PC World reports that “Tulip Computers, which owns the Commodore brand name, plans to relaunch the brand to take advantage in an upsurge of interest in the obsolete Commodore 64 (C64) computer and its 1980s-era games.” It’s unclear what form that will take, although it sounds as if they’re talking about selling Commodores again. The article points out that “there are still 6 million Commodore users, who can choose from a range of 6,000 games which were developed for the system,” and I still count myself as one of those users.
The funny thing is that just this past weekend I dug up my old Commodore 128 while at my parents’ house, and although I found the computer, 1571 disk drive, and 3 boxes full of computer games and programs, I didn’t get a chance to see if still worked. I’m not sure it’s even worth pursuing, as there are plenty of good Commodore 64 emulators out there, although none of them are 100% bug-free. And there’s definitely something to be said for the nostalgic feel of the real thing, although that’s coupled with the horribly slow speed of the system. I’ll be keeping an eye on this development, and I’ll post something if and when I get my old Commodore up and running.
