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Commodore PET Smartphone Comes Loaded With C64 and Amiga Emulators

Posted by samzenpus on from the back-in-the-day-play dept.

Mickeycaskill writes: Commodore is launching an Android-powered smartphone that lets 1980s gaming fans play their favourite retro titles. It runs a custom version of Android 5.0 Lollipop and lets you play both old Commodore 64 and Amiga games with its preinstalled VICE C64 and Uae4All2-SDL Amiga emulators. Configurations vary between 2GB and 3GB of RAM and 16GB or 32GB of storage, with a 5.5 inch display and 1.7GHz processor included in all versions. The Catch? It's only available in France, Germany, Italy and Poland to begin with, but other markets are set to follow.

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  1. Re:Where Do I Plug In My Cassette Drive?? by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Funny

    I remember it as more like "Step 4. Wait 37 minutes for it to fail, Step 5. Try again."

    I certainly do NOT miss loading stuff from cassette tape.

    --
    Lost at C:>. Found at C.
  2. 3 gigs of ram? by RJFerret · · Score: 5, Funny

    3 GB of ram is 2 GB and 1,016 MB more RAM than I need for anything I run on my Amiga. (That's presuming 2 MB of CHIP RAM separate from the Fast RAM.)

    Heck, with that much RAM I could multitask every title and application I ever had. *glances over at rack of 3.5" floppies in bookcase

  3. Re:C64 was a computer by maligor · · Score: 3, Funny

    From the article, "Commodore, best known for its Commodore 64 games console,..."

    WTF.

    None ever expects the Commodore 64 Games System. It's primary weapon is games, obscurity.. it's two primary weapons are games, obscurity and lack of keyboard... it's three primary weapons are games, obscurity and lack of keyboard.