Rekall Incorporated@piefed.social to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoThe Commodore 64 Ultimate computer is the company's first hardware release in over 30 years — pre-orders start at $299www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down11
arrow-up158arrow-down1external-linkThe Commodore 64 Ultimate computer is the company's first hardware release in over 30 years — pre-orders start at $299www.tomshardware.comRekall Incorporated@piefed.social to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squareAllNewTypeFace@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·8 days agoIt appears to be a FPGA-backed device with a C64 core. I wonder if it’d be capable of running cores simulating more powerful systems as well, though if the keyboard layout is just the old-school C64 one, it may be awkward to use.
minus-squareapfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 days agoI wonder what FPGA chip is driving it and how it compares to the MiSTER’s FPGA.
minus-squareAllNewTypeFace@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·8 days agoApparently it’s an AMD Artix 7.
It appears to be a FPGA-backed device with a C64 core. I wonder if it’d be capable of running cores simulating more powerful systems as well, though if the keyboard layout is just the old-school C64 one, it may be awkward to use.
I wonder what FPGA chip is driving it and how it compares to the MiSTER’s FPGA.
Apparently it’s an AMD Artix 7.