Commander X16
I haven't found a thread about it, but I think it deserves one. Basically the 8-Bit Guy made a computer that is a spiritual successor to the 8 bit CBM machines. Here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcWqMGju7fk
Really impressive what they came up with :) |
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Reminds me of the Spectrum Next, but also the next gen Amiga-->Hombre thread on here.
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I am not sure why build something like that, except just to prove that you can.
I watched some old episodes when this was still on drawing board and I am still not sure what good this will have, especially since that and much more is possible with MiSTer FPGA, where you just build cores and can come up with completely new machines out of the same box that can mimic Amiga, PC, Nintendo... Still, kudos on building something new. |
The idea (as far as I understand it and it is written on their homepage) is to have an 8-bit machine that doesn't rely on parts you can no longer get. But I think it's more about having a machine that you really would have liked to have back in the eighties :)
Just impressive that they got it working without any majoy foundraiser and only now when they actually are at the point of making actual machines ask for money. Just nice to see that it is possible to do it this way around and not 'give money, product might show up at one point' ;) |
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clever stuff, moreso if their doing this with parts that are readily obtainable.
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I don't see the point of new hardware that's limited to 80s/90s standard, as a developer I'd be diluting my audience in an already niche hobby.
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It is interesting for sure. Not sure I will jump in that pool. I do like the idea with a lot of these projects of going back to the 8bit systems and designing a new one with our collected knowledge and experience. That is what is so wonderful these days, that niche projects like this can exist and be viable.
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This is absolutely pointless, since it will never be a viable development platform. Why create a new standard when there are plenty of 8-bit platforms around that are well supported and still get a steady stream of hardware and software?
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But the again why not, might be a small niche but for those who are involved, it seems to bring them joy. What does it really matter if it is identified as a viable platform or not ;-) The charm of the old systems is that they are limited, but by creating your own system you get to decide what those limits are and then be happy playing around with it. |
It is quite cool, but what price it will have will determine how far it can go IMHO ..
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I like that it's not FPGA but a real chip. There's something alluring about that.
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But, ok, I did miss that their VERA chip is FPGA. That takes a bit of that shine off. Mind you, I'm just saying it all for the sake of the fact that we're so flooded with choice for all the retro options in 2022 that it's hard to find something which will make a new one stand out (yeah, "comes from well known utuber" doesn't do much for me, so...) |
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And Less FPGA = More constraints = More fixed platform = More uniqueness experience = More fun on the long run This project seems really cool, more philosophy put in than top engineering. Exactly what we need to dream and be inspired. The Byte Atticâ„¢ Tweet missed entirely the point. |
As much as I love all these new platforms, my own time is limited so I have made a choice to rather deep dive in a few pools rather than bask in the shallows of many. So the Spectrum Next, Mega65, X16 and others will be Entertaining YT viewing for me.
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