Subj : Re: The C64 Mini
To   : Keith Matthews
From : Shaun Bebbington
Date : Tue Apr 03 2018 23:16:41

On Wednesday, 4 April 2018 03:53:35 UTC+1, Keith Matthews  wrote:
> Re: Re: The C64 Mini
>   By: Andreas Kohlbach to Geo on Tue Apr 03 2018 17:30:25
> 
>  > On Tue, 3 Apr 2018 20:54:51 +1000, Geo wrote:
>  >
>  > >   To: Shaun Bebbington
>  > >   Re: The C64 Mini
>  > >   By: Shaun Bebbington to comp.sys.cbm on Tue Apr 03 2018 02:00:10
>  >
>  > >  > From Newsgroup: comp.sys.cbm
>  >
>  > >  > Hi,
>  >
>  > >  > I've got one of these devices; it's alright. One thing I like about 
it
>  > >  > is that my daughter likes programming it, and making PETSCII art with
>  > >  > it.
>  >
>  > >  > I've had to buy a USB hub to run a pen drive and keyboard at the same
>  > time,
>  > >  > and I've found that AC adaptors running at 2amp is best for multiple
>  > devices
>  > >  > like this.
>  >
>  > >  > A shame I can't licence JiffyDOS on it to help with the emulated 
drive
>  > >  > speeds. --- Synchronet 3.17a-Linux NewsLink 1.108
>  >
>  >
>  > > I was pretty disappointed to see that the KBD is not real, but then 
again
>  > > at that size I guess it would have less usable that even a Spectrum 8-)
>  >
>  > The 8bitguy reviewed it on Youtube. And when he asked the company
>  > producing it they said if the C64 Mini is a success they will create one
>  > with a real keyboard in the future.
>  >
>  > [...]
>  >
>  > > I'm thinking about getting an Ultimate 64 board instead! 8-)
>  >
>  > Although I am retro too I would not go with any of these. In my opinion
>  > they are just an emulator with a modern CPU (usually ARM), running on
>  > Linux in a fancy box. And like in the case of the C64 Mini not even have
>  > a functioning keyboard.
>  >
>  > You can go then with any emulator, like VICE, running it on your modern
>  > PC.
>  >
>  > It would be okay for me though if someone recreated the main board,
>  > mounted a 6510, VIC II and SID (I heard they are hard to come by). And
>  > may be some logic to output a HDMI signal and have USB connector to
>  > connect a keyboard and joystick.
>  > --
>  > Andreas
>  >
>  > My random toughts and comments
>  > https://news-commentaries.blogspot.com/
>  >
> 
> Hi Andreas,
> 
> The Ultimate 64 is pretty much what you describe. it is not emulation because
> it is FPGA which is real H/W. Gideons intent for it is as a replacement board
> for broken C64 motherboards, so you can still have a real C64 case and Kbd 
etc
> , but with modern motherboard.
> 
> There are other people working on C64 motherboard replacements that you do
> actually just swap chips on, but unfortunatly, it is more often thatn not the
> PLA that dies, and they are impossible to obtain. Hence FPGA. 8-)
> 
> Regards..Geo
> ooooOOOOoooo

I was wondering how the Ultimate64 was Linux, hoping that I could run Apache on 
it as well as using it as a C64. That would be cool; a server that *looked* 
like a Commodore C64. I am now disappointed that it doesn't run Linux. It's a 
cool piece of kit 
though.

Regards,

Shaun.

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