What makes the Commander X16 so great?

The Commander X16 is a “modern“ retro computer which promises to finally realize David Murray’s goal of being the upgrade to the Commodore 64 that everyone wanted. Let’s take a deep-dive look at it and see what makes it tick, and see if it’s any good. 0:00 Intro 2:56 Commander X16 design and capabilities 20:46 The VERA: the heart of the X16 33:52 Check out some X16 software 52:15 Q&A about the X16 55:41 A very special surprise 58:57 Outro --- Info VERA = Versatile Embedded Retro Adapter Intro music: Eternity by 4mat (Matt Simmonds) Used with permission From Modarchive: Matthew Simmonds, also known as 4mat or 4-Mat, is best known for his chiptunes. Most of his music is found in the form of tracked music files (modules). He began his career in the demoscene of the early ’90s, progressing to commercial games where he has worked on titles released by Konami and EA. 4-Mat’s latest work can be found on his Facebook page: --- Video Links 8-bit Guy Commander X16 videos: Building my Dream Computer Part 1: Part 2: The Commander X16 has finally arrived: Commander X16 2023 update: Commander X16 forums: Commander X16 documentation and repos: X16 Programmer’s Reference VERA programmer’s reference: Programmer’s Commander X16 emulator: (click on releases to get the most recent) Adrian’s 8-bit Dance Party for the Commander X16: Furnace Chiptune tracker: Adrian’s Digital Basement Merch store: Adrian’s Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel) Support the channel on Patreon: -- Tools Deoxit D5: O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards) Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe: Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron: Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope: Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier: TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro) TS100 Soldering Iron: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: Magnetic Screw Holder: Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI) Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five) Heat Sinks: Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) --- Links My GitHub repository: Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group --- Instructional videos My video on damage-free chip removal: --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino