Feeling retro? How about a new car with a cassette deck? A new Commodore 64?

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited April 2011 in The Clubhouse
You want a new car with a factory cassette deck? I know it's 2011 but you can still get such a beast.

Tired of those tiny laptop keyboards....get yourself a brand-new "Made in the USA" Commodore 64

Can't wait until my "Porsche Design" sunglasses comes back into vogue. :biggrin: I'm already growing out my hair for my eventual mullet. :biggrin:
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2011
    Your second link doesn't work. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/04/commodore-64-is-back-with-hdmi-out-intel-atom-chip-blu-ray.html
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited April 2011
    Face wrote: »
    Your second link doesn't work. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/04/commodore-64-is-back-with-hdmi-out-intel-atom-chip-blu-ray.html

    Thanks....I corrected my post.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited April 2011
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    You want a new car with a factory cassette deck? I know it's 2011 but you can still get such a beast.

    Tired of those tiny laptop keyboards....get yourself a brand-new "Made in the USA" Commodore 64

    Can't wait until my "Porsche Design" sunglasses comes back into vogue. :biggrin: I'm already growing out my hair for my eventual mullet. :biggrin:

    Don't forget to dust off your parachute pants. :biggrin:
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited April 2011
    The PET right, I remember that. Came out when I was in Grad School--one of my roommates--a physicist--was the son of one of the owner/founders of Commodore. Talk about memories. I remember Leonard (how appropriate a name for those familiar with the Big Bang Theory) would show us the various games on his all-in-one-machine.

    BTW, I 'never' had a mullet.

    cnh
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited April 2011
    That commodore looks awesome... although I look at my sister's new all-one-one Apple (everything built into an amazing IPS-panel monitor) and salivate...
    Panasonic PT-AE4000U projector for movies
    Carada 106" Precision Series (Classic Cinema White)
    Denon AVR-X3600H pre/pro
    Outlaw 770 7-channel amplifier
    B&W CDM1-SE fronts
    B&W CDM-CNT center
    B&W CDM1 rears on MoPADs
    JBL SP8CII in-ceiling height speakers
    Samsung DTB-H260F OTA HDTV tuner
    DUAL NHT SubTwo subwoofers
    Oppo BDP-93 Blu-Ray player
    Belkin PF60 Power Center
    Harmony 1100 RF remote with RF extender
    Sony XBR-X950G 55" 4K HDR Smart TV + PS3 in the living room
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited April 2011
    cnh wrote: »
    BTW, I 'never' had a mullet.

    How about a "Members Only" jacket? :biggrin:
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited April 2011
    I had the best mullet ever. You wouldn't know it now, but I've got better hair than most women. Very Samson-esq when I grow my locks.

    Bring on the parachute pants and glacier glasses.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited April 2011
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    Can't wait until my "Porsche Design" sunglasses comes back into vogue. :biggrin:

    Are you talking about the Carrera's? I think my dad is still wearing his pair from the 80's when he was a pilot.

    http://www.carreraworld.com/en_us/
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited April 2011
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    How about a "Members Only" jacket? :biggrin:

    Don't laugh, I think I still have mine. A few years back they were selling them at Burlington Coat Factory, couldn't believe it. :cool:
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited April 2011
    cnh wrote: »
    The PET right, I remember that. Came out when I was in Grad School--one of my roommates--a physicist--was the son of one of the owner/founders of Commodore. Talk about memories. I remember Leonard (how appropriate a name for those familiar with the Big Bang Theory) would show us the various games on his all-in-one-machine.

    BTW, I 'never' had a mullet.

    cnh

    I remember the PET. My grandfather had one. There was a great game on there that used an age old technology called words to describe the adventure you were on. Great game, never passed it though.

    Also, the Commodore 64 (original) had some great games on it. "Space Taxi" comes to mind. Or "Erebus". I don't think it's possible to pass this game it is so difficult. The "rotating magnetic discs" would always get you.

    Greg
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited April 2011
    So just when did all these items become passe?
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2011
    I still miss my Commodore 128.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited April 2011
    headrott wrote: »
    I remember the PET. My grandfather had one. There was a great game on there that used an age old technology called words to describe the adventure you were on. Great game, never passed it though.

    Also, the Commodore 64 (original) had some great games on it. "Space Taxi" comes to mind. Or "Erebus". I don't think it's possible to pass this game it is so difficult. The "rotating magnetic discs" would always get you.

    Greg

    You buy that new Commodore 64, it comes with an emulator for the old C64 OS on it as well as a bevy of games IIRC.
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited April 2011
    Face wrote: »
    I still miss my Commodore 128.

    I still have my C64 and 1541 drive. I doubt they work but I've kept them around to do a mod once technology got faster, smaller, and cooler. However, for $299, I can relive my youth. lol
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited April 2011
    Face, I had one too. Wife made me give it away. Then I got another one given to me. After a while I decided to give it away too. I loved my C-128. It was my first computer.

    Now whenever I get an itch I simply fire up an emulator and play some. It's easier than keeping one around. You have to choose which toys go in your storage case.
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited April 2011
    fatchowmein wrote: »
    I still have my C64 and 1541 drive. I doubt they work but I've kept them around to do a mod once technology got faster, smaller, and cooler. However, for $299, I can relive my youth. lol

    You can get a new CPU add-on, Hard drives, RAM expansions, Ethernet, even an SD reader. But by the time you get all that you end up spending quite a bit of money. Then you have a limited amount of hardware that can take advantage of it.

    Vice (emulator) has the ability to emulate quite a bit of expansion hardware. Again, toy priority keeps me from spending money and satiating my C-128 memories via emulation.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited April 2011
    Oh and if anyone is looking for a slick, clean HTPC, check out those Amiga 1000, 2000 and 3000 cases.

    One of them has a ton of internal slots.If you feel the need to fill them, you can get 4TB SATA disks in an array and either RAID them or JBOD them if you don't care about backups and data integrity. With 6 internal hard drive slots, that's about 24TB of data space. Make a great looking and well performing HTPC or media server.

    Amiga 2000

    http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_Amiga2000.aspx

    BigA2000.jpg

    Or smaller 3000 and 1000 respectively.

    3000
    AMIGA3000xsmall1.jpg

    3000 guts
    AMIGA3000xsmall3.jpg

    1000
    AMIGA1000xsmall1.jpg

    1000 guts
    AMIGA1000xsmall3.jpg

    BTW, that C64 is pretty capable for such a small footprint.
    MODEL: Commodore 64x
    PROCESSOR: Intel? Atom D525 1.80GHz (Formerly Pineview-D)

    CHIPSET:
    Intel NM10 (Formerly Tiger Point)
    Next-Generation NVIDIA ION Graphics (ION2)

    MEMORY: 2 x DDR2 667/800 Single Channel DIMM slots (up to 4 GB)
    GRAPHICS: Next-Generation NVIDIA ION Graphics Processor

    AUDIO:
    Realtek ALC662 6-CH HD Audio
    Nvidia L-PCM digital audio (HDMI 1.3) can support 7.1 output with external decoder
    LAN: Realtek RTL8111DL PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet

    STORAGE:
    Intel NM10
    2 SATA2 3Gb/s ports
    JMicron? JMB362 SATA controller
    2 Internal SATA2 3.0Gb/s port with RAID 0, 1, JBOD.

    FEATURES:
    - ACPI S3 Compliant
    - ECO-design for EuP Standard
    - 12 VDC jack on back panel for external power supply
    - Dedicated DDR3 512MB Graphics Memory Onboard
    - Premium DirectX 10 graphics with advanced digital display connectivity
    - PureVideo? Full 1080p HD video and Blu-ray playback
    - NVIDIA? CUDA? technology to accelerate the most demanding applications
    - Premium Windows experience with Windows Vista and Windows 7

    ONBOARD I/O CONNECTORS:
    1 mini PCI Express x1 Slot
    1 Serial header (RS232)
    4 SATA2 3Gb/s Connectors with RAID 0, 1, JBOD functions (SATA#3,#4)
    2 USB Pin Headers for up to 3 additional USB 2.0 Ports
    1 8 bit GPIO header
    1 CIR header
    1 9-pin Audio Connector
    1 Front Panel Connector
    3 Fan Headers
    1 4-pin Power Connector

    I'm probably going to get myself one. Probably going to grab an Amiga 2000 as well.
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