Welcome Back Commodore!

Welcome back Commodore! Wait...What's a Commodore? Well, if you happen to be too young to remember or if this was before your time, then let me explain.

Commodore Computers were some of the best of the "micro-computer" era of the 1980's and some of the best selling computers in history. They were light-years ahead of the competition at the time in the eyes of many users, including myself.

Sadly, Commodore International fell victim to a series of bad business decisions that doomed the company to bankruptcy in 1994, thus ending one of the best lines of computers ever made. If this unfortunate event had not happened, the modern computing world might look quite a bit different than it does today.

Well, to the amazement and joy of an entire generation of users and tech heads, Commodore has been resurrected by Barry Altman in the form of Commodore USA. The company was founded in April of 2010 with the goal of bringing back the Commodore brand and line of computers. In September 2010, the company purchased the rights to the Commodore and Amiga brands.

Not only bringing back the brands, but the fundamental "all-in-one" designs that dominated the market back in the 1980's. Making computers for everyday use that do not require a ton of desk space, power, and that just about anyone can learn to use.

As of the time I am writing this blog entry, there are currently 3 new Commodore computers available.

• Commodore C64 (http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_C64.aspx)
  
• Commodore VIC Pro (http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_VICPro.aspx)
• Commodore VIC Slim (http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_VICSlim.aspx)

With many more to come, like the Amiga line of systems, as well as few other future designs that I am really looking forward to seeing. You can check them all out over at the official website!

• http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_Home.aspx

I can not wait to get my hands on a new Commodore 64! The day I do, I will be flooding my blog with everything I can get it to do. It will be one of those "like a kid in a candy store" moments.

With the looks of some of the products in store for the future of Commodore USA, I will be glued to their website and forum for a long time to come. This is one Commodore fan that will do everything in his power to spread the word of the return of this iconic brand to the market.

I have to say thank you to Barry Altman and everyone who brought Commodore back and you have a supporter for life right here!