It’s 2026 and I’m suddenly desperately interested in buying a flipphone from Commodore? What is even going on? Has reality itself completely jumped the shark?
Commodore has had an interesting year. A retro-tech YouTuber got into discussions with the company and ended up buying it. I think they had plans to become a public benefit company of some kind, with a focus on openness and preserving old tech.
I’m surprised that the Wikipedia article doesn’t have a lot of details on those recent developments from the past year
Well, bought the trademarks at least. Commodore as a proper company hasn’t existed for over three decades, the name has just been bouncing around from one company to another.
It’s 2026 and I’m suddenly desperately interested in buying a flipphone from Commodore? What is even going on? Has reality itself completely jumped the shark?
You found a secret level!! 🤯🔥💥
Ooooh 😲
T9 😞😭
Wait I looove t9 bro
I’ve been thinking lately how cool it would be to type via T-9 on PC via the numpad. Game-changer for HTPC duties.
Oo someone has to have done it
Fuck yeah, I miss being able to send messages without looking at my phone, or even removing it from my pocket.
Can’t say I was a fan…
I smell a young poster here
Nah I’m 50. T9 was necessary, not some kind of miracle.
Had a nokia 3310, had a flip phone, did not like T9. The predictive nature was aweful and never got me to like it before I got a slide keyboard phone.
Predictive nature? I remember just spelling every word out.
Thank you!! 👌
Over 9000
Commodore has had an interesting year. A retro-tech YouTuber got into discussions with the company and ended up buying it. I think they had plans to become a public benefit company of some kind, with a focus on openness and preserving old tech.
I’m surprised that the Wikipedia article doesn’t have a lot of details on those recent developments from the past year
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_International
Well, bought the trademarks at least. Commodore as a proper company hasn’t existed for over three decades, the name has just been bouncing around from one company to another.
There’s another Commodore in Italy too though. Not sure what’s the deal with that.