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Tulip to Relaunch C64

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the blast-from-the-past dept.

Ola "4pLaY" Jensen writes "The Dutch PC manufacturer Tulip who bought the Commodore brand name has decided to finally do something with it and re-launch the C64 in some form. Exactly what it will be is still a puzzle in my mind but from reading their news it seems to be a PC with some OS flavour with a C64 Emulator." I spent many hours on a C64 when I was in elementary school, and this brings back a lot of memories.

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  1. I was hoping they'd bring back the hardware. by FauxReal · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The custom synth chip made for the C64 is in short supply, in fact from what I understand there arent any bulk ones left. It's the basis of some pretty neat modern synth projects including the SidStation, and the amazing DIY project The MIDIbox Sid. You might wanna check out this interview with Bob Yannes the designer of the SID chip.

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    Deltron 3030 - Virus (music video)
  2. Hobbyist shakedown by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "Currently there are about 300 commercial websites that use the name Commodore or Commodore 64 without having a license from Tulip. Tulip will not allow unauthorised use of the Commodore brand."

    So the thanks to all the people who have kept the name alive, archived all the old software and created amazing new programs and hardware is a kick in the face in the form of a cease-and-desist? Forget about VICE or CCS64, now you must use (and pay for) the "official emulator".

    Is this really the only way Tulip could reclaim the money spent buying the Commodore brand?

  3. err, no. learn to read please. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you could actually *read* you'd see that they want to sue about 300 commercial sites which are using the commodore trademark, then release the only "official" C64 emulator (and work towards shuttig down distribution of any other emulator), work with one software distributor who currently holds many rights to a lot of games and in general give up up the buttocks to every project which currently keeps the C64 "alive"

    -t

  4. 64 Bit computing by Fritzed · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hmm, in some form. . .

    Maybe that means they will try and start competing, after all, 64 bit processors are IN!

    -> Fritz

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    Spooooon!!!!!
  5. reset by noisehole · · Score: 5, Funny

    back in those days you had to buy a reset button as expansion for about 2. it was plugged in the back slot of the c64.
    i remember collecting all these POKE commands you had to enter for some sort of cheat after a soft reset and getting back into the game with a SYS command.

    and still, if im playing games on my box im using emulators. c64 was, is and will be my favourite home computer. those times just rocked!

    and yeah, i still got the holer for the 5.25" disks so you could use them from both sides.

    buying reset buttons and using holers on floppy disks, heh nostalgia... who is with me?