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When David Murray (8-bit-guy) first announced his 'dream computer' I was quite excited. His early descriptions were akin to something like a C128 but with more
by mattowen_uk 5y ago
When David Murray (8-bit-guy) first announced his 'dream computer' I was quite excited. His early descriptions were akin to something like a C128 but with more colours, faster CPU and modern connections, all in a single case, like the C128(not D) or C64. Plug into a screen or TV and just 'go'.
Somewhere along the way serious scope-creep happened, and now we've got something that looks and feels just like a mini-ITX Desktop PC running some sort of BASIC 'shell' (even though it's not). It just doesn't exude any Retro-vibes. I could build something almost identical out of off-the-shelf parts, and run a bare-metal Retro-OS emulator on it, and the end experience would be 99% the same.
It's a real shame... and like other commenters have said, I can't see this ending up as a commercial success.
- Pet_Ant 5y agoWhere did it lose the retro vibe for you? I see a board with very few simple chips where you could reasonably understand the whole system top to bottom. The hardware is still very limited.
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- wvenable 5y agoThe outside might not give you retro-vibes due due the case/keyboard design but inside it's still pretty retro. It's running an 8bit CPU and Microsoft BASIC. Nothing is stopping you from buying the board and 3D printing a retro case/keyboard for it.