You just can’t put the Commodore 64 down. years out of date, massively under powered, and has not seen a retail store shelf in decades, you can now get an OS that has features that rival most modern operating systems.
WiNGs is a modern Operating System for the Commodore 64 and 128 Computers… The OS includes an optional Graphical User Interface, multiple shell consoles, and integration with the internet via TCP/IP over PPP.
Now, before you call up your mom back home in South Dakota begging her to crawl into the attic and send your old C-64 to you be warned – you can’t run this on you standard stock Commie.
You will need a C64 or C128 Computer with a SuperCPU and at least one Megabyte of SuperRam. An REU or Ramlink can not be substituted in place of SuperRam. You will also need a DiskDrive of some moderate size. A 1581 is the smallest comfortable size recommended, though a limited distribution could be made to run on a 1571 or even a 1541. A CMD HD or Ramlink is preferred over a disk drive. And finally an IDE64 will give you the best (Astounding) results. If you want to use the Graphical User Interface, a 1351 compatible mouse is required. If you want to use the internet, either a Turbo232, Swiftlink or IDE64 Duart is required to interface to a modem.
Your going to be haunting eBay for a while to collect all these things. So before you do that have a look at a few screenshots.
Pretty neat, eh? Your mission, if you choose to accecpt, is to super charge you old Commodore 64 (or better yet, the new C64DTV) with new parts, install WiNGs and hack it into your car. First person that does that and send me some darn good proof I’ll send them an 8×10 of any photo from my gallery or my Flickr account.
The Official WiNGs Website v2.0