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This was done at Brown in 2000 (albeit in monochrome): http://techhouse.brown.edu/bastille/ Woz even showed up to play it: http://techhouse.brown.edu/bastille/photos/woz_play.jpg
That's very cool and playful, but "Holy grail of hacks" seems a bit overwrought. I don't want to be a naysaying jerk, and the whole thing is cool, but . . . is this harder than it looks?
That's very cool and playful, but "Holy grail of hacks" seems a bit overwrought. I don't want to be a naysaying jerk, and the whole thing is cool, but . . . is this harder than it looks?
Yes.
That's very cool and playful, but "Holy grail of hacks" seems a bit overwrought. I don't want to be a naysaying jerk, and the whole thing is cool, but . . . is this harder than it looks?
That's very cool and playful, but "Holy grail of hacks" seems a bit overwrought. I don't want to be a naysaying jerk, and the whole thing is cool, but . . . is this harder than it looks?
I was a student at MIT in the early 90s and Tetris on the Green Building was considered the "holy grail of hacks" back then. Definitely a major accomplishment, particularly with color and also lots of props to Brown for getting there first!
This was done at Brown in 2000 (albeit in monochrome): http://techhouse.brown.edu/bastille/ Woz even showed up to play it: http://techhouse.brown.edu/bastille/photos/woz_play.jpg
I was part of the team that worked on this way back in the day, and it was a blast. It was a bunch of soldering, running wires, trying to debug all the issues, etc. And then everything came together and it just worked. Woz showing up was the icing on the cake, and it was definitely one of the highlights of my college career.