Ah, the 80′s.  Neon fashions.  Big hair.  And the heady days of the personal computing explosion, including the venerable Commodore 64.  That’s 64 kilobytes of RAM, man.  A proud owner myself, I used it to create my first very basic BASIC programs.  If you’re a nostalgic fan, this may be your lucky day.  The Commodore 64 is back, but although it may look virtually identical from the outside, its specs have been upgraded a bit.  Now sporting an “x” suffix, there are four Commodore 64x configurations, ranging from “Barebones” which is basically a Commodore 64-shaped USB hub/cardreader for $250, to the most decked-out “Ultimate” which includes an Intel Atom D525 1.8GHz Dual Core CPU, NVIDIA ION2 Graphics (DDR3 512MB), up to 4Gb of RAM, WiFi and Bluetooth, Blueray drive and up to a 1TB hard drive for $895.  Currently shipping with Ubuntu 10.10, Commodore OS 1.0 (with compatibility all the way back to 8-bit) will be shipped when available.  Also check out the revamped Commodore VIC-Pro and Commodore VIC-Slim lines, with an Amiga line on the way.  Shall we play a game?

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Updated Commodore 64 scratches your 80′s retro itch originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 31, 2011 at 11:56 am.

Original post by Andy Jacobs