Early 80's Pirate Computers

Check out the clip of the reporter interviewing Pete Perkins from the aptly name 'Honda Computers' who is an early pioneer of pirate hardware! He creates and sell's copies of Apples.... this was obviously filmed in a time before people cared about trademarks and patents!

He makes a fair point though, his machines are more than just copies. They are an improvment on the original allowing you to connect other homebrew hardware to them.... plus the fact that they were nearly half the price of their lesser-abled official version

For more information please visit www.hack247.co.uk

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[imafurryhusky]

Wow a pc that does more then the apple at half the price.... Has not changed...

[cakelover33]

dam pirates were badass back then. know we got nerds downloading halo :(

[constructivist6]

this is dope!

[tyebillion]

Funny how the hack247 website is no longer there.

[Pilotgeek]

I like this guy.

[Hotshotter3000]

I don't think it was illegal to build your own computer. It sure isn't right now. I don't think it's illegal to make your own hardware either.

[OK2BCK]

did he make the pcb and everything? i can't see how the heck he would do that, especially the ibm version. anyone knows?

[Morahman7vnNo2]

Those are true hackers.

[MyWonderApple]

@madmax2069 Already did that I read books and watched videos, now I'm on "step two" the hands on stuff. :)

[madmax2069]

@MyWonderApple read computer repair books and other computer books, watch videos about how they work and how they go together. That's what i did even before i owned a computer, and when i did i could work on it and tell you just about anything you wanted to know about one.

[MyWonderApple]

@VonManavis How can i learn how to work on computers if i do not own any, for example the computer i am typing on now, i built myself

[VonManavis]

@MyWonderApple You are on welfare and spend money buying crappy old computers? You should be studying bitch!