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    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by gray-beard, Apr 9, 2011.

  1. gray-beard

    gray-beard Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm sure many of us spent many endless hours with the original version of one of these.
    And now for your computing pleasure be sure to order one soon,,

    Commodore USA

    Bob
     
    gray-beard, Apr 9, 2011
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  2. MasterBlaster2039

    MasterBlaster2039 Notebook Evangelist

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    Just looked at their website, and also on the other machines. But they are just htpc's in a keyboard with a Commodore logo.

    It would be cool, if it also had the old ports for the C-64 diskdrive and the Atari/C-64 joysticks....

    Unless then, its juts a brandname thats used to sell PCs.
     
    MasterBlaster2039, Apr 9, 2011
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  3. mnementh

    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    *Yawn*

    These were released a couple years ago; it's not exactly news. The BLEEPtards at dVice finally noticed them and now the meme is getting a second wind. Hoopty.

    They originally promised an emulator and the original ROMs as a "someday in the future" enticement to get the real C64 junkies to buy in; most of them were too smart for that (read: been hosed before by similar scams) and stayed away in droves.

    This iteration is nothing more than an attempt to cash in on those who want to feel nostalgic for a time they weren't around to remember; I, for one, will keep my working, hacked C64 in storage a few more years until my son is able to use it.

    And when he is ready, I will teach him those lessons I had to learn by myself as a youth; then he too will know the difference between a SysOp and a (L)user... and he will be better for that understanding.

    mnem<~~~ SysOp ~~~<<<
     
    mnementh, Apr 10, 2011
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  4. rcx

    rcx Notebook Consultant

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    ...especially considering some C-64 fans have made great strides in this area. There used to be a method for hooking up a 1541 via a parallel cable; now, as parallel ports are disappearing from PCs, a USB version (" ZoomFloppy") has been developed.

    Related links--
    * RETRO Innovations
    * xum1514 firmware for the ZoomFloppy
    * Other means for connecting a 1541 to a PC

    The CCS64 site lists the German website C64Games.de as having a joystick adapter available.

    Combine the above with the CCS64 emulator, and you'll probably be closer to the real thing than the "remake" (unless you really want the case). I still have a real C-64 squirreled away, though, and I need at least one new joystick. ;-)
     
    rcx, Apr 11, 2011
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    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    You can make a new joystick for the C64 using ANY dual-pot X-Y axis controller you can find. I did dozens of them; they were all able to be trimmed out to work excellently.

    mnem
    *Potty*
     
    mnementh, Apr 11, 2011
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  6. Azrial

    Azrial Notebook Deity

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    I was a Color Computer Guy myself, I went from there to a Gimix. OS-9! :D
     
    Azrial, Apr 12, 2011
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