Yet another Android smartphone hit the market last week — but what’s surprising is that it comes from Commodore. The Commodore PET smartphone is from Commodore Business Machines, a UK-based firm that has acquired the brand and trademark. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop, and has a 5.5-inch full HD 1920 x 1080 IPS OGS display. Two preinstalled emulators let owners play games written for old-school Commodore PCs. The PET might appeal to Commodore aficionados, but “I’m not sure how many of us are still alive,” quipped tech analyst Rob Enderle.
I remember fondly, my old Commodore 64 with tape-drive. Waiting 15 minutes for a single level of the game Rambo III, or Back to the Future part 2. Ahh, the good old days of gaming.
Am I enticed to buy this phone just for nostalgia's sake? Definately :)
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Commodore’s Ghost Lives in New Machine
Posted by: Richard Adhikari July 22, 2015 11:10 AMYet another Android smartphone hit the market last week — but what’s surprising is that it comes from Commodore. The Commodore PET smartphone is from Commodore Business Machines, a UK-based firm that has acquired the brand and trademark. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop, and has a 5.5-inch full HD 1920 x 1080 IPS OGS display. Two preinstalled emulators let owners play games written for old-school Commodore PCs. The PET might appeal to Commodore aficionados, but “I’m not sure how many of us are still alive,” quipped tech analyst Rob Enderle.
Am I enticed to buy this phone just for nostalgia's sake? Definately :)