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I wish someone decided to make ZX Spectrum 48k and Commodore 64 again. Those were my childhood micros and I'd love to have them. And by "make them again", I don

I wish someone decided to make ZX Spectrum 48k and Commodore 64 again. Those were my childhood micros and I'd love to have them. And by "make them again", I don't mean "stick an emulator on a Raspberry Pi and then stick that Pi inside a shell that resembles those micros", I mean make the exact same hardware again.

actionfromafar 4y ago
The C64 can be built from (almost) all new components now.
- sedatk 4y ago
  Except SID chip. I believe nobody still knows how to make it.
  - wedowhatwedo 4y ago
    There are multiple SID replacements: https://retrocomp.cz/produkt?id=2 https://retrocomp.cz/produkt?id=2 https://github.com/frntc/SIDKick https://github.com/frntc/SIDKick
    - sedatk 4y ago
      These are all in-chip emulators, not real SID chips.
      - actionfromafar 4y ago
        Yes, but if you want to repair a C64 with a broken SID or build a C64 from scratch, it's a decent replacement part even though it's on-chip emulation and not exactly the same sound as a real SID chip. (Besides, even real SID chips are different from each other.)
- Keyframe 4y ago
  This is true. I built C64 Reloaded MK2 and it's been great. Amiga has re:amiga and zx has various redos.
pjmlp 4y ago
They do, but only a selected few manage to get hold of them, check Spectrum Next.
tpmx 4y ago
Both were produced in very respectable numbers so they are not that expensive to buy used these days, despite the recent appetite for retro HW. Approximately 100 USD.
kevin_thibedeau 4y ago
The Commander X16 is a spiritual successor to C128.
- Keyframe 4y ago
  Or Mega65
- renewedrebecca 4y ago
  In what sense?
zozbot234 4y ago
I would rather see a 6502- or Z80-based smartwatch platform, honestly. It would totally fit the performance class of those chips, and you could even have some meaningful compatibility with the old 8-bit systems.
- wvenable 4y ago
  My smartwatch can run Windows 3.1 inside an emulator running inside of web browser.
hvs 4y ago
https://zxrenew.co.uk/HARLEQUIN-128K-REV-2D-LARGE-DIY-KIT-p326584218 https://zxrenew.co.uk/HARLEQUIN-128K-REV-2D-LARGE-DIY-KIT-p3...
gatane 4y ago
You can use the fonts inside a terminal: - C64 https://style64.org/c64-truetype https://style64.org/c64-truetype - MSX http://www.ateijelo.com/blog/2016/09/13/making-an-msx-font http://www.ateijelo.com/blog/2016/09/13/making-an-msx-font - Cool Retro Term https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term

actionfromafar 4y ago

The C64 can be built from (almost) all new components now.

sedatk 4y ago
Except SID chip. I believe nobody still knows how to make it.
- wedowhatwedo 4y ago
  There are multiple SID replacements: https://retrocomp.cz/produkt?id=2 https://retrocomp.cz/produkt?id=2 https://github.com/frntc/SIDKick https://github.com/frntc/SIDKick
  - sedatk 4y ago
    These are all in-chip emulators, not real SID chips.
    - actionfromafar 4y ago
      Yes, but if you want to repair a C64 with a broken SID or build a C64 from scratch, it's a decent replacement part even though it's on-chip emulation and not exactly the same sound as a real SID chip. (Besides, even real SID chips are different from each other.)
Keyframe 4y ago
This is true. I built C64 Reloaded MK2 and it's been great. Amiga has re:amiga and zx has various redos.

pjmlp 4y ago

They do, but only a selected few manage to get hold of them, check Spectrum Next.

tpmx 4y ago

Both were produced in very respectable numbers so they are not that expensive to buy used these days, despite the recent appetite for retro HW. Approximately 100 USD.

kevin_thibedeau 4y ago

The Commander X16 is a spiritual successor to C128.

Keyframe 4y ago
Or Mega65
renewedrebecca 4y ago
In what sense?

zozbot234 4y ago

I would rather see a 6502- or Z80-based smartwatch platform, honestly. It would totally fit the performance class of those chips, and you could even have some meaningful compatibility with the old 8-bit systems.

wvenable 4y ago
My smartwatch can run Windows 3.1 inside an emulator running inside of web browser.

hvs 4y ago

https://zxrenew.co.uk/HARLEQUIN-128K-REV-2D-LARGE-DIY-KIT-p326584218 https://zxrenew.co.uk/HARLEQUIN-128K-REV-2D-LARGE-DIY-KIT-p3...

gatane 4y ago

You can use the fonts inside a terminal: - C64 https://style64.org/c64-truetype https://style64.org/c64-truetype - MSX http://www.ateijelo.com/blog/2016/09/13/making-an-msx-font http://www.ateijelo.com/blog/2016/09/13/making-an-msx-font - Cool Retro Term https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term