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by "replica" you mean emulator or something else?
replica / new hardware that looks the same, with lights and buttons. Behind the panel is (from the one I looked at) an Arduino running an emulator. Don't know if the blinking lights respond the same or if the hardware switches, ports, etc work.
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The aforementioned mac is Unix on RISC!
That is true :) So Apple has become the last remaining Unix workstation vendor?
Why do classic computers looks so much like synths ?
Same for machine functions: enable/disable certain features, write-protect some RAM areas, etc. Think old PC's turbo button, multiplied.
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That is true :) So Apple has become the last remaining Unix workstation vendor?
It doesn't take much to get the price up to low 5-figure USD (inflation UN-adjusted similar to lower end SUN workstation prices)...Max CPU and max RAM already bring you to $10k without a monitor.
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This might not be the most rational thing to say but I think "workstation" means "Unix workstation" which means "non-x86".
The aforementioned mac is Unix on RISC!
“or as I like to call it, XNU/RISC”
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The aforementioned mac is Unix on RISC!
I don’t mean to be a downer, but it is XNU (X is not Unix) on RISC. “or as I like to call it, XNU/RISC”
Why do classic computers looks so much like synths ?
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I don’t mean to be a downer, but it is XNU (X is not Unix) on RISC. “or as I like to call it, XNU/RISC”
It isn't Unix. It is UNIX. https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/brand3710.htm
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