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MIT Team Working On a $12 Apple (II) Desktop

Posted by timothy on from the guide-kids-worldwide-to-oregon dept.

Barence writes "A new project to create a $12 computer is underway at MIT, the same University that spawned the One Laptop Per Child non-profit laptop. The PCs will be loosely based on Apple 2 machines, first unveiled over 30 years ago, and the team are actively recruiting enthusiasts of the retro computer to help develop the new PC." Update: 08/05 14:13 GMT by T : The original story at the Boston Herald has more information, as well as a photo of the team.

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  1. Funkay... by wcrowe · · Score: 4, Funny

    Each one comes with a free leisure suit.

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    1. Re:Funkay... by camperdave · · Score: 3, Funny

      Each one comes with a free leisure suit.

      Larry will be pleased

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    2. Re:Funkay... by telemart73 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Each one comes with a free leisure suit.

      That's a SPEED suit, my friend...

  2. How to solve world hunger: by PunkOfLinux · · Score: 5, Funny

    1) Give children in third world countries old computers
    2) Get children addicted to Oregon Trail
    3) Watch children forego sex, and therefore reproduction, in favor of Number Munchers
    4) Profit!

    It's bullet-proof!

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    1. Re:How to solve world hunger: by russlar · · Score: 4, Funny

      Until they get the "You've died of starvation/cholera/dysentery" message.

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    2. Re:How to solve world hunger: by Midnight+Thunder · · Score: 2, Funny

      Nah, you get them to play Zork, so at least they get to know what a Grue is :)

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    3. Re:How to solve world hunger: by JCSoRocks · · Score: 5, Funny

      Those messages are a lot less funny when your brother/sister/mom/dad/cousin/bff/whatever really *has* just died of dysentery/starvation/typhoid/whatever.

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    4. Re:How to solve world hunger: by artifizzle · · Score: 2, Funny

      Just because the guys at MIT have to forgo sex doesn't mean the children have to.

  3. Buy 2 get 1 program??? by davidwr · · Score: 2, Funny

    Where do I send my £12?

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  4. Regression by Ukab+the+Great · · Score: 5, Funny

    If we follow the pattern to its natural conclusion, we'll have $6.00 Altair 8800's, then $3.00 PDP-8's, then $1.50 UNIVAC's, then 75 cent ENIACS, then 3 Babbage Difference Engines for a nickel, and finally a Jacquard loom that you couldn't give away.

    1. Re:Regression by oodaloop · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well, I already have an abacus. I guess I'm just years ahead of my time.

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  5. Breaking News: Team at MIT making a FREE computer by ThePopeLayton · · Score: 4, Funny

    from the article: "Hoping to make slashdot headlines and undercut all the other low cost computers coming from MIT... this new team hopes to produce a laptop that will be free." John Smith the leader of the team is quoted having said "Ideally we'd really like to make a computer that we pay you to take... but we've yet to work out the economics, so for now we're going to stick with the free computer." The team hopes to have their computer ready to go in a few years...

  6. Re:Yeah, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these!

  7. Re:How many does it take for.. by zigziggityzoo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Uh, More than one?

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  8. Re:Not much details... by Constantine+XVI · · Score: 2, Funny

    System 7.5.3? On a ][e clone?
    ARE
    YOU
    OUT
    OF
    YOUR
    FUCKING
    MIND?

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  9. Games! by autophile · · Score: 2, Funny

    Each one comes preloaded with "Little Brick Out" and "Lemonade Stand".

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  10. Great until... by Tom9729 · · Score: 4, Funny

    This will be great until they sell out and try to put Windows XP on it.

  11. Re:Yeah, but... by KillerBob · · Score: 3, Funny

    Re:Yeah, but... (Score:-1, Funny)

    Finally... a modding score for bad jokes....

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