Hacking the C64DTV, it's not your average retro DTV device!

[weirdami]

US dudes invented television. UKers invented "telly".  :lol:

[weirdami]

Alot of thought was given to tinkers/hacking.

Jeri has pics on her site of her prototype and it's got all sorts of extra bits that Tulip didn't put on, I guess for reasons of cost. There's a place (solder hole deals) for a second joystick port on the final product, just not the connector itself.

Seems to me like a dream job for someone like Jeri, being ASKED to make this device, so she used her knowledge to make something cool and also put in some cool stuff for hackers and retro-geeks...all of who(m) she probably knows personally. :-)

[weirdami]

Next you'll be telling us the yanks invented the train too!

It's funny, the things you learn from people on the Internet. Years ago, some New Zealand dude was flaming about how NZ invented flight and splitting atoms. Every country has its misinformed patriots (kooks), that's for sure.

I don't think the US invented the train, no, but the US did invent television. The dude (an American) was even on "What's My Line?" (the USA version :-P) way back in the 50's. Apparently he came up with the idea while hoeing rows on his farm.

[weirdami]

...George Stephensons first train is absolutely nothing like the Japanese Bullet Train, but he still built the first train.

Wheels on tracks is the same thing. I think what adolescent was getting at was more along the lines of abacus vs. Amiga.