The C64 Mini Computer

Re:The C64 Mini Computer by retSava on Friday September 29, 2017 @09:48AM (#15365192)

In style with NES Classic and SNES Classic, now comes the C64 in similar style - small package with a couple of controllers and HDMI. Keyboard support to write Basic. A handful of built-in games.

I guess it's basically the same inside too, some half-decent ARM A-line cpu running some emulator. I can see the appeal, although I know myself and it will be fun for a good few 10 minutes, then collect dust (not to be pessimistic or so, I just know myself :)).

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Re:The C64 Mini Computer by retSava on Friday September 29, 2017 @09:59AM (#15365297)

Also,

> THEC64® Mini will hit the shops in early 2018 with a suggested retail price of £69.99/$69.99/€79.99.

And the controller looks similar to a Tac 2, which is a win in my book :).

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Re:The C64 Mini Computer by unwind on Friday September 29, 2017 @03:36PM (#15368422)

I think it looks very much like a Zipstik (http://blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk/2016/03/zipstik-joystick...).

The TAC-2 is smaller and a much simpler shape, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC-2.

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Re:The C64 Mini Computer by unwiredben on Friday September 29, 2017 @11:41PM (#15371089)

It's a clone of the Competition Pro, the same design was used for the earlier Commodore DTV

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kempston_Micro_Electronics#Com... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C64_Direct-to-TV

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