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Commodore 64 Is Back!
I wonder how much of my childhood was spent waiting for a Commodore 64 game to load. I'm not proud to admit this, but the Commodore 64 in my household was purchased from a friend who had bootlegged almost every game that was ever made. I must have had three hundred floppy discs worth of games, many that were free of labels. Part of the fun was popping in a disc to see what game would pop up. In hindsight, I can't remember many that I thought were good.
Flash forward to now (use a magical Wayne's World-like effect if you need to). I'm not sure if I believe this news entirely yet, and I probably won't until I have an actual retail unit in my hands, but Commodore USA has reached a licensing agreement to create Commodore branded all-in-one keyboard computers, including a model that is an exact replica of the original Commodore 64. You know, the ugly beige box that suddenly looks awesome because it looks old.
The flagship model in Commodore USA's line is called the Phoenix. Only two inches tall and 17.5 inches wide, this sleek keyboard boasts four USB ports, two serial ports, 2 PS2 ports, and ports for LAN, VGA, parallel, and audio/line/Dual DVI. Powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo or Quad Core processor, it features an advanced chipset, and up to two terabytes of storage space.
As for the other two models, the awesomely named Invictus offers a touch pad, whereas the not-so awesomely named Amigo targets the budget-conscious consumer.
According to the site's store, you can order the computers now, and they'll ship within three weeks. The classic design is not yet available. Check out Commodore USA's website for more information.
And I'm just going to think this is all a hoax until I get my hands on one.
[via Gizmag and GI tipster Kevin Creedy]
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