The COne computer started off as a 2002 enhanced adaptation of the Commodore 64 the mostsold computer model Guiness book of World Records. While retaining almost all of the originals capabilities the Commodore One adds modern features, interfacing and capabilities. The COne fills a gap in the hobbyist computer market. During development, it evolved into a reconfigurable computer, a new class of computers where the chips do not have dedicated tasks any more. The two main chips carry out different tasks, depending on the needs of the program. The technology used is called FPGA field programmable gate arrays. These chips can be programmed to do the tasks that the chips of the C64 or other computers have done. Its no emulation, but its a reimplementation of the chips that are no longer available since many years. After a cold start, the FPGA programs also called cores are loaded from a massstorage device like harddrive or a compact flash card. Whats described in one short sentence is a giant leap in computer technology: The hardware can be altered by the user without even opening the computer. The FPGA programs socalled cores turn the COne into clones of famous 80s computers like the C64, VIC20, AmstradSchneider CPC and even the Amiga. It can of course also be a completely new computer with specs yet unknown, as developers can alter the hardware on their own. A good example of that is a turboCPC that is a lot faster than the original CPC computer, while still maintaining compatibility to the old machine. The price is 333, EUR, including a CPURAM card, a 72pin SIMM module and the FPGA extender card that allows running the Amiga minimig core. The user will need to supply an ATX style case, ATX power supply, drives, PS2 keyboard, mouse and VGA capable monitor. The monitor should be able to sync to vertical frequencies of 50Hz in order to display certain cores output. Please check your monitors specifications and read the disclaimer before you buy

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