Commodore on the rise?

[alexh]

Just a POS old PC with no branding at all. No-one will every buy their stock unless they were almost free.

[athiga]

i know the A2000 case is a bit boring for design freaks but when i look at mine its simplicity of construction might make it the cheapest to replicate
the chassis is 2 sheets off steal stamped or cut out and folded and the front
face is moulded plasic which if i made a mould copy i would alter
the front opening to standard 3.5 pc drive bays oh and a little lump of plastic
for the power switch and a small cradle could be added inside for hard drives

the front moulding would be the first part to draw up but once made can be made on mass by any moulding plant for pence as can the case sheets

am shure it would be very easy to asemble from the parts in kit form of about 6 parts and a few screws

and we can get the coulors corect the classic light coffe or what ever its called

if only i had the time!

[gilgamesh]

Originally Posted by athiga

and we can get the coulors corect the classic light coffe or what ever its called

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beige_box

[athiga]

Originally Posted by gilgamesh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beige_box

thats the one
also it would warent ordering biege keyboards
to match and throw on a few amiga key letters and we have a amiga pc 2000
with out sabbatageing a real one
will get mesureing my A2000 pc soon for ya

[athiga]

a low volume production run is 1000 pieces
so er like er any offers worth it ?

anyone knowlegeable know of lower production methods like 100 pieces tooling ect hmm time to start a new thread me thinks

[SubM00nS]

Looking at some of the new "Commodore" PC clones on their site, I stumbled on this:

http://www.commodoreusa.net/os.html

Are they helping promote the Amiga's new owner's or ???? Obviously they state who owns what and they are not claiming Amiga, but I thought it was cool they list it anyway. I love the updated retro logo they have on this page. Where is this from or is it just their clever idea. Anyone else noticed this page or am I just late to the party? And what of Comodo OS? Very interesting.

[Fabie]

I think they are not promoting anything related to AMiga
they build PCs at the style of the classic A1200
The commodore Phoenix series
personally I like them
http://www.commodoreusa.net/Commodor..._computer.html
and they promote the use of Ubuntu

[coze]

you're late, very late for the party indeed ...

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=51615

and just to make it clear, they're not 'producing' anything, they're just re-labeling stuff so that they can sell it at premium prices to the un-aware ...

[cosmicfrog]

http://www.commodoreusa.net/amigo.html

got to be the smallest pc I`ve seen for a while

[Vairn]

and they're still ripping of the apple website layout, compare the page to how apple explain the Mac Mini....

http://www.apple.com/macmini/design.html

VS

http://www.commodoreusa.net/Commodor..._computer.html

[SubM00nS]

Such a pity really that this is all Commodore has come to. I was glad to see at least the mention of Amiga OS and credit for Hyperion. sigh...I'm gonna go give my A1000 and C64 a hug now.

[TCD]

Originally Posted by SubM00nS

Such a pity really that this is all Commodore has come to.

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

Let me put it this way : Do you really think it's a Commodore you're buying?

[Npl]

Originally Posted by cosmicfrog

http://www.commodoreusa.net/amigo.html

got to be the smallest pc I`ve seen for a while

This looks quite nice, unfortunately specs are missing and the choice of connectors are questionable.
2 useless sd card slots, if I need them I can use a usb adapter
serial port? see above
put moar USB there instead
Needs DVI-I or HDMI
sata instead of ide please, a controller might be good enough for an additional e-sata port aswell.

damn, I wish there were standards for such "keyboard-type pcs", like take the "Amigo"-chassis and put in any "system module" you like in the "Carrier Board".
Then you could use some x86 compatible "system module" or an ARM or Mips based one, just as you please. Heck, maybe even someone could cook up an "classic Amiga" board based on Natami.

[cosmicfrog]

I was thinking of the 2 pics at the bottom of that page

"The CPU, Memory, Graphics & Audio.....all on a single micro PCB, and it's only 2" x 2.5" !"

[Npl]

Strictly speaking I wouldn't call that a PC tough, its barely more than a SoC (system on a chip) which there are tons of.
Many PCBs just have more (external) connectors, eg. Beagle Board that make them bigger. For me the case is more interesting (and unique)... and as I said it would be incredible if there would be a standard so you can just plug a "system card" into it

[JonSick]

Originally Posted by Dreedo

???

Im just saying i dont think the design will work, laptops have long used that design, and this sort of seems like a stripped down lappy. I mean it doesnt have wireless networking, by default, and it doesnt have a screen, they're sort of essentials nowadays, i suppose it all depends on the price. If they put it in at £400 or so then it might do well.

I think the market appeal is there. It's appealing in the same manner a Macintosh is. NEat and tidy, all in one unit, except in this case it's all in the keyboard as opposed to the monitor, minimm of trailing wires and leads and other junk.

And the fact that everything's in the keyboard works from an aesthetic and retro point of view. I think it works!

Whether it will sell or not depends on the spec, availability, street cred (advertising) and price point.

[amiga_Forever]

Yuk....

No thanks.