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You live under a rock, on the moon or on an island far away from any submarine cable that enables basic communication with the outside world? If not, then you have surely heard about the release of Gregorio Naçu's C64 OS.

But if one of the options stone | moon | island should apply to you, here’s the story. Gregorio is anything but an unknown in the scene as well as on Twitter and has been working on a whole bunch of C64 utilities for quite a while now, which are not only written in pure 6502 assembly but also consider the limitations of the machine. 

The totality of available utils actually makes the old C64 a whole new machine, with which one can be productive to a certain extent even in 2022 without sacrificing performance or usability. 25 of those utilities are currently available and can directly be used after loading the thing from the provided SD card.

Besides the probably best C64 operating system you can find a lot of information about the machine on Greg's site as well. Especially recommended: his C64 Buyers Guide.

If you're looking for a new playground for your breadbin, and can loosen up the digital equivalent of those colorful printed bills we use to pay, you'll be more than happy with the C64 OS release. And if you want to see a review first, head straight to the Fun section below.

Great work Gregorio! 🍾