India's richest man wants to turn every TV into a PC (opens in new tab)

(techcrunch.com)

6 pointsdroideqa8mo ago2 comments

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Jack Tramiel wanted to turn every TV into a PC with Commodore's cheap, affordable computers. $299 for a C64 and $139 for VIC-20. This has been done before. Most TV sets have their own OS and use a remote to operate, and can take a Bluetooth keyboard.

droideqaOP8mo ago

This was posted yesterday[0] but I think it is something that should get more attention.

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44544138

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orionblastar8mo ago

droideqaOP8mo ago

This was posted yesterday[0] but I think it is something that should get more attention.

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44544138

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