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| In 1997, Maxfield & Montrose Interactive Inc. introduced the Beboputer(TM). The Beboputer (pronounced "bee-bop-you-ter") is a fully-functional virtual computer which accompanies the book Bebop BYTES Back (An Unconventional Guide to Computers). |
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| The screenshot above shows the hexadecimal keypad in the upper-left. This device can be used to enter and run programs. Also shown are a set of 8 switches, which are plugged into one of the Beboputer's input ports, and a dual 7-segment LED display, which is plugged into one of the Beboputer's output ports | Also shown are a typewriter-style keyboard and the Beboputer's
virtual computer screen. In fact the screen shows a maze, and solving this maze is one of the competitions that are posted on a set of special Beboputer Web pages (that you access from the Beboputer). |
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| In addition to creating your own experiments, the Beboputer comes equipped with a series of interactive laboratories. Building on simple concepts, these educational laboratories will guide you through a unique learning experience, providing you with an in-depth understanding of how computers work. |
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| As is illustrated above, each laboratory comes equipped with a multimedia introduction to reinforce your educational experience. In fact, the Beboputer comes equipped with more than 200 megabytes of multimedia content, including archive videos of early computers. |
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| These notes are abstracted from the book Bebop BYTES Back (An Unconventional Guide to Computers) Copyright Information |
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