Originally published at: A $15 "Minimum viable computer" | Boing Boing
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I am not super sure about the split keyboard, reminds me of the N-gage way too much I think. I do have my pocket chip someplace that pretty much does the same thing. Keyboard sucked on it too. I paid closer to $49 though but it does have pico-8 on it. 
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Oh, $15 factory cost. Direct to consumer would be a little more - maybe $20, maybe $30. Retail is 4x - 5x factory cost so it would be $60 in stores. He also doesn’t include shipping and that can be a buck or two per unit, by ship. Yes, I’m available for parties!
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320x240 was the resolution of the alphanumeric TV display that my first homebrew M6800 computer had in 1978. It is usable in the sense that I used it, but you wouldn’t want to use it.
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You lucky guy!
All I could get in Italy for my 6502 homebrew (a couple years later) was a 6847 controller, with a stunning 256×192 resolution.
Uphill both ways, and snowing. Ça va sans dire…
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Very Shadowrun-esque.
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How can something that run Doom not run a GUI? You could run full featured GUIs on 64 K, 1 MHz machines
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I don’t see “custom PCB” as a bonus. Much better if it can be built from standard off the shelf parts for repair and improving.
Also worth noting from the website:
"Low Price!
It costs $10,000 USD to build one of these
The ten thousandth one costs $15"
Definitely not a DIY project for my budget!
Heck, Doom arguably IS a GUI. Remember this?
But yeah, I can’t imagine how this thing wouldn’t run X with a keyboard-only window manager.
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