A new incarnation of the company says it will deliver a new Commodore 64 – and the optimistic tech future we were promised.

Blind Spot Alert & Reverse Traffic Alert 2013 Holden VF Commodore International Prices Evoke: $38,989 AUD International: $41,240 AUD Prices according to Holden’s website, postcode of author entered.

The Holden Commodore International sedan is priced from AU$36,990 (US$34,945), while the Sportwagon starts at AU$38,990 (US$36,835).

Named International edition, the new iteration is available as a sedan and wagon and comes with Dark bezel headlamps, LED daytime running lights, “International” badging and 18-inch alloy wheels.

We’re talking about the Commodore 64, of course, the iconic 8-bit wonder that along with the other offerings from Commodore International served as the first real computer to millions of us.

In founding Commodore International and helping create the legendary Commodore 64, Jack Tramiel set into motion events which would put more computers into the homes of average people than in any ...

But it was soon eclipsed by Commodore International, […] Forget the Apple Macintosh, Ridley Scott, and "1984." As computer launches go, we'll take the Commodore Amiga, Andy Warhol, and Debbie Harry.

There was just one problem: by the time Commodore International got serious about the C65, the Amiga 500 had taken off. Those who had owned a Commodore 64 had already made the switch to the Amiga.

An Apple II PC being sold by Commodore International in 1982? It came very close to happening, but luckily for Apple, Commodore rejected the idea, instead going with its revolutionary Commodore 64.

The image rendered on Commodore USA's product page looks closest to an Amiga 1200, which came with 2MB of system memory and a Motorola 68EC020 14MHz processor when it was originally released in 1992.