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Commodore 64 Primed For a Comeback In June

Posted by timothy on from the new-use-old-number dept.

angry tapir writes "The Commodore 64 is getting a makeover, with a new design and some of the latest computing technologies, as the brand gets primed for a comeback. The revamped computer will be available through the Commodore USA online store, which is set to open June 1. The computer will be an all-in-one keyboard, with Intel's 64-bit quad-core microprocessors and 3D graphics capabilities."

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  1. Ummm....yes! by Joce640k · · Score: 1, Troll

    You can do all that with a C64 emulator, yes.

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  2. Re:Not really a comeback by tepples · · Score: 0, Troll

    Can I peek or poke the memory?

    Yes. It's called a kernel debugger (yes, correctly spelled this time).

    Can I play Turrican and Hawkeye on it?

    Yes, in a suitable emulator.

    Does it have a SID?

    It has a much more powerful software synthesizer that can do a good job of emulating the SID.

  3. Re:Not really a comeback by lxs · · Score: 1, Troll

    It runs a crappy excuse for an operating system made by Microsoft. So in that way it is very similar to the old 64.

  4. Re:I already have one by mdwh2 · · Score: 1, Troll

    Indeed, why not? Apple have been doing this for years, putting Apple stickers on PCs and selling them as Macs. Why is it always the Commdore (and Amiga) stories that for some reason this isn't allowed?

    Personally I'm running an Amiga with 4 cores, 4GB RAM, NVIDIA graphics and running Windows 7.