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Moloch
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 2896 |
New run of C64C casing coming in three colors
I knew someone bought the C64C molds a while back and now it appears we'll be able to get white, blue, or red cases if this Kickstarter is funded.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1670214687/original-commod.. |
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Moloch
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 2896 |
According to the most recent totals the three original colors are almost gone. The original colors will have a 500 case run and the number of remaining cases are
0 blue
35 white
23 red
The add-on cases will have a 5000 count run and the number of remaining cases are
3672 transparent
4661 beige
There is one more day before lockdown, so these totals will change
He asked about 128 cases in the survey, so safe to assume he'll run a pledge campaign for that case in the future. |
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DjS
Registered: Jul 2003
Posts: 47 |
Also this
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/brand-new-colored-keycaps-fo..
tempting... |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5026 |
went for the keys aswell, how is the motherboard coming?:) |
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DjS
Registered: Jul 2003
Posts: 47 |
Bidding starts at 200
Although already expensive I would consider getting one for the first mentioned price of about 149.
200 with a couple of chips is a no-go for me.
This smells like greed a little too much in my opinion |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5026 |
they forgot what it was about 'computers for the masses, not the classes' |
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MagerValp
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1059 |
I think Jens is painfully aware that the masses don't buy C64 motherboards anymore. |
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DjS
Registered: Jul 2003
Posts: 47 |
Not at that price anyway |
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Perplex
Registered: Feb 2009
Posts: 254 |
Somehow I doubt he'd sell anywhere near 10 000 units even at half that price. The target audience for this kind of hardware is just too small. |
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bugjam
Registered: Apr 2003
Posts: 2492 |
I find it amazing and respectable that these boards have been developed in the fist place. |
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Mr.Ammo
Account closed
Registered: Oct 2002
Posts: 228 |
Quote: I find it amazing and respectable that these boards have been developed in the fist place.
True! It's pure hobby and love for engineering. I don't think it's about making money at all. If it was, Jens would have come up with something like the 1541 Ultimate II instead of the Chameleon (which is a complete system in itself). Or at least something that's reasonably priced and something we all want! ;-)
The price tag is a bit too steep for me, it's a starting price for bidding in an auction (well, not really an auction since you can't over- or under bid someone else but yourself).
I'll wait for the commercial launch, if this will ever see the light of day, and see what that does to the pricing. I'd really love to get my hands on one or two of these reloaded boards ;) |
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