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The New Commodore 64, Updated With Its Old Exterior (New York Times)

The New Commodore 64, Updated With Its Old Exterior (New York Times)

Posted Apr 8, 2011 13:36 UTC (Fri) by ekram (subscriber, #70515)
In reply to: The New Commodore 64, Updated With Its Old Exterior (New York Times) by gowen
Parent article: The New Commodore 64, Updated With Its Old Exterior (New York Times)

I have already informed the BBC, and no correction is forthcoming yet. Their FAQ no. 10 (http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_FAQ.aspx) also states that the soon to be released Commodore OS is Linux-based, and also their intention to champion the cause of open source.

It's a real shame that the BBC have decided to label it a Windows machine, intentional or not. The BBC website does have a past history of mentioning Windows a lot more than Linux, where credit is due, and not mentioning Windows where discredit is due.

I can imagine that there will be a number of returns if it's being marketed as a Windows machine...


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