Povratak "Comodore 64"

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Legendarna konzola za igranje "Comodore 64" dobiva novi dizajn te najnovija tehnoloska dostignuca u svijetu racunara.

Comodore 64 je bio personalni racunar sa 8-bitnim procesorom proizvedenim od strane Comodore Internacional 1982 godine.

Racunar je jedan od najpopularnijih  model svih vremena sa prodajom od 17 miliona primjeraka izmedju izmedju 1982-1994.godine prema podatcima Computer History Museum.

Novi redizajnirani i poboljsani racunar ce biti dostupan potencijalnim kupcima od 1.juna tekuce godine za sada samo preko online trgovine http://www.commodoreusa.net/tech.html




Tehnicke karakteristike:

CPU SUPPORT
Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo, Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad @ 1333MHz FSB LGA775 up to 95W. Intel® Pentium® D Processors with Hyper-Threading Technology, Intel® Celeron® D processor, support from 1.3GHz ~ 3.4GHz 1333MHz System Bus. Supporting 9x, 5x & 6x series processors with EM64T.
 
MOTHERBOARD
Intel G31 Express Chipset
 
CORE LOGIC MEMORY
2xDDR2 SDRAM sockets, populated up to 4GB. Supports PC2-5300 667MHz & PC2- 6400 800MHz.

HDD SUPPORT
Integrated Serial ATA controller facilitates high-speed transfers at up to 3Gbps for each of the four ports. Allows easier hard drive upgrades and expansion for new SATA optical drives. 2x SATA2 ports.
 
VIDEO & GRAPHICS
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100. 3D enhancements enable greater flexibility and scalability and improved realism with support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Shader Model 2.0, OpenGL 1.4. Intel® Graphics also support the highest levels of the Windows 7 Aero experience. Stunning media, incredible visuals and new 3D capabilities. For business users, Intel validates the chipset, processor, graphics and software stack to provide a well-tested platform with support for Microsoft* Windows 7,Vista, Windows* XP, Linux (top distributions) and OS/2 (SciTech). Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) 3.0 supports up to 289MB of Shared Video Memory;
system memory is allocated where it is needed dynamically. Supports built-in Dual/Multi-Monitor windows displays using LCD monitor & DVI external display.
 
NETWORKING
1 Gigabit (GbE) Fast Ethernet, using Realtek RTL 8168B/8111C.
 
REMOVABLE HDD
Optional removable 2.5" hard disk drive.
 
AUDIO
Realtek AL888 High Definition Audio enables premium Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and six channels of enhanced sound quality and delivers advanced features such as multiple audio streams and jack re-tasking. Audio is fully compliant with Azalia 1.0 spec. Two built-in 2.5watt stereo speakers with three audio jacks for Audio Out, Line-in, and Microphone.
 
I/O PORTS
4 USB 2.0 Ports with transfer rate up to 480Mbps, 2 RS-232 Serial Ports, 1 Parallel Port supporting SPP/EPP/ECP, 1 PS/2 mouse port, 1 POS or PS/2keyboard port, 1 dual link DVI.
 
TOUCH PAD
Built-in Synaptic two-button touch-pad with vertical and horizontal scroll function.
 
OPTICAL DRIVE
One slim type Optical Drive, CDRW-DVD, or DVD+/-RW.
 
EXPANSION SLOTS
One Mini PCI
One Mini PCI-e
 
SYSTEM BIOS
AMI Flash BIOS supports ACPI, API, DMI, Plug & Play, and security password. Supports booting from HDD, PXE, LAN, CD-ROM, and ANY USB device.
 
EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) is a revolutionary standard to manage the booting process of next-generation PCs in a modular, interactive way. EFI standards allow the user to boot multiple operating systems, with a fully graphical interface and instant recognition of the peripherals.
 
KEYBOARD
Full-Size Enhanced Windows keyboard, detachable keytop matrix.

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