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It would be cool if one of the makers of these throwback devices would reboot a classic platform for real, instead of just as a nostalgia box. Like this mini Amiga, what if it was a system with a SDK and its own future, something that rides on the good name of its predecessors but also continues in the same spirit.

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Closest these days is the ZX Spectrum Next - which just ended a second Kickstarter - basically an overclocked ZX Spectrum with an onboard FPGA to give it some extra commands/video modes.

I would love a similar thing for the Commodore - I think the Commander X-16 is a close proxy.

Next is an exemplary example of a reboot.

Tasteful enhancements that may create a scene without losing the overall spirit make a lot of sense. I wish I could spare the cycles to participate! Looks fun!

The MEGA65 might be up your alley. It's half resurrection of the c65 prototype, half it's own thing.

It's been in dev hell for YEARS but actually looks like it might be coming out next year so fingers crossed.

Yep, definitely checked it out, earlier this year the dev boards were for sale for a (for my purposes) ridiculous amount. I'd love to see it make more progress, though I'm pretty excited about the commander x-16, though have doubts about it coming to market.

For the Sinclair ZX81 / Commodore PET / Jupiter ACE Tynemouth software do clones (available via The future was 8 bit) which are accurate. I suspect however that doesn't really hit the "Reboot" you're looking for.

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