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Development Release: Commodore OS Vision 1.0 Beta 9 ( Linux Mint based )
Distrowatch ^
| 2012-07-03
Posted on 07/03/2012 8:53:32 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
| Commodore USA has announced the availability of a new beta release of Commodore OS Vision 1.0, a Linux Mint-based distribution designed to appear like a modernised version of previous Commodore computer systems: "Commodore OS Vision beta 9 online update. Release notes: added the ability to restore the GRUB boot menu from live mode after a Windows install; fixed Plymouth animated loading screen problems for most (but not all) graphics cards; added functionality to turn animated wallpaper on and off, enabled by selecting in the menu; tweaked Firefox CSS rendering to no longer follow the Commodore OS theme, resulting in a more standard page render; tweaked user's Commodore OS theme for gedit to be more C64-like; added more classic retro freeware games; fixed Commodore OS official wallpapers...." Visit the project's download page to read the complete changelog. Download the live DVD image via BitTorrent (64-bit systems only): CommodoreOS_beta9.iso (3,882MB). |
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TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: games
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I know there are Fans out there.
To: ShadowAce
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posted on
07/03/2012 8:54:39 AM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
This mimics the C64? Bah, I want Amiga OS.
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posted on
07/03/2012 8:57:08 AM PDT
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Boogieman
To: rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; Salo; JosephW; Only1choice____Freedom; amigatec; stylin_geek; ...
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posted on
07/03/2012 8:59:03 AM PDT
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ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; Salo; JosephW; Only1choice____Freedom; amigatec; stylin_geek; ...
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posted on
07/03/2012 8:59:54 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"I know there are Fans out there."
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posted on
07/03/2012 9:09:18 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
To: Boogieman
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posted on
07/03/2012 9:10:44 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
To: Boogieman
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posted on
07/03/2012 9:12:57 AM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I happened across this a few days ago and just downloaded the .iso files. Have you tried it yet?
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posted on
07/03/2012 9:15:04 AM PDT
by
Charles Martel
(Endeavor to persevere...)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
But can it play the games? Some of the best computer games ever were on the Commie.
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posted on
07/03/2012 9:17:02 AM PDT
by
discostu
(Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I just finished installing Ubuntu server on my Mac in Virtualbox to work on my new LAMP business plan. Its finally nice to have a project to make me have fun teeming out. Wish me luck. I’ll have to take a look at the Commodore site, I had no idea they were still around, or is this just a shell company with a handy name like Packard-Bell back in the 90s?
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posted on
07/03/2012 9:17:38 AM PDT
by
lefty-lie-spy
(Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
To: discostu
Per the website, yes - Linux-based emulators are pre-packaged. The second .iso file is the “extras” disc, including a bunch of the games.
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posted on
07/03/2012 9:21:23 AM PDT
by
Charles Martel
(Endeavor to persevere...)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
?
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posted on
07/03/2012 9:26:02 AM PDT
by
McGruff
(Support your local Republican candidates. They are our last line of defense.)
To: Charles Martel
Oooooooh.
Of course a bunchy of them came out on a Jakks TV plugin a while ago, but I like to game while watching TV.
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posted on
07/03/2012 9:27:57 AM PDT
by
discostu
(Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends.)
To: Boogieman
As a rule of thumb, machines with similar specifications to Commodore USA models, are likely to be compatible. Machines must be 64-bit capable. The Commodore 64 was a 64 bit machine? Nah. 'Twas 8 bit. What is amiss here?
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posted on
07/03/2012 9:41:32 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(My dog, yes. My wife, maybe. My gun....NEVER!)
To: Charles Martel
Not this release yet...I had downloaded an installed the previous release on a HDD.
I have KINGWIN KF-1000-BK 3.5" Internal hot swap rack
Installed im most of my active cases...and got it running.
Then other issues intervened....
Want to try this one.
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posted on
07/03/2012 9:44:27 AM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Somebody did some work....
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posted on
07/03/2012 9:47:54 AM PDT
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Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?)
To: Jack Hydrazine
Since we are talking about hardware...putting a plug in for :
Hot Swap Racks
Search at Newegg....more than just HDDs however.
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07/03/2012 9:52:25 AM PDT
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Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?)
To: All
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07/03/2012 9:54:37 AM PDT
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Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
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07/03/2012 9:58:14 AM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?)
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