No, you've not just stepped into a time warp and landed back in 1982.
The newly updated Commodore 64 is to be released at the end of the month, and it's had some serious upgrades to allow it to contend in today's competitive computer market... but let's be honest - we all know that the only people to buy this are going to be people who owned an original one. And they will be upset that it's not what they remember. But regardless of that, I'm still really excited.


Here's a report from the New York Times:

The new Commodore 64, which will begin shipping at the end of the month, has been souped-up for the modern age. It comes with 1.8 gigahertz dual processors, an optional Blu-ray player and built-in ethernet and HDMI ports. The new Commodore is priced between $250 to $900.

The company’s Web site says that the new Commodore 64 is “a modern functional PC,” and that although the guts of the device have greatly improved, the exterior is “as close to the original in design as humanly possible.” Most people would not be able to visibly tell the old or new versions apart, it says.

“The response has been completely dramatic,” Mr. Altman said. “We’ve been averaging about five registrations per second on our Web site. This is from people giving us their name and e-mail address to be kept abreast of updates on the new Commodore.”

VIA New York Times