Commodore64 Clones Shipping With Ubuntu

[Sporkman]

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

Weird website...

[Chris1274]

Is there some kind of special relationship between these two that Commodore should have a page dedicated to Ubuntu on their website?

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

[lisati]

I don't know: the screenshots they have aren't of the default 10.04. :D

[Junosix]

Nothing special about that machine at all - it's just a Cybernetman, that's been available for about 5 years! http://www.cybernetman.com/

[handy]

At least they have improved their Commodore USA website from what it was like some months back, as it was very poorly made.

I agree it is still a bit strange.

Just another business trying to make some money, using the Commodore name & the Amigo name in an effort to attract more customers. Pretty thin really.

[earthpigg]

all of this being said, their ubuntu page is very well done.

[Brunellus]

This isn't the "real" Commodore--that corporation went bankrupt years ago. I imagine these guys have bought the trademark rights.

[LowSky]

hmmm... this (http://www.commodoreusa.net/i//ceyhjQHqU7vjM_2_1.jpg)
looks a lot like that (http://www.asus.com/websites/global/products/wxnpgpW4BIy2IJoX/theme.jpg)

[schreber]

I'll stick with my official, albeit old, 8bit C64, that just looks a bit odd for my taste.

[blur xc]

What about that makes any of it a commodore? The 64k of ram, rom basic os, and nifty characters, etc., are what made a commodore a commodore. Those are just another ibm clone, just in a commodore looking keyboard/case. If I wanted a compact ibm clone, I'd just get a laptop.

I first learned basic on a c64, then on a c128, and after that I got an amiga 500 and wrote a lame space invaders kind of game. those were good times.

BM