"Useful" in what sense? This is retrocomputing, a hobby. Nothing about it is "us...

jogu · on Dec 10, 2021

The first thing on the page is:

> C64 OS has one goal. Make a Commodore 64 feel fast and useful in today’s modern world.

So I guess whatever "useful in today's modern world" means. What does this new OS allow me to accomplish on a C64?

the_af · on Dec 11, 2021

Oh, somehow I missed that sentence. I think it's tongue in cheek to be honest.

ddingus · on Dec 11, 2021

Looks to me like a couple things:

File / Disk management. The file manager program shown looks spiffy, and is definitively a nod toward today.

Write utilities and apps that have a modern workflow.

While not much, the included tool kit has the features needed to make applications and utilities people might recognize today.

The author has put quite a bit into it. Nice work.

prvc · on Dec 10, 2021

That would be a good question to ask the author, although, to be fair, he only claimed that it feels useful.