TheAncientOne Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 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. Commodore Website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 no, this is unacceptable, a windows key on a classic breadbox. noooo... *pullshairs* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nILS Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 AUDIO: Realtek ALC662 6-CH HD Audio Nvidia L-PCM digital audio (HDMI 1.3) can support 7.1 output with external decoder Boooring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imp Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 some things should be left to the modders :frantics: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 This is incredibly stupid. I would much rather put a Keyrah board into one of my now SID-less breadboxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAncientOne Posted January 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imp Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAncientOne Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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