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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : The Commodore is back
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BobD Guru  Joined: 07/12/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 935 |
quote from a ZDNet newsletter: "The new Commodore: Back to the future The legendary Commodore 64, the VIC and the Amiga are back and better than ever...." It's a slideshow and captions about the new Commodore 64 and Amigas. |
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Nick Guru Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 512 |
The only innovation here is the case. The rest is just a PC running an emulator. The best classic Amiga remake is the NatAmi (http://www.natami.net/) which has since stalled in development. Otherwise, the new Amiga X1000 running Amiga OS4 is the way to go (http://a-eon.com/). Nick |
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donmck Guru Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1313 |
Prices are at: http://www.commodore.net/CUSA_C64Select.aspx I'll bet they will sell thousands because many people will want to return to their programming roots. Yes it is only a PC with the correct software to run it as a C64. You can also run it as an Intel Atom PC at $1295USD, plus the cost of a windows software key. UTOOB unboxing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=p0wCvtkcMsM &NR=1 Plus an old ad with an introduction face that will be familiar to Australians: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmnlkLc1Foc&NR=1 Similar PC configurations for an Atom these days start at less than $400 (including windows), so you are paying for the Commodore keyboard and case. Because I went through the TRS-80 Model I cycle, I wonder if I would pay $1295 to satisfy my programming roots, if a similar TRS-80 Keyboard and emulator was offered. Nup!, I would rather have a MaxiMite as it is dirt cheap by comparison, and for me, it is an application controller, and programmed in the sort of BASIC I was using 34 years ago, which is why I became interested in MM. 
BTW I don't see MM as a Games Machine like many in this forum. For me, it is first and foremost, an applications controller. BTW2 It is nice that it does games also. 
Don... https://www.dontronics.com |
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elproducts Senior Member  Joined: 19/06/2011 Location: United StatesPosts: 282 |
I saw this a while back and couldn't believe the price. Seems too high to me. If I wanted a Commodore 64 I can buy a true original on EBAY for about $25 plus shipping. What I like about the Maximite is the ease of I/O control. The old Commodores required a bunch of POKEs and PEEKs to control something from the expansion port. What might be interesting is to buy an old Commodore and gut it to put Maximite inside. www.elproducts.com |
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| donmck Guru Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1313 |
I concur Chuck. The MaxiMite hardware is all there, and tiny. Just needs a heap of emulators to cater for each blend of BASIC. Not a trivial task. Ken Segler got started on what appeared to be a very nice looking TRS-80 Model One emulator, but unfortunately, it stalled very early. I wonder if the BASIC one roms are still under copyright after 35 years. Don... https://www.dontronics.com |
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| Nick Guru Joined: 09/06/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 512 |
That's the beauty of the Maximite. It's GREAT as an applications controller. It's GREAT as a introduction to programming (education) It's GREAT for games due to the colour and BASIC commands in 4.0. And most of all... it's true blue Aussie! 
Nick |
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vasi Guru Joined: 23/03/2007 Location: RomaniaPosts: 1697 |
Those have nothing to do with the Commodore64 - and I refer to what is produced right now, what is available on sale. And the operating system is Linux. Anyway, I like them. Hobbit name: Togo Toadfoot of Frogmorton Elvish name: Mablung Miriel Beyound Arduino Lang |
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