I saw that as well Garth. With a dual-core Intel cpu. The all in one package is sorta cool, where you just need to plug into a video device, but so many details left out. Is it a Nehalem Intel cpu where they don't need the north bridge? Where are the spec's?

They could use it as a tool to teach the fundamentals of dual/quad core Intel CPU's. Including assemblers, and such.

Maybe they are? Not enough info... But this is why the C-64 was a favorite. It was open to the public, including schematics and all.

But $600 is too much for me.

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You can find the specs at http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_C64.aspx, then click on "Technology". This is just a standard mini ITX mainboard with an Atom CPU and Nvidia ION2 graphics - so don't expect too much performance.

BTW: They didn't even bother to add connectors for the old 9-pin standard joysticks (at least I couldn't find any info on this), so this really is just a low-end PC in a fancy case...

IMHO this thing is way overpriced. If you look at http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_C64Select.aspx, the $600 version neither has WIFI nor a DVD drive. You can buy a netbook (or nettop) with similar specs for far less money...

so long,

Hias

yes, just bought an Atom based linux netbook for £250
(has HDMI but not VGA out)
Not 100% happy but the price is good and I'm hoping linux will catch up with the touchpad support. (Look for Meenee on Amazon.co.uk)

Yeah, the joystick ports are a big oversight, since they made this thing to be retro compatible. Their custom OS sounds interesting...

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Ah, I knew there was something I forgot to rant about :-)

From their current FAQ http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_FAQ.aspx:

There's nothing wrong with Linux (I use it all the time), but this sounds like they created yet another Debian/Ubuntu/whatever derivative with "vice" and "uae" preinstalled plus maybe some nice themes and/or other customizations.

Problem with all these derivatives is that most of them didn't catch up with the changes of their base. If Debian or Ubuntu releases a new version, the derviative also have to do this - and as history has shown us a lot of them failed and then vanished over time.

Creating your own Debian/Ubuntu/... based distribution is quite easy, but maintaining it over time means a lot of work.

So, at the end you might be better off installing the original (i.e.: the base distribution) and just add the additional software. In Debian/Ubuntu this is just an "apt-get install vice uae" at the command line. While you're at it you can also "apt-get install atari800 xmame-sdl xmess-sdl spectemu-x11" and get even more emulated systems on your Linux box :-)

so long,

Hias