It would be cool if one of the makers of these throwback devices would reboot a classic platform for real, instead of just as a nostalgia box. Like this mini Amiga, what if it was a system with a SDK and its own future, something that rides on the good name of its predecessors but also continues in the same spirit.
Closest these days is the ZX Spectrum Next - which just ended a second Kickstarter - basically an overclocked ZX Spectrum with an onboard FPGA to give it some extra commands/video modes.
I would love a similar thing for the Commodore - I think the Commander X-16 is a close proxy.
Tasteful enhancements that may create a scene without losing the overall spirit make a lot of sense. I wish I could spare the cycles to participate! Looks fun!
Yep, definitely checked it out, earlier this year the dev boards were for sale for a (for my purposes) ridiculous amount. I'd love to see it make more progress, though I'm pretty excited about the commander x-16, though have doubts about it coming to market.
For the Sinclair ZX81 / Commodore PET / Jupiter ACE Tynemouth software do clones (available via The future was 8 bit) which are accurate. I suspect however that doesn't really hit the "Reboot" you're looking for.
