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Re: Ok guys, I will be doing a report on Commodore USA this week
« on: February 04, 2011, 04:25:46 PM »
Quote from: number6;612417
I'm not sure if this was stated by C=USA here or merely debated, but it was just stated/clarified on AW concerning the boingball:

ScOOby: "I am not sure but I think they don't have the rights to use the boing ball, do they?"

digitex: "yes, of course we do, explicitly."

ScOOby: "BTW: And I am not sure if the picture of the boing ball is licensed from the artist."

digitex: "yes, of course it is, along with other projects he has done, and is doing for us."

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That source is an AmigaWorld thread, from a poster claiming to be a member of CUSA.  It is hardly a clarification, although it certainly was a statement.

It's all moot, anyway.  A better statement is "What is going to stop them from using the boing ball?"
 

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Re: Ok guys, I will be doing a report on Commodore USA this week
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2011, 08:08:52 PM »
Quote from: Transition;612784
I'm looking forward to that full report including what hospital all the CUSA employees were born in, were they Gerber babies, were they breast fed Etc.

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Family Bed as well... also any early childhood divorce, rickets, immunization records, passoprt issuances, countries visited, maiden names, terrorist watch lists, and political affiliation...

but mostly I want to know if they have any real product or are they full of shit.  :)
 

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Re: Ok guys, I will be doing a report on Commodore USA this week
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2011, 08:46:23 PM »
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- C64x keyboard very expensive to make...

I am hoping this means that they used a cherry blue/brown or torpe switch and double-injection molded caps...
 

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Re: Ok guys, I will be doing a report on Commodore USA this week
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2011, 08:49:16 PM »
Quote from: Franko;612801
Please don't tell me that this channel is taken seriously in the USA...

I could tell you that, but then I'd be lying :(
 

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Re: Ok guys, I will be doing a report on Commodore USA this week
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2011, 10:57:50 PM »
Honestly, I am mostly intrigued by the "wedge" C64 combo case doodad they might be building.  I like their concept of "retro style" if they kept it at that and did not try to sell "retro substance."  If that wedge could hold one graphics card of my choice plus having the basics builtin (Wireless N/gigabit ethernet, sound, etc) it would be a neat PC to own.  I'd slap Win7 on it and game the crap out of it.  If it truly will have cherry mechanical switches in the keyboard (and double injection molded keys) I am so there.  BUT then again I'm not sold on the "Commodore" aspect.  If I wanted a NG Amiga experience, I'd buy a G5 and throw MOS on it (Which I most probably will do in the future), or AmigaForever on whatever X86 machine I will be rocking.

I'm not convinced that this thing is even reality, however.  And as for their "Amiga" line...c'mon-no one is buying that.  But give them credit - if that "C64" redesign is real, it takes balls to engineer computer hardware these days that is outside the norm.  If I want one of their amiga redesigns, however, I'll build it myself thanks.
 

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Re: Ok guys, I will be doing a report on Commodore USA this week
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Re: Ok guys, I will be doing a report on Commodore USA this week
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2011, 11:46:44 PM »
Quote from: redrumloa;612863
The C64x is real, I held it in my own hands. I asked on at least 2 occasions if I could take it home. :hammer:


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Cherry Blue or Cherry Brown switches?  PCB or plate-mounted?  DyeSub or double injection molded keys?  :D