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Post by nitin_flanker »

pkiller wrote: post #24
kotrunga wrote: post #20

If you wrote a book explaining how to do this, teaching the concepts, etc... I think a lot of people (or at least me) would be very interested!!! Great job

Thanks :) I've kept this project to myself and would only describe it occasionally to some coworkers and friends. I never thought that many people would find it cool. And always thought that people with more knowledge than me would find a lot of flaws. So it's really awesome to read yours and all the other comments. :) I don't think I could write a book, but I have though in writing other posts, giving more detail in…

You won't know until you start. It's not about writing book, it's just about putting your hardwork in words. You mentioned in your writeup that you used to think same way about building a console.

I have zero knowledge about electronics, consoles, or any of this and I am fascinated by what you did with your free time. Please write a book and publish it here. I'm sure lot and lots of people would love to read it.

Re: Show HN: A retro video game console I've been working on in my free time

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Post by rkachowski »

This is both amazing and terrifying.

Seeing all these breadboard cables going into a scart lead fills me with dread. One bump of the table and the chunky scart lead flexes in an unpredictable direction and rips out a subset of 4 hours of carefully set jumper cables. Not to mention the EM interference that so many wires must be generating.

This is very cool.

Re: Show HN: A retro video game console I've been working on in my free time

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Post by krmboya »

forinti wrote: post #29

It's interesting how this kind of project has come into the realm of possibility of an individual's pet project (a smart individual, sure, but not a company). I guess that the availability of information and materials through the internet has helped a lot. And also more people have knowledge in electronics and programming. Great job, Sérgio. É muito giro.

Interesting perspective. I wonder what kinds of projects a motivated individual would be able to tackle say, 20-30 years from now.

Re: Show HN: A retro video game console I've been working on in my free time

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Post by forinti »

krmboya wrote: post #103
forinti wrote: post #29

It's interesting how this kind of project has come into the realm of possibility of an individual's pet project (a smart individual, sure, but not a company). I guess that the availability of information and materials through the internet has helped a lot. And also more people have knowledge in electronics and programming. Great job, Sérgio. É muito giro.

Interesting perspective. I wonder what kinds of projects a motivated individual would be able to tackle say, 20-30 years from now.

I reckon that with 3d printing and more components, people with little knowledge in electronics will be able to put together something useful.

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Post by pjc50 »

kotrunga wrote: post #20

If you wrote a book explaining how to do this, teaching the concepts, etc... I think a lot of people (or at least me) would be very interested!!! Great job

Hmm. What do people reckon the price point and market is like for this? Are people still willing to pay $30 for a book, or is it more of a $3 ebook?

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Post by bookofjoe »

krmboya wrote: post #103
forinti wrote: post #29

It's interesting how this kind of project has come into the realm of possibility of an individual's pet project (a smart individual, sure, but not a company). I guess that the availability of information and materials through the internet has helped a lot. And also more people have knowledge in electronics and programming. Great job, Sérgio. É muito giro.

Interesting perspective. I wonder what kinds of projects a motivated individual would be able to tackle say, 20-30 years from now.

Perhaps building a world where the occupants don't realize they're in a simulation....

Re: Show HN: A retro video game console I've been working on in my free time

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Post by bookofjoe »

pkiller wrote: post #108
bookofjoe wrote: post #106

I hope Woz sees this and says a word or three here.

Wozniak is a legend and this no where near the quality of his work. The way he designed the Apple II was just amazing. Thanks for the comment :)

Nevertheless, I just emailed and tweeted him the link. You never know with Woz.... About 10 years ago, I posted a link about him on my blog. In it I wrote that he wasn't much of an athlete in HS. Within a couple hours he posted a comment correcting me, noting that he was a varsity pole vaulter on the Homestead High School track and field team. OMG
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