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[–] 6 points 2 days ago (10 children)

Fun fact you can buy new production commodore 64s with mild modernizations.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago (7 children)

    They aren't Commodore 64s, they're FPGAs wrapped in a 64 styled box.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago (6 children)

    Legit didn't know and don't know what an FPGA is, just knew that someone resurrected the commodore brand and started to output shit. Also I kinda want their Linux flip phone.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (5 children)

    You could describe an FPGA as hardware defined by software. That FPGA in the "C64" Could also be an "SNES" or something other (given enough resources).

    Software tells the hardware how to behave, and it then basically becomes the next best thing. It's like emulation, but on a hardware basis.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    Unironically neat, and if it works with old add ons and whatnot it seems like a good way of doing that. Personally I lament that some old tech can't be acquired anymore since even limited production has ceased to exist and if this is a way of doing that without lack of demand issues fine by me.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    It does work and it did so for a long time. You can buy handhelds in the form of a gameboy for example using this

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Can you get ones with sim card input for games? I've been considering getting a hacked PSP to emulate Gamevoy advanced games and to have pre downloaded PSP games and movies. If I can get something more modern with a bit more customizable features that be great, I do have a steam deck it's just a bit too unwieldy to shove in my pocket like a GBA or PSP.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    That is a fun fact!! I'm gonna see what they're running these days.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago

    They're certainly fun! Pricy for what amounts to a few existing community projects in a "new original mould" case but very easy to set up on modern TVs and 99% compatible with old hardware and software. Even internet capable with the right cart images to play on the BBSs that are still around.

    I have one of my spare SIDs in mine. 😁

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