Parallax Propeller retro pocket mini computer
Jeff Ledger wrote informing us of a retro-style computer based on the Parallax Propeller described in this Instructable. It utilizes the Pocket Mini Computer Kit from GadgetGangster. This board is based on the Propeller chip and includes VGA, audio and PS/2 keyboard ports as well as a microSD card slot and Wii controller port. The board can be programmed in BASIC (by booting from a microSD card containing the provided open source file) allowing the user to play games, run programs and experience 70s and 80s computing without fiddling with creaky old hardware and 5.25 floppy disks. (The
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Anyone interested in this Pocket Mini Computer should head up to propellerpowered dot com as gadgetgangster is no longer supporting it (heck, I lost some $40 to gg for a product never received). However, propellerpowered has committed to it and is actually releasing an updated version! And it delivers! :)