Commodore Announces New Commodore64, VIC & Amiga Computers (thisis not a recycled news header from t

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

 

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....

 

But, will it include the SID (the sound synthesizer chip that was

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

 

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
- PureVideoâ„¢ 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

 

Well these are modern computers with x86 processors in them that are
packed into cases that look like the old Commodore computers.

Yousuf Khan

 

Yes, exactly.