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2003-07-12 09:38
Blackspawn
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Tulip Computers' new strategy - what do you think?

http://www.tulip.com/aboutus/corp_article.asp?nid=109

Opinions? :/
 
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2003-07-17 06:34
Six

Registered: Apr 2002
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What would be nice is the new Commodore venture funding some research into continuing the logical path that the original Commodore computer and MOS was up to. (C65 modernized?)

PC's could be considered a brief diversion, but the capabilities of a modern PC would have to be equalled or exceeded for a single-brand product to excell.

But, if they managed to launch a single product, then the brand-recognition value of the Commodore name becomes profitable. The only inherent value in the "Brand" is in selling something via said "Brand", so we know that's coming at some point. The "Brand" is the thing of value that's just been transferred, thus we know it must have some value. (And thus, we should expect actual, physical products to be associated with it.) Every single die-hard Commodore guy is going to want one of whatever this new Tulip venture mass-produces, even if it's just staplers and pens for promotion of the brand.

Or perhaps I'm just rambling. Just some thoughts on the subject, anyway...
2003-07-17 12:55
Stingray
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I remember when Escom owned Commodore, they had some big plans to put 64's back in to production to sell in countries where PC's are to expensive for the normal person to own. It would have been great, but I wonder how series they were?
2003-07-17 13:44
fade
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well maybe you can make comparisons of pc and the x-box. For how long will we wait before a p3 733mhz machine (dunno if this is correct speed) becomes to outdated for technological chip advances of pc?.

There's a lot of money to be made for that evil company from games as they buy all the hardware specs from other companies. So naturally, all the 64 community needs is a Howard Hughes figure to say "Hey, I want a 64 (not c1) that can keep up without losing it's roots and not be a edo ram whore like scpu"
2003-07-17 16:58
Derision

Registered: Feb 2002
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That's exactly what needs to happen, but it's unlikely that it is.

The Commodore name itself isn't going to sell a lot of units. If that were the case, the Amiga would still be a platform as readily supported as the Mac or PC; but it's not, even though it outperformed them in it's day (and is still a powerhouse). These days, though a perfectly viable "hobbyist" machine, any new Commodore product would need power and compatability (Win/Mac/Linux, USB, PCI, etc.) to be commercially successful.

It's a horrible thing, I know... but it's how the market works. And how people work. The average user wants something they're not going to have to jump through hoops to find peripherals and/or software for.
2003-07-18 03:44
Stryyker

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SCPU doesn't use EDO RAM :)
2003-07-18 10:28
fade
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please tell me it doesnt use simm8 ? :)
2003-07-18 16:13
Graham
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you can use edo ram in ps/2 slots... so i guess scpu simply has ps/2.
2003-07-18 19:27
Mihai

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Scpu has 'Fast page memory'
2003-07-18 19:34
Richard

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Quote: Face the fact, Richard - your existence in the C64 scene wouldn't be so exciting without them, would it? ;-)

I guess not!
2003-07-19 04:22
Stryyker

Registered: Dec 2001
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One of the CMD people at some time, maybe in Commodore World, mentioned what RAM types SCPU needed. It was fast page memory. They also mentioned arrangements and stuff and I'm sure it was EDO timing for their memory controller why EDO cannot be used. I guess most of you don't care.
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