Subj : Re: Old Geek Thoughts...
To   : McDoob
From : aLPHA
Date : Fri Jan 07 2022 15:25:20

 >  Je> I didn't own a C64, either, but had some friends who did. If
 > someone
 >  Je> made a C64 kit, though... I'd be all over that.
 >  Je> 
 > 
 > Oh, there's at least one! Hang on, let me see if I can find the right
 > YT
 > video...

This sent me down a YT rabbit hole, thank you! Stumbled on the Mega65
project mentioned in The 8 But Guy's video -- it looks amazing. Not in
production yet, but they are taking pre-orders. Indsutrial design is
retro-fantastic.

https://mega65.org/

"THE 21ST CENTURY REALIZATION OF THE C65 HERITAGE: A COMPLETE 8-BIT
COMPUTER RUNNING AROUND 40X FASTER THAN A C64 WHILE BEING HIGHLY
COMPATIBLE. C65 DESIGN, MECHANICAL KEYBOARD, HD OUTPUT, SD CARD SUPPORT,
ETHERNET, EXTENDED MEMORY AND OTHER FEATURES INCREASE THE FUN WITHOUT
SPOILING THE 8-BIT FEEL. HARDWARE DESIGNS AND SOFTWARE ARE OPEN-SOURCE
(LGPL)."


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