Re: C64 Patent

Hi Scott,

Yes, that is exactly what I meant. I would like a new computer built with
updated chips and its firmware made " ala 64", that can access today's
perispherals.

Hernan


On Mon, 3 Jul 2006, Scott Julian wrote:

Hi Herman,

When I think of a modern 64 I think along the lines of a modern PC, but
instead of running Windows or Linux its running a "Commodore 64 like
operating system", I don't mean a PC just running an emulator pretending to
be a Commodore 64 but a ground up newly built operating system that boots
into BASIC and allows full access to all the built in hardware. I feel that
it does not need to be compatible with C64 software, but instead it give the
look and feel of the classic 8 bit days. Easy to program, easy to expand
etc...

These days PC hardware is cheap, with the most expensive parts being the
operating system and commercial software which in Australia is usually twice
the price of the hardware. I imagine that such a system would meet most if
not all the things that we like about the good old days.

Anyway just a thought.

Regards,
Scott

"Hernan Vergara" <hvergara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Pine.LNX.4.58.0607030921000.29859@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Sam,


On Sun, 2 Jul 2006, Sam Gillett wrote:

I don't know if a market niche would exist for something like a modern
C64 or
not. We already have the Gameboy for games, WebTV for net access, and my
cell phone has a better PIM built-in than anything I used on an XT Clone
back
in the '80s.

Don't get me wrong. I still like my C128, but my cell phone has more raw
processing power and RAM than my C128, plus a built-in display!

When someone asks for a modern 64, I immediately envision, a computer that
has mega or gigabyes of memory, high resolution output 1024 x 768 or
whatever as minimum, boots from ROM, has a sound chip (like SID) can be
another chip with 12 or 256 voices(?) :-) it has a startup like the 64 or
128, IOW to BASIC2006(?), IDE EIDE or whatever is up to snuff today etc
etc... and that it is priced in the $300.00 max to $500.00.

In other words, a computer that once you open it you can start to program,
and what you produce looks like the same or better to XBOX, or any of
today's game machines.

Could that be produced? Does anybody else than me, think that could be the
computer of the next "64" revolution? Where every kid would want and have
one at home for programming games, utilities, demos etc.... IOW FUN.

Hernan



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