Commodore Makes Comeback With Keyboard PC
The old Commodore 64 spirit is channeled in upcoming keyboard PC that may support Hackintoshes.
Commodore computers were at one time a big thing, but times have changed. Today Commodore is revived as a brand of gaming PCs and today, that brand now extends to keyboard PCs.
Commodore USA today debuted on its website a keyboard form factor PC that packs in all the necessary parts – except for the display – into the keyboard. Interestingly, Commodore lists on its slideshow for the product that it's compatible with a wide array of operating systems, including Windows, Linux and even Mac OS X. Of course, there's a note saying that Apple's OS is unsupported and that the user must install it himself.
Some may liken this keyboard PC to Asus' still unreleased Eee Keyboard, but the Commodore packs an optical drive and doesn’t have the integrated touchscreen. Engadget did point out that the product pictures do bear a striking resemblance to Cybernet's keyboard computers, which supported Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad, with starting prices at $629.
Look for the Commodore Keyboard PC to hit sometime in Spring.
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Looks kind of uncomfortable to be perfectly honest...
It is using that old brand name it better come with a C64 emulator and some games.
Just taking an existing Cybernet PC and slapping the Commodore name on it? Come'on this isn't even Commodore related! At least if it had some C64 or Amiga OS emulation. Hope people won't rush out and get this just because the name on it will be Commodore.
I will rush out to get this just because it has the name Commodore on it. That and the fact that I can put OSX on it. Maybe even triple boot OSX, Ubuntu and Windows 7. Get the best of all worlds perhaps.
HD? NOPE. Just integrated intel graphics nothing special here.
I won't get it. This is a F'in joke!
Their site lists a barebones version for $1? Not kidding.
It looks pretty slick, let's see how good it really is.
No descrete graphics puts it in the fail bin also.
Soo... it's a thick laptop without an integrated monitor?
And the "64" can still stick since rather than meaning 64k of RAM, it has a 64bit CPU support
The optical drive and keyboard should match the color, in 80s beige or 90's brown
I wish it had the retro design, color scheme and mechanical keys like the old days.
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I think it's a very nice solution for people who wish to keep it simple & small.
Heck, if this had an Apple logo on it I'm sure it'll sell well.
You could slap an Apple logo on dog crap, call it the iShit and Apple fanboys would buy it.
I don't see anything Commodore 64 about it except for the size and slope of the keyboard. I expected the F keys to be on the side and stuff. C64 was awesome back in the day.
My company purchased one of these to try as a "creative solution" to an easy problem over a year ago. After the order, it took several months (6+) to get the demo, the customer service was horrendous, it’s heavier than it looks, and the highly touted power savings were next to nothing. When I tried to return it two weeks after we received it, the person on the phone told me that I was past the 30 day trial period and it took several attempts to explain that I had only used the unit for two weeks even though the order was placed six or more months prior. The only debut is the name; it used to be called the Cybernet ZPC or something like that. I'd recommend a Micro ATX "something else" if you are looking for a small form factor desktop.
Why on earth would you want to put that giant thing on your lap to use with a TV? This makes no sense at all.
WE HAVE LAPTOPS NOW--THERE IS NO POINT
(unless they could sell it for like $200 as a poor-person computer)
Based on the cutting edge tech, they ought to sell tens of those.
Come to think of it, it could become a collectors item if few enough sell.
Honestly jab at it however you like but a computer like this could be good for small office environments. Of course studies would have to be done on the angle of the keyboard in relation to productivity.
Ha ha ha, lpt port, com ports, PS/2 ports, even a PCI slot.... this thing would be the ultimate machine. Portable, expandable, powerful, gazzillion I/O ports. Who wouldn't love this beast? Where can I buy one?
yet they still make them bulky ....
I miss my C64
LOAD "myapp",8,1
10 PRINT "HELLOW WORLD"
20 GOTO 10
RUN
OH OH OH, and who can forget RUN STOP-RESTORE....
It was CTRL-ALT-DEL before CTRL-ALT-DEL was cool =P
That just looks like a clumsy EEE Keyboard with no screen. Too bad they didn't catch up with the times.
I think they should have build in a projector. Then it would be a real all in one PC.
Well, I am a Commodore fanboy. Owned the C64, Amiga 500 and the Amiga 2000 (with the video toaster, 50Mhz accelerator card and other neat stuff. Man, I wish they made something innovative again. Back then those machines were top of the line. They were being used when Babylon 5 was on the air. Now, they have some half-ass attempt at making a machine, that looks identical to another machine. Ugh..
It reminds me a bit of the TI-99/4a I used to have.
no doubt, integrated GMA 3100? Not even a 4500? How much harder would cranking this sucker up with some kind of daughterboard have been? If anyone remembers like I do, the C64 was great for kids playing games, something the GMA 3100 is not meant to do.
I had a CBM VIC-20 when they first came out. I think it had something like 2K of memory which i upgraded to 12K or something. No floppy or harddisk. I had a cassette player/recorder modified for use as a storage device. And no mouse. I used a joystick from an atari 2600.