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Dr.j
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 277 |
Commodore is back in Germany
well sort of...well i guess the company "Comp GmbH " got the licence to use the brand name of Commodore , and through the licence they are about to release new C64C cases and a lot of more. guess the same computer but only a new case ? or ?!
https://icomp.de/shop-icomp/en/33/items/commodore-back-in-germa.. |
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Majikeyric
Registered: Sep 2002
Posts: 83 |
That's great news !!!! |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5086 |
will be at good hands with Jens. |
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Radiant
Registered: Sep 2004
Posts: 639 |
Wow, finally the brand ends up with someone who has an actual track record of not being a complete clown. Hopefully this will result in good things! |
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CreaMD
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 3050 |
Pardon my french, but *FUCK YEAH!!!* |
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bepp
Registered: Jun 2010
Posts: 265 |
YES!!! |
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cadaver
Registered: Feb 2002
Posts: 1160 |
Do I understand right that since Jens only has a license, Polabe (the owner) could in theory license the rights also to some clowns as well. But here's hoping they don't and let Jens do his thing. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11357 |
cadaver: yes |
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Mr. Mouse
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 235 |
TBH The Commodore brand means nothing anymore these days. It has been screwed over by so many people in the past, and even now, it's nothing exclusive, from the looks of it. It's a nice touch, but it doesn't add anything of significance. YMHO. |
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MagerValp
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1074 |
I think you're wrong. When assclowns put the brand on Web.ITs and phones and whatnot, sure, it only served to dilute it. But all the brand got them was a few press releases, then they flopped and were quickly forgotten by pretty much everyone. Producing actual, genuine C64s with the logo on it is a different thing. Don't get me wrong, it's still very much a niche product, but I think Jens has a shot at selling to a wider audience than the usual hardcore C64 fans. I hope he gets all the production bottle necks sorted out so we don't get another Reloaded situation... In any case it's great news for us here.
As I'm thinking about it, now would be a very good time to produce a converter box that takes IEC, S-Video and joystick cables in one end, and HDMI, SD-cards, and USB controllers in the other - everything you need to connect a C64 to a modern setup. I wonder if you could make that for < 100... |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11357 |
hardly, the HDMI license alone would be expensive^3 |
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