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Hackable Christmas Presents?

Posted by Cliff on from the only-66-shopping-days-left dept.

An Anonymous Coward asks what many of you may start thinking about in another month...if you already haven't: "While sitting thru various classes..I started wondering today what I'll drop hints to people with money for what to get me for Christmas..I want something to hack on and with..but preferably in the sub $300 dollar category. Remember the fun of hacking things like the C64 or Spectrum or whatever? A fun home machine to hack on.. preferably not a PC (though I know you can get them in that price range) but something a little different. A cheap ARM or Mips based machine or something. Suggestions from anyone?"

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  1. Re:Lego Mindstorms by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You got FP. Why aren't you celebrating?

  2. How about by Quixote · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    donating the money to support the victims of the 911 attacks? Or, donate money to charities that are helping the children in Afghanistan?
    Just a thought....

    1. Re:How about by bwalling · · Score: 3, Offtopic

      How about donating to your local charities? A lot of attention (and rightfully so) has been paid to charities that benefit the victims, but much of this has been at the expense of existing charities. Many local charities have been on the radio here (Tampa, FL, US) saying that their funds have dried up, and they are going to end up in trouble.

      Donate to both places - you can afford it.

  3. WTF is 'formkeys' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And WTF can't I post?

    1. Re:WTF is 'formkeys' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      formkeys is evidence of the decline of slashdot. Welcome to slashcode beta testing! Not enough people were participating voluntarily, you see.

  4. Re:It's free and totally hackable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    So true. Aria-chan~~~~~