The recreated C64 should have all the classic computer's capabilities, but this one doesn't require a modem.

One of the most iconic and important computers of the 1980s is set to make a comeback, with an all-new Commodore 64 planned ...

A Commodore 64 in 2012. Despite the odds weighing against me, I was determined to put the C64 through its paces as a writing, gaming, and yes, Internet machine.

VideoBack in the day, Commodore 64 was the gaming machine. The 8-Bit computer, which launched in 1982 (the same year TRON hit theaters), may have been great for BASIC programming, but I used it ...

Instead, the Commodore 64 runs a version of the Linux operating system on an Intel processor, and boasts 2GB of memory and a modern Blu-ray or rewritable DVD optical drive.

Like the Commodore 64, the C64 keyboard has limited keys, foregoing a number pad. The column of F-keys on the right side of the retro computer is abandoned in favor of today's standard navigation ...