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A return of the 1980s home computer form factor in modern tech could be awesome:

Imagine a laptop but with a full-sized keyboard. Doesn't need to be razor thin. More like a portable desktop. Make it wedge-shaped like the Amiga A500 or C64 or Atari ST 520. All the ports. Maybe a detachable display that can fold like a regular laptop clamshell, but optional so you could buy one without a display.

Maybe an operating system that lets you code and create as soon as you take it out of the box and plug it in, and it could be perfect for reintroducing the magic of computers to a new generation.



Ideally, something that’s not yet-another-Raspberry-Pi computer kit. We have plenty of those.

I like your idea too, with perhaps more bespoke parts for educational purposes.




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