What If Commodore Never Died? | Commodore OS Vision 3.0 on Real Hardware

What if Commodore never went bankrupt in the 1990s?

What if the company survived, skipped ahead a few decades, and released a modern operating system that still felt unmistakably Commodore?

In this episode, I install and explore Commodore OS Vision 3.0, a retro-futuristic, Debian-based Linux distribution designed as the default OS for modern Commodore-branded machines. Running it on real x64 hardware, I dig into the games, emulation tools, Commodore OS BASIC, and the overall philosophy behind this alternate-timeline Commodore experience.

This is not the operating system used by the upcoming C64 Ultimate, which I have on order and arriving soon. Instead, this episode is about getting into the Commodore mindset ahead of that hardware’s arrival, and exploring how the Commodore brand is being reimagined today.

In this video:

Installing Commodore OS Vision 3.0 on modern hardware

Exploring the retro Commodore-inspired desktop and UI

Hundreds of built-in games, demos, and multimedia

Commodore OS BASIC with modern graphics and physics

Emulation for classic Commodore systems

How this OS fits into the modern Commodore revival

Whether you grew up with a Commodore 64, Amiga, or are just discovering retro computing now, this is a fascinating look at how nostalgia and modern Linux collide.

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⏱ CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro - Getting into the Commodore Mindset
01:11 What is CommodoreOS Vision 3.0
02:34 Getting Started on the Project - CommodoreOS.net
02:59 Hardware - Lenovo Thinkcentre
03:17 Booting from USB Drive
04:58 Installing CommodoreOS Vision 3.0
06:10 First boot after install
07:42 Looking Around the OS
09:32 Included Applications and Emulators
15:12 Post-Update Commodore OS Basic Demo
16:03 The Big Picture - Where Does it Fit In?
16:58 Conclusion

CommodoreOS Website: https://www.commodoreos.net

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