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Title: c|Net on the return of Commodore
Post by: JamesR on December 16, 2005, 10:34:24 PM
c|Net has posted a story about the new Commodore (known until earlier this year as Yeahronimo Media Ventures). The company is planning to announce new products at the CES in January.

You can read the story  here (http://news.com.com/Is+Commodore+poised+for+a+comeback/2100-1041_3-5998732.html?tag=nefd.lede).
Title: Re: c|Net on the return of Commodore
Post by: AmigaPete on December 17, 2005, 12:23:30 AM
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Commodore itself, though, is quite small, currently employing about 50 people with annual sales of around 40 million euros ($48 million).


So, I guess that makes Amiga about 49 people and 39+ million Euros shy of Commodore. Hey, maybe Commodore will re-buy Amiga and re-introduce it. That would be too funny.

Pete
Title: Re: c|Net on the return of Commodore
Post by: Argus on December 17, 2005, 01:53:30 AM
Seriously, most of us would probably like to see the Amiga in their hands.
Title: Re: c|Net on the return of Commodore
Post by: blobrana on December 17, 2005, 04:47:01 AM
http://www.commodore.net (http://www.commodore.net/?Id=1&Category=1)
Title: Re: c|Net on the return of Commodore
Post by: JamesR on December 17, 2005, 05:58:29 AM
That would be AWESOME. I love the C= on my A2k. :(

-JR
Title: Re: c|Net on the return of Commodore
Post by: seer on December 17, 2005, 12:01:53 PM
Hey, maybe Commodore will re-buy Amiga and re-introduce it.

On AW there's a thread at AW (http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=16519&forum=17) about that.. Hopefull ? Doubtfull but we will see.. (Didn't Hyperion mention there was a company bigger then some of us could imagine ;-) C= seems bigger then we thought now..)

Oh.. And if you follow the link dear Blobsie gave and go the the hardware page and click on a some hardware they have a link to http://www.amigaclub.nl/ (tho nothing happening on that site for some time now..)
Title: Re: c|Net on the return of Commodore
Post by: uncharted on December 17, 2005, 05:47:18 PM
From one owner who is just interested in using the name to sell unrelated crap, to another owner who is just interested in using the name to sell unrelated crap.  :roll:

Commodore-Amiga Microwaves. Great!
Title: Re: c|Net on the return of Commodore
Post by: JamesR on December 17, 2005, 05:59:25 PM
Anyone know when Amiga OS 4 is ACTUALLY going to be done? Hyperion seems ridiculously mum on the subject.
Title: Re: c|Net on the return of Commodore
Post by: Tripitaka on December 17, 2005, 07:17:41 PM
@Argus:

lol....ru :crazy:
C= couldn't manage the Amiga b4, WTF makes u think they can do any better now?
Title: Re: c|Net on the return of Commodore
Post by: Tripitaka on December 17, 2005, 07:31:21 PM
JamesR wrote:

Anyone know when Amiga OS 4 is ACTUALLY going to be done? Hyperion seems ridiculously mum on the subject.

Damn right m8!
Why ...oh why, do they torment us with visions of brighter futures and never say anything about when?!
Whilst we are on the subject of our mushroom like status in the consumer information world, Elbox: WTF is going on with Dragon? and Eyetech, how about letting us all know whats going on b4 we all wait for 2 months after putting in orders with no reply!
I realise that many 'miggy companies do it 4 love ..but plea5e....KEEp us informed!
Title: Re: c|Net on the return of Commodore
Post by: N7VQM on December 17, 2005, 08:01:13 PM
I saw this article when I got home last night and was horrified (ok, maybe just annoyed) that they included pictures of Mac Classics in the collage of C= machines.
Title: Re: c|Net on the return of Commodore
Post by: XDelusion on December 17, 2005, 08:23:34 PM
Well, at least they sell ACTUAL C64's (128's?):

http://hardware.commodoreworld.com/default.aspx?i=3&s=category&c=30

PLUS


http://www.64hdd.com/projects/hardware/c64-dtv64kb.html


And there you have it! Too bad they don't do this with classic Amiga and or Classic Atari...
Title: Re: c|Net on the return of Commodore
Post by: redrumloa on December 17, 2005, 09:25:10 PM
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So, I guess that makes Amiga about 49 people and 39+ million Euros shy of Commodore


Yup, I am happy someone finally bought the name that just gets it. Finally a company making it possible for selling what people want. The C64DTV license is a 3 time a home run. This would have never been possible with the clowns that have been running Amiga Inc over the years, or even Commodore's prior owners. I'd suspect we see some more retro products in the coming years.

-edit-
BTW make that 40 million Euros ++++ a year shy of Commodore. Amiga Inc have virtually no($0.00) income and million++ judgements against them that keep adding interest year in year out.
Title: Re: c|Net on the return of Commodore
Post by: XDelusion on December 21, 2005, 07:32:45 PM
I'd personally like to see something along these lines, but with ac actual SID, chip, a cart port, and Compact Flash reader which can be used as a Hard Drive to load floppy images off of. :)

Matter of fact ANY product with SID chips in it is a good thing!