A six-member team at the MIT International Development Design Summit is attempting to design a $12 computer based on old Apple II computersVictor-70 NES (Famicom) clone gaming consoles.
They are writing improved programs and hooking the devices to the Web via tethered cell phones. The group also wants to add memory chips to allow users to write and store their own programs.
(Source: http://news.bostonherald.com/business/technology/general/view/2008_08_04_Designers_on_quest_to_build__12_computer/)
