Commodore Remix

We should all get refunds on our computers. The supercharged Commodores which would take all the hassle of running our own lives were denied us all along:

Sooner or later, every library in the world will be linked to your home computer. It will one day monitor your home's heating and air conditioning systems, guard against burglars while you are asleep or away, turn lights on and off in the various rooms of your house, and instantly alert the fire department if and when necessary.

Linked to the telephone, your computer becomes and electronic shopping system, a medical reference, a banking and investment accountant, a calendar that will remind you automatically of important dates and set up the reservations, tickets and appointments you require.

http://www.commodore.ca/gallery/magazin ... sue-02.pdf


These journalists should have known all appliances would have their own CPUs by now, leaving our powerful modern PCs free for w**king and pirate movie downloads.

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Mind you, they were closer to the mark on page 9. Their review of the hardware Apple emulator had them say:

We envision a time when software crossover will become easy and inexpensive, exploiting the hardware that already exists. Pioneer's Mimic System, if it performs as advertised, is an exciting first step.

They had either never heard of Shado or had discounted it. Though in most cases we tend to use emulators to run software from the past, even by 1982 when Commodore published its own PET emulator.


These guys have a good history, allowing their old Atari 800-to-ST disk drive adaptors see life again with their new PC-based emulator: http://www.emulators.com/xformer.htm