r_chase Posted October 14 Share Posted October 14 Today I discovered that Commodore still exists and they finally made a modern PC using a similar form-factor to the original Commodore 64. There is also a new version of Commodore OS based on MX Linux of all things. I'm usually a Speccy type of person, but this is rather exciting for what it is. Shout out to Retro Recipes on YouTube I guess. tl;dr - Commodore is giving both the Atari and Speccy lines a run for their money...maybe 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+eebuckeye Posted October 14 Share Posted October 14 This does look cool but expensive and limiting for a PC. I believe the Commodore OS can be installed and downloaded for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted October 14 Share Posted October 14 Huh! The C64x was released in 2011, then the CEO died and rest of the company seemed to as well. I understand this entry was founded in 2020 and has now relaunched the name and perhaps product as well for 2024. I agree that the list of Mini-ITX boards you can install without overheating, limits the product quite a bit. There was talk about installing a RPi instead, but then it gets even weaker and is bordering THEC64 and similar products that emulate a real C64. Of course with a Pi you can have the computer do other things than running C64 programs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_chase Posted October 15 Author Share Posted October 15 5 hours ago, eebuckeye said: This does look cool but expensive and limiting for a PC. I believe the Commodore OS can be installed and downloaded for free. Well...Commodore OS Vision is a Linux distro, so...y'know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyOasys Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 (edited) You saw the same video too, huh. Really want to build one, one with the ability to emulate Windows 98 as well as the C64 & Amiga. It would've been the ultimate retro gaming computer. However, I can't because money is tight right now. Edited October 15 by ZippyOasys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 On 10/14/2024 at 2:52 PM, r_chase said: Today I discovered that Commodore still exists and they finally made a modern PC using a similar form-factor to the original Commodore 64. There is also a new version of Commodore OS based on MX Linux of all things. I'm usually a Speccy type of person, but this is rather exciting for what it is. Shout out to Retro Recipes on YouTube I guess. tl;dr - Commodore is giving both the Atari and Speccy lines a run for their money...maybe Love the design/Appearance.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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