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Subject: Re: MIT's Apple ][ inpsired $12 computer
From: "Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:37:28 -0700
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Mark McDougall wrote:

Simon D. Williams wrote:
It sounds like it's based on something similar to theC64-in-a-joystick that came out a few years back.
Which of course they could use, as it is very hackable to providekeyboard, disk storage and programmable internal flash... and it alreadyhas basic in ROM.


True--perhaps the world is ready for the second coming of the C=64...

FWIW there's already a few FPGA-based Apple II projects that aresuitable for the task right now...


But, in an FPGA implementation, a bit over budget!  ;-)

-michael

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