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These new Commodores are a bit different to the old 64!

we3sterwe3ster Member Posts: 355
in The Pub at MMORPG.COM

http://www.commodoregaming.com/pcshop/Home.aspx

Nice to see the old name back, even if it does make me feel ancient........!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6453339.stm

 

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  • VolkmarVolkmar Member UncommonPosts: 2,501
    So sad. The creators of the Golden Computer of the 90s (the amiga) that completely wasted the potential of that computer ("it is only a game machine" they said.... when in reality it had pre-emptive multi tasking years before windows) is back making clones. Wow.

    "If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, if you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime"



  • cupertinocupertino Member Posts: 1,094
    I will NEVER forgive Commodore for what they did to the Amiga, they killed it by deciding to enter the PC world... screw up commodore... SCREW YOU!

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  • Unknown
    Originally posted by we3ster


    http://www.commodoregaming.com/pcshop/Home.aspx
    Nice to see the old name back, even if it does make me feel ancient........!
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6453339.stm
     



       Thanks for the intersting site! In their about us link, it says they purchased the name a few years ago in 2005, and are planning on trying to re-grow Commodore back to greatness. It's amazing to think that for roughly 10 years Commodore was the biggest name in home computers. They litterally are responsible for bringing computers into the home. For the word "Personal Computer".

     Don't feel ancient though, you lived through the very best times! You should feel happy! Few have experienced what you have.

     

     

     

     

    Originally posted by Volkmar

    So sad. The creators of the Golden Computer of the 90s (the amiga) that completely wasted the potential of that computer ("it is only a game machine" they said.... when in reality it had pre-emptive multi tasking years before windows) is back making clones. Wow.

     

     The Amiga came out before the 1990's. It was even more pre-emptive than you realize. It was litterally close to 10 years ahead of it's time, and maybe even more. And mindboggingly affordable to the majority of workingclass households.

  • CleffyIICleffyII Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 3,440

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    • 2x NVIDIA® 8800 GTX 768MB graphics cards

    All this to use the C64 emulator and play some old school games.

    Have you seen the fan on these? They are huge.

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  • Enforcer71Enforcer71 Member UncommonPosts: 780
    Interesting, I remember having hours of good gameplay on my commodore 64 back in the day, hell I still have it and it still runs. Was actually thinking of starting it up the other day but I doubt I would be able to get anything from all the disks I still have.

    Out of every 100 men, 10 should not be there,
    80 are nothing but targets, 9 are the real fighters.
    Ah, but one, ONE of them is a warrior,
    and he will bring the others home.
    -Heraclitus 500BC

  • LoiraLoira Member Posts: 89
    without totally revealing my age...



    I am totally getting one and I don't care if it is a waste of money :P



    Old school C64 games :)



    Yeah they screwed up with Amiga, but come on, we are all geeks at heart and everything I learned about computers was because of a game :)



    Damn I really am an old geek :(
  • SigneSigne Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 2,524
    Originally posted by Loira

    without totally revealing my age...



    I am totally getting one and I don't care if it is a waste of money :P



    Old school C64 games :)



    Yeah they screwed up with Amiga, but come on, we are all geeks at heart and everything I learned about computers was because of a game :)



    Damn I really am an old geek :(

    I'm a big fan of Commodore, too.  Having said that, I'll wait around and see what happens before I throw money at them again. 



    By the way, you gave away your age in your profile, silly. 
  • VolkmarVolkmar Member UncommonPosts: 2,501
    Originally posted by xplororor

    Originally posted by we3ster


    http://www.commodoregaming.com/pcshop/Home.aspx
    Nice to see the old name back, even if it does make me feel ancient........!
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6453339.stm
     



       Thanks for the intersting site! In their about us link, it says they purchased the name a few years ago in 2005, and are planning on trying to re-grow Commodore back to greatness. It's amazing to think that for roughly 10 years Commodore was the biggest name in home computers. They litterally are responsible for bringing computers into the home. For the word "Personal Computer".

     Don't feel ancient though, you lived through the very best times! You should feel happy! Few have experienced what you have.

     

     

     

     

    Originally posted by Volkmar

    So sad. The creators of the Golden Computer of the 90s (the amiga) that completely wasted the potential of that computer ("it is only a game machine" they said.... when in reality it had pre-emptive multi tasking years before windows) is back making clones. Wow.

     

     The Amiga came out before the 1990's. It was even more pre-emptive than you realize. It was litterally close to 10 years ahead of it's time, and maybe even more. And mindboggingly affordable to the majority of workingclass households.

    yes.... i know. i owned multiple models. but the 90s is when the amiga had its golden age, the early ones. then came the decline. and i also know that the very first amiga's workbench was pre-emptive :D

    "If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, if you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime"



  • MuffinStumpMuffinStump Member UncommonPosts: 474

    Don't forget the Atari computers.

    I wish I could. All that time learning Basic...

    Anyway, I was the proud owner of an Atari 400 (w/ membrane keyboard) and the Atari 1200xl with the addon floppy and tape drives. I still own the 1200.

    Good times.

    Atari sadly exists in name only of course.

  • cupertinocupertino Member Posts: 1,094
    Originally posted by MuffinStump


    Don't forget the Atari computers.
    I wish I could. All that time learning Basic...
    Anyway, I was the proud owner of an Atari 400 (w/ membrane keyboard) and the Atari 1200xl with the addon floppy and tape drives. I still own the 1200.
    Good times.
    Atari sadly exists in name only of course.


    Amiga pwnd Atari... flame on


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  • ArcticblueArcticblue Member Posts: 270

    ofcourse Amiga pwned Atari :-), that is why I have and still own ...

    - Commodore 64 (with 1541 floppydrive).

    - Amiga 500 (1 MB ram, sold this to finance A1200).

    - 2x Amiga 1200, one Commodore and one Escom (think it was that it was called), one also have expancion card in it.

    And I love these machines.... but the new commodore is not a commodore... they are just PC's with the commodore logo on them.

     

  • FariicFariic Member Posts: 1,546

    Man...

    I miss those days.

  • SorrowSorrow Member Posts: 1,195

    Screw you rich kids that had the C64's!

     I was perfectly happy with my  Vic20..  ~ sniffle ~ yea prefectly happy...

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  • BesCirgaBesCirga Member Posts: 806
    Three words: THE LAST NINJA..... A perfect game hehe
  • AquakittyAquakitty Member Posts: 310
    Originally posted by xplororor

    Originally posted by we3ster


    http://www.commodoregaming.com/pcshop/Home.aspx
    Nice to see the old name back, even if it does make me feel ancient........!
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6453339.stm
     



       Thanks for the intersting site! In their about us link, it says they purchased the name a few years ago in 2005, and are planning on trying to re-grow Commodore back to greatness. It's amazing to think that for roughly 10 years Commodore was the biggest name in home computers. They litterally are responsible for bringing computers into the home. For the word "Personal Computer".

     Don't feel ancient though, you lived through the very best times! You should feel happy! Few have experienced what you have.

     

     

     





    Are you retarded or something? "Few have experienced"... rofl..  what are you, 12 years old?

    I had a Commodore and I'm in my 20's, I wouldn't consider that old enough to warrant that kind of hero worship :P
  • RattrapRattrap Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 1,599
    I AMIGA

    "Before this battle is over all the world will know that few...stood against many." - King Leonidas

  • AmazingAveryAmazingAvery Age of Conan AdvocateMember UncommonPosts: 7,188
    I still have an Atari 800XL and an Atari ST, must have somewhere close to 1000 games between them both, favourite has to be Dungeon Master on the ST though =P



  • DenSirakDenSirak Member Posts: 51
    My wife's been complaining that I want to build a cutting edge computer, but I know she loved her old Commodore 64... I should just purchase one of these and tell her "I got a Commodore to play around on". She'd love that idea, at least until the thing arrived.

    Currently playing:
    LOTRO, Rift (beta) and WoW (on occasion)

  • cupertinocupertino Member Posts: 1,094
    I have my A1200 - 040/40mhz - 8MB - 160MB 2.5" HD in the atic, but I re-live my amiga days using Winuae and get my fav games from www.planetemu.net/ any 1 need so help setting up PM me.

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