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Color Maximite 2 - ARM CPU that runs BASIC!

The 8-Bit Guy · demo · Watch on YouTube

Demoscene & retrocomputingEmbedded systems & DIY electronics

What it is

The 8-Bit Guy reviews the Color Maximite 2, a modern ARM-based computer that boots straight into BASIC. He shows what it can do as a retro-style machine.

Why Hacker News recommends it

It is cited as a review of a new boot-to-BASIC computer, and one commenter suggests it for a kid starting to program.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “I highly recommend one for a kid that is starting to dabble with programming.”

    Review of modern computer that boots to BASIC

    abraxas, 2020-11 · Recommendation · in “30 years later, QBasic is still the best”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: color maximite 2, basic, arm, retro computing, hardware review

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