technabob.com - 3/27/2009
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When you think of 8-bit computers, classics like the Atari 400/800, the Commodore 64 and the Apple II probably come to mind. But there’s a new kid on the block that hopes to bring 8-bit computing back - this time for the hacker community.
This bare-bones looking “TV ...
makershed.com - 3/27/2009
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makershed.com —
A fully hackable 8-bit computer is now available
for sale in the USA! This easy-to-use 8-bit computer
is being sold throughout China, India and other emerging markets as an educational computer. Playpower.org is helping open-source developers produce ...
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8-bit TV-Computer
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The gaming computer you dreamed of in 1983
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... build our open-source developer community, we’re teaming up with Makershed.com to sell TV-computers to potential developers in the USA– and at the same time, raise money to support The Playpower Foundation. If there is enough demand for these in the USA, we may even be able to start shipping versions that can directly play old NES cartridges! (the current version requires a 72-pin to 60-pin converter, which is sold separately).
Product Page [Makershed via technabob and playpower.org]
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