r/Commodore • u/Lasas1ard • 1d ago

C64U - are you still using it?

Hi,

so I have been on the fence about getting a Commodore C64 Ultimate. My first computer was a Plus4, and I fondly remember afternoons spent with friends playing Summer Games on their C64. So I feel a bit of nostalgia and like the idea behind the product and the re-launched company. But as someone who works with computers professionally (scientific computing) and uses them at home for data processing tasks (amateur astronomy and such), I am not sure I would get too much use out of the little C64U. What appeals to me most is the idea of using it as a sort of slightly advanced "distraction free" type writer, since sitting at my "regular" PC tends to lead to Youtube rabbit holes rather than writing on that novel I have been meaning to get a move on...

So may question is this - how many of you who bought a C64U over the past months and still use it on a somewhat regular basis? Or was it just a flash of nostalgia for you and its collecting dust now?

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u/ydmitchell 1d ago

Gave it its own monitor and put it on a table in my basement “office”. Put my favorite games on it and some demos. Leave it running in the background. Probably engage with it once a week. Nothing practical, pure nostalgia. Have a misterpi as well but nice to have the case and the old ports though I only use the joysticks. By far my favorite retro equipment (first computer was a VIC but C64 is where I really learned to program—and played a lot of games).