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Title: new Commodore 64 - More than a Keyboard
Post by: Aurélien Bottazzini on Fri, 23 March 2012, 18:01:36

I saw that today: http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_C64.aspx (http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_C64.aspx)
I searched in the forums but did not find any reference to it.

I find it really cool!

You can choose to have it barebone (only the keyboard) or with a motherboard, memory, cpu etc

Anyone tested it?

Title: new Commodore 64 - More than a Keyboard
Post by: FerretBuster on Fri, 23 March 2012, 18:12:22

Wow, that is epic! Nice find.

Also I hate you, my wallet is calling me.

Title: new Commodore 64 - More than a Keyboard
Post by: FerretBuster on Fri, 23 March 2012, 18:16:42

Or not... Sound like it has blues :(

Title: new Commodore 64 - More than a Keyboard
Post by: alex.1 on Fri, 23 March 2012, 18:27:39

I think that case and keyboard together with a Trinity platform would be kinda nice.
Too bad i can't afford it, yet.

Title: new Commodore 64 - More than a Keyboard
Post by: mkeeley on Fri, 23 March 2012, 18:50:15

Atom CPU though, way overpriced for what it is even if it does look retro cool. Better off converting a real C64 to a USB keyboard.

Title: new Commodore 64 - More than a Keyboard
Post by: alex.1 on Fri, 23 March 2012, 18:57:41

@mkeeley: Agree! But if the keyboard is nice, the $345 for case and keyboard could be worth it if you had $345 to spare on a case and a keyboard.

Title: new Commodore 64 - More than a Keyboard
Post by: REVENGE on Fri, 23 March 2012, 19:05:17

Keyboard should be quality, good OEM.

Title: new Commodore 64 - More than a Keyboard
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Fri, 23 March 2012, 19:12:43

If they priced them better, they would be doing better. I think it is about $100 too high for a keyboard/case. I'm not willing to pay that much nostalgia tax.

Title: new Commodore 64 - More than a Keyboard
Post by: mkeeley on Fri, 23 March 2012, 19:12:59

You can buy an adapter card for around $40 that converts a real C64 in to a keyboard. Think the boards are from Germany but can't can't remember the link.

Found the link
http://www.vesalia.de/e_keyrah.htm (http://www.vesalia.de/e_keyrah.htm)

Title: new Commodore 64 - More than a Keyboard
Post by: HaiiYaa on Fri, 23 March 2012, 19:49:40

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?23731-new-commodore

Title: new Commodore 64 - More than a Keyboard
Post by: keyboardlover on Fri, 23 March 2012, 19:51:40

Yea I was gonna say, we did discuss them before. They still seem overpriced, but they are cool to some extent.

Title: new Commodore 64 - More than a Keyboard
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 23 March 2012, 23:13:11

WTF,, they want 1000 bux, for this??