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March 16th, 2010, 22:40
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We've always had a soft spot for Commodore computers. Compact, economical, and robust for their day, they were ubiquitous throughout the 1980s. Unfortunately, the machine's glory days are long behind it, with little more than some gaming rigs (http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/commodore-knocks-a-home-run-with-mlb-themed-gaming-rigs/) and the tireless work of Ben Heck (http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/06/ben-hecks-commodore-64-laptop-mod-like-1982-without-the-feathe/) to keep the flag flying. But all that could change if Barry Altman has his way. As President and CEO of the newly minted Commodore USA, he's spent the better part of a year crawling through the arcane red tape necessary to get the rights to the Commodore name. And now? With any luck, later this year the company's monumental advertising campaign will have had its effect ("something like you've never seen in your life," as Altman described it to us on the phone this afternoon) and you'll be able to have your very own keyboard computer (http://www.engadget.com/tag/keyboardcomputer/) with the Commodore logo slapped on for good measure. Presumably based on the Cybernet ZPC-GX31 (http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/24/cybernets-all-in-one-keyboard-computers-get-an-upgrade/), the exact configurations and pricing will all be spelled out soon enough. In the meantime, hit the source link to see for yourself. And please, guys -- make us a beige one, will ya?
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We've always had a soft spot for Commodore computers. Compact, economical, and robust for their day, they were ubiquitous throughout the 1980s. Unfortunately, the machine's glory days are long behind it, with little more than some gaming rigs (http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/commodore-knocks-a-home-run-with-mlb-themed-gaming-rigs/) and the tireless work of Ben Heck (http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/06/ben-hecks-commodore-64-laptop-mod-like-1982-without-the-feathe/) to keep the flag flying. But all that could change if Barry Altman has his way. As President and CEO of the newly minted Commodore USA, he's spent the better part of a year crawling through the arcane red tape necessary to get the rights to the Commodore name. And now? With any luck, later this year the company's monumental advertising campaign will have had its effect ("something like you've never seen in your life," as Altman described it to us on the phone this afternoon) and you'll be able to have your very own keyboard computer (http://www.engadget.com/tag/keyboardcomputer/) with the Commodore logo slapped on for good measure. Presumably based on the Cybernet ZPC-GX31 (http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/24/cybernets-all-in-one-keyboard-computers-get-an-upgrade/), the exact configurations and pricing will all be spelled out soon enough. In the meantime, hit the source link to see for yourself. And please, guys -- make us a beige one, will ya?
The Commodore name licensed again for a line of keyboard PCs (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/the-commodore-name-licensed-again-for-a-line-of-keyboard-pcs/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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