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On the (C64) flipside, you have the Lemon64 forums, GameBase64 and the CSDB for documentation and software, the 1541 Ultimate and SD2IEC for drive replacements, the Reloaded Mk2 and Ultimate 2 motherboard updates/replacements, the easyflash cart, Ray Carlsen power supplies, numerous SID and PLA replacements, JiffyDOS, Lumafix, etc. Both ecosystems seem to be well represented in {current year} - mainly depends on where you choose to focus.

In early '84 I went through two or three 64s that failed in rapid succession. Though the one that worked, worked for a *long* time - it lasted for over a decade of heavy use before I needed to replace the motherboard (and still works to this day)

My thoughts exactly. The amount of arrogance/entitlement on display is staggering.

I'm a little annoyed at paying top dollar for shipping and still requiring a week to be delivered within the same country. At the moment it's in my state, but UPS Tracking says it won't be delivered until Monday. Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but if you're paying $40 shipping for a relatively small package, it needs to be delivered overnight and come with a side of fries.

I'm not picking on you specifically here, but there seems to be a lot of wishful thinking around this subject. I hope you're right, and that we'll see the JB firmware drop any day now. HOWEVER - If Kevtris/Analogue have decided that the Super Nt will never get additional cores/features/what-have-you, there is absolutely no good reason to acknowledge that. It's far better to say nothing, let people speculate, and boost sales in the process. If they *did* come out and definitively state there will be no Core Store 2.0, it would undoubtedly hurt them - in terms of future sales, pre-order cancellations and eBay dumping by those who already have their Super Nt's in hand. There's no upside to admitting it. Better to keep people guessing in perpetuity.

The Polygon article linked a few pages back made a thought-provoking distinction between hardware and software emulation: "An FPGA works on a circuit level — it runs in parallel, like a true PCB. It works by replicating the cause, not the effect.”

Bought my first PC (a 16Mhz 386) on the first day of college - that was my only "console" until I bought a PSX after I had graduated.

Gotta love it when they mis-state facts in within the first two sentences:

The mind wobbles </kellybundy>

Indeed. I'd bet just about any semi-famous musician's exploits would make Bushnell look like a saint in comparison. I wonder why they've been largely ignored*? *(so far)

It wasn’t an app/game, but a decision my parents made. I was fully on board the Atari train, having received a 2600 for Christmas a few years prior. For Christmas 1983, I asked for an 800XL, but my dad said they were planning on getting me a Commodore 64 instead. I remember writing an impassioned letter, asking him to change his mind. I don’t remember what his response was, but sure enough, Christmas morning there was a C64 under the tree. I don’t think I was upset about it. Now, *why* my dad insisted on the c64 rather than the Atari is a mystery. He wasn’t terribly tech savvy. He died many years ago, and my mom has no recollection. My guess is he ran the idea by one of his friends that was in the know; by late 83 it would’ve been obvious to someone who followed the industry that Atari was having difficulties, while Commodore’s star was rising. But who knows for sure...

That's the name of my White Zombie cover band.

My bad. Regardless, I still have no faith in Kotaku (or any media, for that matter) to report things fairly, especially around this particular subject

I have absolutely no faith that they will put any more effort into the follow-up than they did with the original piece.

They're definitely "progressive"/"leftists." Not classically liberal by any definition though. (That's the problem with our society's insistence on redefining words to suit one's own agenda.) They're essentially authoritarians who have rejected traditional organized religion and created their own out of whole cloth.

Yes, it's apparently in the works as an add-on.

(I think Kosmic Stardust was being facetious... )

I have plenty of 4K content - it's called my PC Seriously though, I won an inexpensive 4K set as a door prize, and it's my PC monitor now. Looks great on 4K content, though I wish there were more PC games that took advantage of HDR.

Huh - I never saw a PSU for purchase on the site. Oh well - the one that came with my HDD dock seems to be working fine.

Fourth try is the charm. Either I have a bunch of lousy PSUs, or the reloaded is particularly sensitive. I've had it running for a couple of hours now with no problem

Nice - I'll buy a couple of those once they're ready

Jens suggested it was probably the power supply. I've found a couple more at home that might work, so I'll be putting them through the paces tonight. Any recommendations for taxing NTSC demos that will loop?

Hm. I'll see if I can source another power supply and see if that helps at all.

What power supply are you using?

Soo... anyone had trouble with their Mk2 spontaneously rebooting after 10-15 minutes? I thought at first it was ICs overheating, but they're all cool to the touch, and I've swapped them all out as well, with no luck.