r/Commodore

I previously posted about the direction I felt Commodore was taking by focusing on a mobile phone with less user utility rather than finding innovative ways to free the user.

In this post I want to point to Nokia, a Finnish company that lost it all and the incredible 5 year returns it has had.

The Commodore brand, like Nokia has nostalgic value and captures retro vibe far more than Nokia could.

There are many great ideas that are bubbling up that Commodore could use to make itself relevant again.

If mobile is going to be the play then it should be competing with a combination of modern hardware, nostalgia, brand and novel ideas that free the user.

Rather than focus on just the Callback, please tell me why Commodore can’t do what Nokia has?

Both are using Android, both are outsourcing their manufacturing, both are nostalgia brands, both are a small group of people who had good ideas and were able to get the rights to a retro brand.

One of them is led by a former Star Wars actor who has an influential social media following and a Steve Jobs esque reality distortion field.

I would say Commodore should have the advantage!

There are ESD protection PCB that one can solder to the bottom of 9 pins controller ports and they are available for systems like Atari 2600 and C64 as they do not have any real protection. C128DCR has diodes connecting the controller ports, are those fine or would I still benefit from adding ESD protections?

https://i.redd.it/sf34gnnkfgbh1.jpeg shows ESD protector on Atari 2600 system

I was watching The A-Team and I saw this computer and it looked like a PET to me

Total newbie to all things commodore. Saw this on marketplace for $40 and thought it would be super cool to own.

I've read that replacing the power supply is a must. Are there any other things that I should do/replace/upgrade before firing it up?

Thanks!!

https://imgur.com/a/NFx2uLi (C64 in question)

I’ve been working on cleaning this so it’s easier for my uncle to work with this (cuz I don’t even know how to turn this on). But potentially speaking, If it is broken, if I unscreawed it and showed y’all what’s on the inside, would somebody be able to tell me what do I do to fix it? I’m no specialist but I can do anything with a tutorial.

I also have a box of cassettes with games on them but they look ancient so I’m not sure if I can even still use them

Edit: guys thank you for all the answers, sending peace and love peace and love or whatever Ringo says, but I have another question. I’m right now cleaning this cause it’s covered in grime and dust, and I used a slightly damp paper towel for the outside, and it worked quite well, plus I scraped the dirt from the crevices using a needle. But now idk what to clean the inside with, im guessing probably not water, but would isopropyl alcohol be safe? I heard you can use it to clean devices but i don’t know if that accounts for this ancient contraption

Since this morning, 4,000 Callback 8020 have been pre-sold. The most recent hourly sale rate is 1,000 devices per hour.

I lack data for the first part of the day as I only started tracking the sale rate a few hours ago, but the rate is increasing.

This is impressive. Well done Commodore! A successful Commodore is good for everyone, no matter if you like the product or not, since it means there will be more funds for retro releases, and the company can appeal to a wider audience.

If you have purchased it, I'd be interested which of its features you plan to use most, and whether it will be a backup or daily driver phone.

Just received a new-to-me Plus/4 computer. Not in a rush to get it set up, but am wondering what video options I have.

I have a couple, unused, TV sets with connectors like what is shown in the picture. Is there any basic cable option that would allow me to plug into this set without some type of fancy, expensive adapter/converter?

The Plus/4 manual mentions 5 and 8 pin cables to use with Commodore monitors, would one of those work with the set shown?

Thanks for the help.

Hey all. Did any of you realize the screen format they Show in their renders make no sense when its a 4:3 ratio? Looks clearly like 16:9 to me. Anyone has a good answere that does not scream false advertisement?

I don’t know yet if it will work, but assuming it doesnt becouse it was stored in a attic for the past twenty years if not more, do i fix it or leave it alone?

Do yall think i could still get the warranty on this thing?