Commodore 64 Keyboard is Back! [Nerdgasm]

Holy flaming dog-feces, look who’s back! Before that entire console release thingy called a Nintendo Entertainment System in 1983, another 8-bit wonder dominated the games market back in 1982. If your nerdy levels are experienced enough, you might remember taking skill points in the glorious Commodore 64! This game console-computer hybrid phenomenon might have been a little before your time, but those that do recall it can tell you it was a sight to behold. It was a top contender in the pc market from its release in 1982, until over a decade later in 1994, when it was discontinued due to some complications at Commodore.
 

Oh hell yes! Commodore 64 baby! Time for some Skate or Die!
 

Where’s this lengthy reminiscence leading to? Well, for all you hipsters out there that can’t get enough of some retro goodies, far outside the conformity of the mainstream, you can take out your hemp wallets, because Commodore is bringing it back! That’s right, Commodore USA has recreated the classic keyboard computer and has adapted it for modern use, if you so desire. There are many models of it available, ranging from a meager $250 for a barebones rendition of the keyboard to a whopping $895 for all the trimmings; including a Blu-ray drive, 1.8Ghz dual core, NVIDIA ION2 DDR3 512Mb and a terabyte of storage space. If you want my advice, and you probably don’t, anyone in the market of a new pc could take a stab at the standard edition at $695 and add additional memory later on.
 

Since I'm gushing all over this article, it seemed appropriate.
 

Oh oh oh man, this machine was the equivalent of Alienware back in the day. It gave me my first personal computer experience and my first addiction to pc gaming, with the incredible 8-bit rendition of Sid Meier’s Pirates! Also, many of us would waste their precious youth trying to program some BASIC, complete with peeks and pokes, just to get some squiggly lines to move on the screen. This machine was so awesome, when I went to high school in 1996, they still had rooms filled with these babies. Funny anecdote: I was the only one who knew how to operate the device’s Load and List and Run functions. I was quite the smart 12-year-old, I was. Also, I feel old now.

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