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Another way out: How denying reality aids fascism

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    People who put flashing lights in ads will have their fundamental particles sorted
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    @alexshendi I get the error "Unable to load conversation 68fbc373-3980-832d-b6fd-a1a40a3a04bc".
  • The Isetta TTL Computer Makes Some Noise

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    The Isetta TTL Computer Makes Some NoiseOur Hackaday colleague [Bil Herd] is known for being the mind behind the Commodore 128, a machine which famously had both a 6502 and a Z80 processor on board. The idea of a machine which could do the job of both those processors in hardware while containing neither would have blown the mind of any 1980s computer enthusiast, yet thatโ€™s exactly what [Roelh]โ€™s Isetta TTL computer does. Itโ€™s an extremely clever design whose targeted microcode allows the processor-swap trick, and since heโ€™s brought it from prototype to production and has it running SymbOS since we last saw it, itโ€™s time we gave it another look.All the functions on what is a surprisingly compact board.The video below the break shows the machine in action, with the Windows 95-like SymbOS GUI running a series of sound tests in the emulated AY-3-8910 sound generator, as well as a Lemmings-like game. It also runs Sinclair ZX Spectrum software, giving it access to a huge library.We were lucky enough to see some of this in person when we encountered it for a second time on our travels during the summer โ€” and itโ€™s just as impressive in the real as it looks in the video. The feeling really hits you of how this would have blown away anything on the 8-bit market in 1985, made more impressive by the silicon in use being not too far from what was available at the time.Weโ€™re told you can now buy one for yourself as a kit, and weโ€™re looking forward to seeing it generate an ecosystem. Weโ€™re particularly curious as to whether that retargetable microcode could allow it to support other archetctures of the day.Our original coverage can be read here, and weโ€™ve also touched upon SymbOS.youtube.com/embed/EDrEPg-4vi4?โ€ฆhackaday.com/2025/10/24/the-isโ€ฆ
  • Sigh, another dilemma.

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    @Gina life goal for sure.