New Commodore Invictus from Commodore USA

[TheBilgeRat]

To paraphrase a saying from when commodore still had (a tiny bit) of relevency, "It's the software, stupid!"

It would be ridiculously easy to make some money if you had the commodore name and a bit of venture capital, but this is not the way to do it.

This is true, although I would like to make a tiny plea that it was also the styling.  Maybe I'm weird, but I find the styling of the Amigas (heck, even the VIC and C64) to be sexy :lol:.

Now if you'll excuse me, I think I hear the lovely men in white jackets downstairs.  I think I'll go get them some tea

[TheBilgeRat]

As an aside, anyone know the color mix for Amiga 2000 tan?  If I get a spray can of that I may go apey and spray every computer in the house with it! :lol:


MMMmmm.... Xbox 360, Amiga edition

[TheBilgeRat]

that extra layer of paint will cause it to overheat probably, lol.

Sshh!!! It's monitoring this network!  Don't give it any ideas!

Ironically, this is xbox #4 for me.  I think GameCrazy rues the day I bought the extra warranty.  It's paid for itself three times over. :lol:

[TheBilgeRat]

Ok @abbub
How do you recreate a Commodore 64? I'm listening.

Not one of those lame Webit things with a c64 emulator and a browser I hope.
You want something that evokes the spirit of the C64...then how?
How can you do it differently to what everyone else is doing.
You want Commodore to go into the OS business. The perfect OS... where is it then?
Hell, if Hyperion had an x86 version of AmigaOS, you don't think Commodore wouldn't come calling?

You want what people will regard as "just another unix", with a bit of retro eye-candy on top. But how is that different? You could make yet another Linux distro. But so what. At least AROS has retro going for it and being a clone of Commodore's AmigaOS is something at least. It lacks things but is developing quickly and modern enough to be used today. It's simple and lightening quick, and I thought that was what we all loved about AmigaOS.

Many people have made the point that hardware no longer sells a computer.  It is software, simple as that.  Amiga was the last time I intentionally bought hardware.  When I moved to Apple I bought a Power Computing clone.  When apple yanked the clone licenses, I went straight to COSTCO and bought the cheapest fastest pentium they had.  After that I have built every computer I owned since out of the cheapest/best parts, regardless of manufature and thrown either windows or linux on them.  I am more dedicated to the software I run independent of the OS.  For example, I have Gimp on all my win/lin/mac boxen.  I like Firefox exclusively.

For Commodore to make any serious headway into the "Lookit me!" market, its going to need to be the size of a Pip-Boy, display images softwired to your neural network directly into your brain, have terabyte upon terabyte of data storage/access ability, communicate with anyone or anything telepathically, and cost 200 bucks.  IMHO.