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Tuesday, January 04, 2005

Commodore finds new lease of life

BBC:

The once-famous Commodore computer brand could be resurrected after being bought by a US-based digital music distributor.

New owner Yeahronimo Media Ventures has not ruled out the possibility of a new breed of Commodore computers.

It also plans to develop a "worldwide entertainment concept" with the brand, although details are not yet known.

The groundbreaking Commodore 64 computer elicits fond memories for those who owned one back in the 1980s.

Indeed. The C-64 was my first real computer. My first computer, technically, was the Entertainment Computer System (ECS) for the Mattel Intellivision, which offically means I always win the "I have the lamest first computer" contest. Anyway.

Tulip Computers sold several products under the Commodore name, including portable USB storage devices and digital music players.

It had planned to relaunch the brand, following an upsurge of nostalgia for 1980s-era games.

Commodore 64 enthusiasts have written emulators for Windows PC, Apple Mac and even PDAs so that the original Commodore games can be still run.

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