Comments on: Commodore joins Netbook crowd

Name associated with iconic '80s C64 is appearing on a laptop that's joining the nascent but thriving Netbook market.

[lkrupp]

And it will tri-boot AmigaOS, OS X, and Linux. No?

[DarkHawke]

Only in our dreams, my friend. Only in our dreams!

[In-Correct]

Suprisingly ......of course not!! =S It is just another Windows machine with Intel Processor. =S Not Amiga OS 4. =[

[Stephen Macklin]

They may be buying it for nostalgia, maybe for price - but NOT for the name. The "UMMD 8010/F" just doesn't roll of the tongue.

[rick19355]

That's hardly the Commodore of iconic '80s C64 and Amiga fame! It's no more than the name, which they're using for nostalgic appeal (for anybody who's silly enough to think it's really the same company).

[Leslie Katz]

You know, there seems some debate as to whether this Netbook is linked to the Commodore that made the C64 or is just using the company's name, as many have done. Thanks for pointing out; tried to make that more clear.

[Dirk VanNerden]

I'm bout to pop a tape in my Vic-20 and kick it oldschool!

[Magicland]

This has nothing to do with Commodore, who was a great computer manufacturer in the 80's. The name's been bought and sold more often than Pamella Anderson in the last 30 years. Somebody's just trying to make a buck off of it, and at that price, they'll probably fail.

[Urza9814]

I don't get these things. For a _lower_ price you can get a 2GHz dual-core CPU, 2 gigs of RAM in a 15" dell Vostro. Yea, it does have a slight size advantage, but 15" isn't that big. My girlfriend has fit bigger computers than this in her purse :P

[limefan913]

Well, I wasn't sure what the last two words of that comment were about to be...

[ssratt]

If they had bothered to offer it at a good price I would have been tempted, right now though unless they take a hard look at drop it to under $500 I will be going with the Aspire 1 for $400

[AmigoHombre]

I worked at Commodore US corporate headquarters during some of the final years. I wouldn't expect that brand or heritage to carry much mail by now, at least in terms of the probable market for such a device.

[Magallanes]

Because Commodore, Spectrum, Amstrad and Atari was a part of the old-good-days. Virus, patch, firewall, spywares,bsod, rrod, several drivers and many of the nasty subproducts of this electronic era was inexistent for this machine.

[robd11]

If it comes pre-loaded with that cool lander game I'm in.

[smokified]

I miss my Amiga.

[SandyJarvlet]

> I worked at Commodore US corporate headquarters during some of the final years.

Did you know Jim or Melissa Bertlett? They were engineers but were of the "farmer" heritage (literally, like most good people of West Chester, PA back then). Very cool people -- helped me (at 8 years old) all the time with my C64.

Anyway - in the spirit of "Farmers" Jim and Melissa, here's a riddle for you:

Q: Where do you find the best farmer?

[ Answer at: http://cackl.com/joke/view/656/Where-do-you-find-the-best-farmer ]

Thanks for the Commodore memories, and whereever the J&M are, hope you're doing well!

[LogicProphet]

This is crappy Marketing. The only thing it has in common with the Commodore is in name and if that's they're selling point they should prepare to be sorely disappointed. 1st of its running on a Via processors most netbooks are already gunning with Atoms processors which significantly improves battery life. 2ndly its a 10" screen net-books are within that range but that's like the last alternative most net-books range from the 7" to 9" display. Lastly is the price $610?! the EEE1000 is a 10" net book with an atom processor and its price range is $549.

Basically an under powered processors, no real eye popping features,and a high price range "nostalgic appeal" is not gonna cut it.

[rdelfin]

Even though I learned BASIC with the original Brown commodres and Vic-20s, I jumped onto the Commodore wagon by owning one of the newer incarnations of the C-64 (the light-beige one). I also had the 5.25" Disk drive (I think it was the 1541-II model?, also with the newer aesthetics), and man.. I remember how fly I felt with my GEOS set-up and all....

[BadLag]

I still have my 128 in my computer museum, man, 2 computers in one, 64 Basic and 128 CPM, yee haw...but for the time, the Commodore was a great machine, I remember connecting with the lightning fast 300 Baud rate modem, using Paperclip software and going to BBS's...cool
I don't think attaching the Commodore name to a new PC is going to sell many machines though...IMO

[danielszabo1981]

commo who?

[stalepie2]

Looks neat, I like it. Dark screen though?

[zeke707]

The product will not fly. Too little for too much. The real Commodore Vic20, C64, Amiga were ahead of their time. This product would have been neat in 1981.

[In-Correct]

I am disappointed. Mac and PC are silly these days. Wondering about Commodore and was thrilled that they released a netbook. It has Intel and Windows?! NOT PPC and Amiga OS 4??????????????!!!!!!!!!

If Amiga OS 4 does not run on Commodore, then what does it run on???? Where Can I Get It???????