Retro making a comeback Retro making a comeback. The revamped Commodore 64 begins shipping soon. We look back at that retro wonder and other products, from toys and clothes to cars, that are so old, they're new again. Commodore 64 The beige 8-bit computer that plugged into your TV became the best-selling PC after its 1982 debut. Now it's back with a new name, to the joy of retro-loving geeks everywhere. Bell-bottoms Only sailors wore the extra-wide-legged trousers, until hippies discovered them in the 1970s. Now they're popping up on runways again. Absinthe The anise-flavored spirit first became popular with 20th-century French artists and made a comeback in the United States after a ban was lifted in 2007. Acid-wash jeans Big-haired girls pulled on their acid-wash jeans in the '80s. Today, they're popular with the female celebrity crowd. Learn how to make your own. Pepsi Throwback The soda was invented in 1898, and the company switched to using high-fruc...