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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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MagerValp
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1074 |
Yeah, $10k/year or $5k/year + $1 per unit. You can always put a DVI connector on the device to avoid the fee, and have vendors ship an HDMI adapter with it. |
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ruk
Registered: Jan 2012
Posts: 43 |
Quoting MagerValpYeah, $10k/year or $5k/year + $1 per unit. You can always put a DVI connector on the device to avoid the fee, and have vendors ship an HDMI adapter with it.
Or Displayport over USB-C :) |
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Mr. Mouse
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 235 |
Don't get me wrong, I think it's good that Jens got the license to use the brand name officially. I treasure my Reloaded. I'm just putting some questions marks, and don't think the wider audience is interested in the brand name.
One question would be, what IS the Commodore brand? Apple produced Apples in the past, PCs, like the Apple II. Nowadays they produce hardware that has nothing of the original hardware. People don't care, they don't even know the Apple II. And that's okay.
Now, a Commodore computer, 8-bit, or 16-bit like the Amiga, who would want to own one of those, even if you can hook it up to your HDTV, have it on WIFI and load stuff from a 2 TB HD? I'm talking about the mainstream here, not us geeks.
64KRAM is not going to cut it for the mainstream that wishes to play Pokemon GO! on their Androids, or iPhones.
As for consoles, no authentic C64 or Amiga, upgraded to the modern age, is going to be instabuy for the mainstream, right? |
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mhindsbo
Registered: Dec 2014
Posts: 51 |
For us geeks I can only say YES! Rebirthing a modern mainstream brand is one thing - catering to a niche retro market is something else and for the latter this is a good thing I believe. |
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MagerValp
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1074 |
For the general public, no, this is not something I expect people to be interested in. But there's a fairly large group of nostalgic people in their 30s and 40s that remember the C64, outside of the core of sceners and retro enthusiasts. Being able to use the Commodore brand makes it much easier to break through and reach people outside the bubble. |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5086 |
Mouse, you are right, but nostalgy beats rationalism. Esp if official c= name is on a product that helps you relive the past. c64 reloaded, chameleon or whatever. |
