Old hardware videos

s1axter posted on Tue. August 22nd 2006 at 04:26 PM PST

Hack247.co.uk has some awesome video clips circa 1984 reguarding older hardware. (I'm not going to embed the videos, it slows the page down, click the youtube.com links)

In the first one, the reporter talks to a guy who made knock-off Apple II motherboards. They aren't direct copies, but copies with added modifications.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuTnaB5Q7DQ
http://www.hack247.co.uk/2006/08/20/early-80s-pirate-computers/

In this one watch as the reporter buy a Z80 proc right over the counter in what looks like an ally or flea market. Insane!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9ZTyiECekQ
http://www.hack247.co.uk/2006/08/22/buying-a-z80a-cpu-over-the-counter-in-1984/

I love this kinda stuff....

Check hack247.co.uk for more crazy stuff

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