I think the problem is that they grossly over estimated how many people actually wanted to buy a “legit” Commodore branded Commodore Ultimate when they came up with the idea to buy the Commodore brand.

Now they are trying to come up with ways to make it profitable but they don’t really seem to understand Product Market Fit.

I think it would be a better idea to do some high quality branded merch.

What are you doing Hermes?

I do think the Ultimate C64 is very nice. If it came out 5-6 years ago I would have bought it. By the time it came out tho, I have already put together a couple of my own “ultimate” C64s. For someone who is starting from scratch I would certainly suggest a Commodore Ultimate.

For me, I’ve been hoping they would do something more like the Mega65.

That’s the thing. I already have almost a dozen original and remake Commodore 64s. Also Plus/4, C128, and so on. I don’t know who the target market of the new Commodore is, but it doesn’t feel like its me.

Come on Commodore, I want a retro computer with new Herdware in it. Not some crippled linux phone.

I’m using the packages included in Trixie and its been very stable for me.

Gkrellm is the stack of status indicators on the left side. It’s old system monitor software and it works with modern hardware. Enlightenment has a small learning curve to get the most out of it but, if you ask me, its worth it. Its the most light weight and efficient DE and it looks great. Everything is customizable as well.