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Commodore 64 is back
- bradhe 16y agoAwesome! A branded computer I can plug in to my TV -- hey, wait a sec... Or is the appeal supposed to be the easy-to-use programming environment like the days of old? Qbasic on my TV perhaps?
- mcantelon 16y agoMy guess is it'll be pretty similar to any other Atom PC running Ubuntu.
- nash 16y agoThe modern versions: vim + gcc + curses.
- SwellJoe 16y agoTry vim + Python/Ruby/Perl + wx (or whatever you like) Or, probably better: vim + JavaScript + modern browser
- ars 16y agoHDMI does not mean it's supposed to connect to a TV, or if it did all (recent) computers can connect to TVs.
- nash 16y agoThe Register covered it a) better and b) earlier. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/25/commodore_name_bounces_again/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/25/commodore_name_bounc... And it has the story of crazy commodore name lottery. Older stories linked in article.
- SoftwareMaven 16y agoWhat is with the last line in the article? > When we initially phoned Barry Altman this morning, > he said he wasn't Barry Altman. Isn't that how you deal with bill collectors, not the press?
- ilkhd2 16y agoNo, that was no Commodore. This a real new Commodore 64, daymit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C64_Direct-to-TV http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C64_Direct-to-TV
- jacquesm 16y agoIn response to that other thread about females in tech, this was designed by a very successful female entrepreneur. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeri_Ellsworth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeri_Ellsworth
- prodigal_erik 16y agoOh, Ellsworth is amazing. As that article mentions in passing, she did enough research to successfully make transistors from scratch in a pottery kiln. http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/2545 http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/2545
- jacquesm 16y agoFunny, I posted that link a couple of hours ago :)
- prodigal_erik 16y agoSo you did! I stumbled across her work at Maker Faire (too stunned to fanboy, thankfully) and I keep thinking it's a shame she isn't better known.
- ars 16y agoBesides the name what makes this a commodore 64?
- sharjeel 16y agoThey've been drum beating the trademark acquisition for about 2 years. They've said a lot but so far there isn't anything concrete yet.
- keith_erskine 16y agoI'll believe it only if they bundle Jumpman
- ithkuil 16y agothe picture looks like an amiga. The screenshot is like AmigaOS >3.x, the keyboard is very similar to my amiga 500 keyboard.
- Keyframe 16y agoI always tear up a little when I hear Amiga name. Hardware isn't enough though, it would need an AmigaOS at least. But, AmigaOS has it's own share of drama which will make it highly unlikely.