American Commodore have announced a remake of the Commodore 64, using an Intel Atom. Seems to have built in '64 emulation, and will also run windows.
Bet it hasn’t got the SID though.
no, this is unacceptable, a windows key on a classic breadbox. noooo… *pullshairs*
AUDIO: Realtek ALC662 6-CH HD Audio
Nvidia L-PCM digital audio (HDMI 1.3) can support 7.1 output with external decoder
Boooring.
some things should be left to the modders :frantics:
This is incredibly stupid. I would much rather put a Keyrah board into one of my now SID-less breadboxes.
This is incredibly stupid. I would much rather put a Keyrah board into one of my now SID-less breadboxes.
I thought the same - especially having a full set of PC connections into the back of a keyboard based unit. No a reliability enhancer, that’s for sure.
Silly thing is, to me, an FPGA/SOC realisation of a '64, with some SD card storage could have been built for a lower price, and would have been way more fun, (not to mention the number of games it would re-enable). My other thought is of a re-made SID chip to go with it…
Historically, I have to say that as a games machine, the 64 was the boss of it’s era. As a proper computer is was a bad joke, crappy implementation of BASIC, lame OS that had a negligible API, and any serious graphics had to be hand coded. I had, (and still have) BBC micros. Not enough RAM, basic sound, but one of the best BASICs ever written, a decent OS, well documented API, and support for loads of peripherals,(way more than any other device of it era). Oh, and discs that ran at a proper speed.
Silly thing is, to me, an FPGA/SOC realisation of a '64, with some SD card storage could have been built for a lower price, and would have been way more fun, (not to mention the number of games it would re-enable). My other thought is of a re-made SID chip to go with it…
There is one : http://c64upgra.de/c-one/s_about.htm
It’s quite the opposite of the other one.
It lacks the look, because it won’t fit in a breadbox, but hardware-wise it is much closer to the original.
There is one : http://c64upgra.de/c-one/s_about.htm
It’s quite the opposite of the other one.
It lacks the look, because it won’t fit in a breadbox, but hardware-wise it is much closer to the original.
Thanks Imp - I hadn’t seen this one. I’ve built the ZX80/81 board, and have been looking a doing a ‘Jupiter Ace’ clone this way, (because I like FORTH). It’s kind of pricey, but it looks a solid, totally professional job.
Wish I could afford one.