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axxxr Posts: > 500

Via: betanews

Most of us who have been around technology for the better part of the last two decades will remember the name Commodore. Commodore computers were the best selling PCs of the 1980s. However, as Microsoft took center stage, the company faded away, eventually being bought by Dutch company Tulip Computers after filing for bankruptcy in 1994.

Enter a U.S. firm called Yeahronimo Media Ventures, a company which specializes in electronic entertainment. The group said last year that it planned to take the Commodore brand and make it "a worldwide entertainment concept," and the Mpet II is the first item to be shipped with that goal in mind.

The Mpet is a Flash memory-based MP3 player that comes in two sizes, 256MB and 512MB, retailing for $99 and $139, respectively. After the announcement of the player's launch earlier this year, BetaNews decided to see exactly what Yeahronimo had in mind for the Commodore brand.

The packaging is pretty simple, and includes the Mpet II, a pair of headphones, a lanyard, and a supplied AA battery. The player itself is very utilitarian; it does remind you of the design of the old Commodore machines. However, it works and fits nicely.

Full betanews Article

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Posted: 2005-03-15 16:58:06
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Jake Blues Posts: > 500

nothing will be as successfull for the name commodore as the amiga brand name.
at least thats being kept alive.....
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Posted: 2005-03-15 18:11:00
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nickorooster Posts: > 500

Why is it called the "Mpet II" if its the first of its kind?

Nick
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Posted: 2005-03-15 20:07:21
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axxxr Posts: > 500

I don't know why they decided to call this the Mpet II,your guess is as good as mine.But this is the def the first of commodore's new line of products.
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Posted: 2005-03-15 20:15:53
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Gigs Posts: > 500

mPet II no doubt because of the first commodore computer the Pet (If I recall correctly)

So its probably just to show that C='s roots run deep.
Gawd I almost want to buy one for the name alone.

(then I remember the W800 lol)

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Posted: 2005-03-15 21:24:31
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nickorooster Posts: > 500

Haha ok, I had an old Commodore 64... My first computer... (Well, it was the family's and we had given up on it really, and by the time I was 8 we had an IBM Compatible

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Nick
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Posted: 2005-03-15 22:43:24
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