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Commodore Announces New Commodore64, VIC & Amiga Computers (thisis not a recycled news header from the 1980's)
Commodore Announces New Commodore64, VIC Computers | News & Opinion |
PCMag.com "Commodore, the legendary brand that helped drive home computing with an emphasis on entertainment, has opened a Web store where consumers can buy a modernized Commodore 64 and two new versions of the VIC, now redesigned as a "keyboard computer". The new Commodore 64 costs anywhere from $250 for a "barebones" configuration for modders, to an $895 "ultimate" configuration with a terabyte hard drive, Blu-ray., and wireless. The VIC-Pro costs $495 to $1,195, while the VIC-SLIM costs $295 to $495. Commodore also posted some basic specs of three new Amiga models: the 1000, 2000, and 3000. " http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2383185,00.asp |
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Commodore Announces New Commodore64, VIC & Amiga Computers (this is not a recycled news header from the 1980's)
Yousuf Khan writes:
Commodore Announces New Commodore64, VIC Computers | News & Opinion | PCMag.com http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2383185,00.asp All I can figure from the content of that link is that somebody thought that a bizarre Cuisinart of press releases from Commodore of 1980 and current netbooks would be a neat April Fool's joke, but missed the deadline by almost a week. Though as I think back on the Commodore PET, I wonder how some sort of Linux-based ('cause I'm a geek) ruggedized (for lab environments) PC with a zillion USB ports (for modern lab interfacing) bundled with LabView and Matlab would go over as a modern lab computer.... -- It's time to try defying gravity |
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Commodore Announces New Commodore64, VIC & Amiga Computers (this
Yousuf Khan wrote: Commodore Announces New Commodore64, VIC Computers | News & Opinion | PCMag.com "Commodore, the legendary brand that helped drive home computing with an emphasis on entertainment, has opened a Web store where consumers can buy a modernized Commodore 64 and two new versions of the VIC, now redesigned as a "keyboard computer". But, will it include the SID (the sound synthesizer chip that was uncannily like the old analogue synths)? I seem to recall some ******* found the last remaining ones in a warehouse, and put them on a card with MIDI, and sold them at a rather high price. |
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Commodore Announces New Commodore64, VIC & Amiga Computers (this
But, will it include the SID (the sound synthesizer chip that was
uncannily like the old analogue synths)? No, it's a small PC motherboard that's housed in a 64 case. It uses a 64 emulator to run 64 programs. Tom L |
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Commodore Announces New Commodore64, VIC & Amiga Computers (this
But, will it include the SID (the sound synthesizer chip that was uncannily like the old analogue synths)? Here's a list of specs from the CommodoreUSA.net Website: MODEL: Commodore 64x PROCESSOR: Intel® Atom D525 1.80GHz (Formerly Pineview-D) CHIPSET: Intel NM10 (Formerly Tiger Point) Next-Generation NVIDIA ION Graphics (ION2) MEMORY: 2 x DDR2 667/800 Single Channel DIMM slots (up to 4 GB) GRAPHICS: Next-Generation NVIDIA ION Graphics Processor AUDIO: (Tom Lake's Note: No SID) Realtek ALC662 6-CH HD Audio Nvidia L-PCM digital audio (HDMI 1.3) can support 7.1 output with external decoder LAN: Realtek RTL8111DL PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet STORAGE: Intel NM10 2 SATA2 3Gb/s ports JMicron® JMB362 SATA controller 2 Internal SATA2 3.0Gb/s port with RAID 0, 1, JBOD. FEATURES: - ACPI S3 Compliant - ECO-design for EuP Standard - 12 VDC jack on back panel for external power supply - Dedicated DDR3 512MB Graphics Memory Onboard - Premium DirectX 10 graphics with advanced digital display connectivity - PureVideo™ Full 1080p HD video and Blu-ray playback - NVIDIA® CUDA™ technology to accelerate the most demanding applications - Premium Windows experience with Windows Vista and Windows 7 ONBOARD I/O CONNECTORS: 1 mini PCI Express x1 Slot 1 Serial header (RS232) 4 SATA2 3Gb/s Connectors with RAID 0, 1, JBOD functions (SATA#3,#4) 2 USB Pin Headers for up to 3 additional USB 2.0 Ports 1 8 bit GPIO header 1 CIR header 1 9-pin Audio Connector 1 Front Panel Connector 3 Fan Headers 1 4-pin Power Connector |
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Commodore Announces New Commodore64, VIC & Amiga Computers (thisis not a recycled news header from the 1980's)
On 07/04/2011 12:50 AM, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
Yousuf writes: Commodore Announces New Commodore64, VIC Computers | News& Opinion | PCMag.com http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2383185,00.asp All I can figure from the content of that link is that somebody thought that a bizarre Cuisinart of press releases from Commodore of 1980 and current netbooks would be a neat April Fool's joke, but missed the deadline by almost a week. Well these are modern computers with x86 processors in them that are packed into cases that look like the old Commodore computers. Yousuf Khan |
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Commodore Announces New Commodore64, VIC & Amiga Computers (this is not a recycled news header from the 1980's)
Yousuf Khan writes:
On 07/04/2011 12:50 AM, Joe Pfeiffer wrote: Yousuf writes: Commodore Announces New Commodore64, VIC Computers | News& Opinion | PCMag.com http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2383185,00.asp All I can figure from the content of that link is that somebody thought that a bizarre Cuisinart of press releases from Commodore of 1980 and current netbooks would be a neat April Fool's joke, but missed the deadline by almost a week. Well these are modern computers with x86 processors in them that are packed into cases that look like the old Commodore computers. Yes, exactly. -- It's time to try defying gravity |
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