Re: A look at the C-One (Commodore One) reconfigurable computer

["Riccardo Rubini" <rubini@despammed.com>]

Prodatron / SymbiosiS wrote:
> Hi,
>
> BTW, thanx to Tobiflex at the moment it's more a CPC-ONE than anything
> else. Now even the third CPC Core is available, but the one C64 core
> is still NOT ABLE to read D64 images! So you shouldn't call it
> "Commodore One" anymore...

Well, you certainly have a point :-)

> The C64-part of the C-ONE is still more or less useless. It seems that
> Jeri changed her main focus to other projects and let Jens alone.

I don't know, I can't comment on this.

> Note, that the C-ONE is ready since two years, but the C64 core is
> still not finished, which is very strange!...

Probably it's difficult to implement a perfect emulation of the C64. Don't 
forget that one of the reasons the C65 ( an "updated C64" that never made it 
to shelves ) was cancelled, was it's lack of compatibility with the C64. 
Even Commodore itself had problems implementing a faithful emulation of a 
C64 in the short time a team of engineers and consultants worked on the 
C65 - less or more one year.

I personally don't find it strange, Jeri works alone. It's incredible what 
she's been able to put together on her own.

> But good luck for the CPC scene, that Tobiflex entered the project and
> created the first full running core - the CPC core! :-)

This is nothing but good news for CPC users, but to potential C-One 
customers as well. I find the reconfigurable option THE amazing feature of 
Jeri's project. Other cores surely will be implemented, after more C-One 
will land on good developer's desktops around the world.

> I am a lucky owner of a C-ONE and it's really fascinating!! :-)

Congratulations, I think you did a good buy.

Riccardo