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| - | ====== What is this website and the Commodore 64 Ultimate? ====== | + | ====== What is the Commodore 64 Ultimate? ====== |
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| In 1982 Commodore introduced the computer **Commodore 64**. It was in production until 1994 was a very huge succes in sales and enthusiasm for it by it's users. | In 1982 Commodore introduced the computer **Commodore 64**. It was in production until 1994 was a very huge succes in sales and enthusiasm for it by it's users. | ||
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| Eventually all the core pieces where available to build a new computer that is very close to an original Commodore 64. With some modern additions. | Eventually all the core pieces where available to build a new computer that is very close to an original Commodore 64. With some modern additions. | ||
| - | In 2025 the YouTuber Perifractic (Christian Simpson) of the channel RetroRecipes managed to buy most of the rights of the brand ' | + | In 2025 the YouTuber Perifractic ([[https:// |
| The new owners of the new Commodore put the pieces together of several independent projects to make new parts of Commodore 64. And offered for sale a new commercial product; the Commodore 64 Ultimate. | The new owners of the new Commodore put the pieces together of several independent projects to make new parts of Commodore 64. And offered for sale a new commercial product; the Commodore 64 Ultimate. | ||
| - | This is a computer that looks nearly identical to the original Commodore 64, it behaves in its default mode as a C64, has the original ports to connect and work with original hardware like tape data recorders and floppy drives. | + | **This is a computer that looks nearly identical to the original Commodore 64, it behaves in its default mode as a C64, has the original ports to connect and work with original hardware like tape data recorders and floppy drives.** |
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| - | The ' | + | It is a Commodore 64. **It is nearly 100% compatible with the original hardware. But it has extra tricks |
| That is what this is about. | That is what this is about. | ||
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