Yes, the X16. It is based on the VIC-20 design, not the C64. It has 40k of "low RAM" that is within the main 6502 address space. The design was getting out of hand so The 8-Bit Guy stepped in and decided to just use the VIC-20 schematic as a starting point, replacing the VIC with an FPGA for video and adding some ports for e.g. PS2 keyboards.
It has banked RAM -- more than 64k is available. The graphics (VERA) and sound are quite impressive. I stand by my statement that it's closer to a Commodore 64 than a VIC-20.
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This looks like it would be fun to use, lots of potential configurations.
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Unfortunately I have little faith in them as their campaign seems mostly to be relying on "cyberdeck" sounding cool.
Much more interesting is the Commander 16, a variation on the VIC20 hardware. It's far from perfect but does boot into BASIC.
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Yes, the X16. It is based on the VIC-20 design, not the C64. It has 40k of "low RAM" that is within the main 6502 address space. The design was getting out of hand so The 8-Bit Guy stepped in and decided to just use the VIC-20 schematic as a starting point, replacing the VIC with an FPGA for video and adding some ports for e.g. PS2 keyboards.
Re:Looks like fun (Score:2)