Sujet : Perifractic acquired Commodore De : nospam.Christian.Jacob (at) *nospam* p34.f1120.n240.z2.fidonet.org (Christian Jacob) Groupes :comp.sys.cbm Date : 30. Jun 2025, 02:41:05 Autres entêtes Organisation : Agency HUB, Dunedin - New Zealand Message-ID :<2461374084@p34.f1120.n240.z2.fidonet.org> User-Agent : VSoup v1.2.9.47Beta [95/NT]
To also start that conversation here:
What do you guys think about Christian "Perifractic" Simpson having bought Commodore? I can see people talking about what sense this makes all over the world, because only few believe that he will be able to recreate that company as a successful business that also makes profit.
However, as I understand his two videos about that topic, he has a vision of bringing back what once was a company envisioning a future that has somewhat been replaced with misuse of so called social media and doomscrolling. Christians vision is all about bringing back the joy of science, learning and experimenting with hardware and software delivered for an affordable price. However, I personally think that there are already devices that do this job. Arduino compatible micro controllers and raspberry pi to name only two. And the latter even supersedes the long time claim of the C64 being the most sold computer of all time.
I am looking very forward to whatever may come, because Christian is a real retro enthusiast. I am also curious about the latest cliffhanger in Video 2... so let's see what's up next exactly in Video 3.
My educated guess would be: A real (!) new Commodore C64 being manufactured from all new components featuring parts from different individuals finaly come together - using an officially licensed Commodore logo. For Christian a dream becoming true.