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The Return of the Commodore 64

08 Apr, 2011, 11:06 am IST | by Sriram Gurunathan | Weird

The Commodore 64, which brings out feelings of nostalgia in nearly every old-timer out there, is back in a much improved avatar. The new C64 with basically be a Ubuntu all-in-one and will be able to play games via an emulator.

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The Ultimate Edition will have the following specs:

  • 1.8GHz dual-core Intel Atom D525
  • 4GB DDR3 RAM
  • WiFi
  • Blu-ray Drive
  • 1TB hard-disk
  • Card reader


It will also cost a bomb, $900 (Rs. 40,000) to be precise. That’s really expensive and not many can afford it, but those who can and have a craving out for nostalgia could certainly pick it up.

Tags: Commodore 64 , Intel , Atom , All-in-one , WiFi , Blu-Ray Drive , 4GB DDR3 , 1TB , C64

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