc/

Engadget.com also did a story on it, where they also mention it.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/the-commodore-name-licensed-again-for-a-line-of-keyboard-pcs/
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Re: Commodore comes with a new C64 like PC?
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2010 »
Can you plug it into your telly? :P

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Re: Commodore comes with a new C64 like PC?
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2010 »
You could probably plug it into your tv :)
My PC is plugged into my TV after all :p
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Re: Commodore comes with a new C64 like PC?
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2010 »
It's got no datasette, so I won't even consider buying it...  :D
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Re: Commodore comes with a new C64 like PC?
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2010 »
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Can you plug it into your telly?

You can if you TV has either VGA or DVI connections, otherwise no you can't without some sort of converter.

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Re: Commodore comes with a new C64 like PC?
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2010 »
ermmm, a laptop shaped like a commodore sixty four.
sorry though, the keyboard looks a bit fugly.
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Re: Commodore comes with a new C64 like PC?
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Re: Commodore comes with a new C64 like PC?
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2010 »
Thanks for posting ....
....the keyboard looks a bit fugly.

haha no change there then.. a new C64
jesus christ lol
I cant believe they're trying to enter the PC market again.
*cough* lame duck *cough*

After watching C= screw up awesome machine after awesome machine with zero advertising and almost zero support... (and i still cant believe im typing this on a ibm/m$ machine but ..) Fuck commodore.

I swore Id never buy another c= machine after the A1200 so i dont care what it does better than a mac or pc... I, for one, will not be buying this machine.

*echo* Fuck commodore..
*echo* Fuck commodore..
*echo* Fuck commodore..
*echo* Fuck commodore..
« Last Edit: March 19, 2010 by bobfresh »