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===TheC64=== '''TheC64''' is a 2019 "retro-console" running C64 or VIC-20 software in emulation on a ARM-based single-board computer. It has built-in games, but can also run the BASIC interpreter and load other software over USB. What sets it apart from other retro-consoles (including its predecessor ''TheC64 Mini'') is that it is the same size as the original (first, larger bread-box) and has a working keyboard. The keyboard mimics the original brown keyboard with front-printed legends and grey function keys. The Commodore key has the legend "The C64" for copyright reasons. It has [[rubber dome]]-on-membrane switches with a steel backplate, and unlike the original, the [[Shift lock|Shift Lock key]] is not [[Alternate action|latching]]. The keycaps, which have square [[Keycap_mount#Integrated_mounts|integrated mount]], are of white ABS that have been painted, and the legends are probably [[Keycap_printing#Ablation|laser-ablated]] to reveal the white plastic underneath.<ref name="c4eyt">commodore4ever on Youtube—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeb2d5UHz6M The C64. My thoughts.]. Posted 2019-12-18.</ref> There is a separate controller board, with four wires, of which two are marked D+ and D-<ref name="retroshedyt">The Retro Shed on Youtube—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w30X6v5abyA The C64]. Posted 2019-12-13</ref>, which means that it probably speaks USB. It also has the power-on light.
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