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Re:The C64 Mini Computer by Luc on Friday September 29, 2017 @01:36PM (#15367346)
It is a simulacrum. Adding a real, custom tiny keyboard (which 99% of buyers won't use anyway) would probably double the price.
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Re:The C64 Mini Computer by the_af on Friday September 29, 2017 @02:57PM (#15368102)
Understandable, but disappointing. There already are emulators for the software. For the real experience, I'd like to type using that clunky C64 keyboard :P
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Re:The C64 Mini Computer by Luc on Friday September 29, 2017 @03:41PM (#15368467)
I have one of these: http://www.vesalia.de/e_keyrahv2.htm

It converts the keyboard of a C64 into a USB keyboard. It is of course an unholy abomination so I usually don't talk about it.

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Re:The C64 Mini Computer by Koshkin on Friday September 29, 2017 @03:16PM (#15368275)
Exactly. A non-working simulation is something that goes strongly against the geek mentality.
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Re:The C64 Mini Computer by djur on Friday September 29, 2017 @03:54PM (#15368594)
Nintendo has sold a great many NES and SNES Classics with non-working cartridge drives, and I'm sure a lot of the people buying those were geeks, so it must not go too strongly against it.
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