Re: MIT's Apple ][ inpsired $12 computer

[scott@alfter.DIESPAMMERSDIE.us (Scott Alfter)]

In article <qN2dnVuLPKQNPQXVnZ2dnUVZ_rmdnZ2d@comcast.com>,
Andrew C. <sumguy231+news@gmail.com> wrote:
>Basically, they're setting out to build an 80s-style microcomputer
>which they say is inpsired by the Apple ][ systems they used in
>school that will be low-cost enough as to be affordable for people in
>developing nations. It doesn't really go into technical details, so it's hard
>to tell how Apple-like these systems might be, but it sounds exciting
>enough. 

A follow-up posted yesterday on /. says it's more of an NES knockoff than an
Apple II knockoff.  It's still an interesting idea...thing's cheap enough
that I wouldn't mind snagging one at 2-3x what they're asking, just to have
another "toy."

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