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Phil Hayton

The Commodore 64 Ultimate is getting a C64C sibling with an Amiga-style case that uses the original mold

New C64C Ultimate on left connected to monitor and Peri Fractic on right holding injection molded casing.

Commodore just announced the C64C Ultimate, a remake of the 1986 microcomputer that looks more like an Amiga. Yes, that does mean that upon seeing the latest FPGA remake, my heart skipped at the thought of a proper re-do of the more advanced "PC", but seeing as the C64C originally lasted well into the '90s, I can see why it's next in line.

The good news is that while the C64C is technically the same Commodore 64 Ultimate guts hiding in a different shell, it's practically getting the same case produced back in the 1980s. Rather than making a copy, the microcomputer makers have instead acquired the "original injection tooling" used to mold the case 40 years ago.

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