1. Languages: Logo, Pliant, Boxer, Dylan, Squeak, Inform
   
   OS: Oberon
   
   Computer: Gogo Board, Handyboard, Handy Cricket (or are these gadgets?)
   
   I think you'd be most pleased with the computers; a little soldering, a little programming, a little mechanics, and physical results.
     posted by Ian Bicking at 12:29:20 AM on November 11, 2004  
2. The computers look interesting, but actually, I am very much not a hardware guy. :-) I can't even stick additional memory in my PC, much less create one using soldering. All that stuff is too "earthy" for me, I guess.
   
   The languages are interesting. I wonder if they have implementations for Zeta/BeOS...
     posted by Hans Nowak at 01:30:30 AM on November 12, 2004  
3. Language: Boo
   Still in development stages, but even Guido has said it looks close to how he'd go w/ Python3000 on python-dev!
   
   
   OS: Menuet and Unununuminum (or something like that)
   Menuet is cool because it is all assembly, and fits on a floppy and has a (basic) UI.
   Un... is in very early stages right now, but seems to be exploring some interesting OS concepts.
   
   
   For something old/dated but cool (and along the hardware lines) check out the connection machines. A CPU organized by multipled mini-processer chips over 12-D and higher (if you pay more) hypercubes. Something different at least. Pity people didn't seem to get past the entry cost of $50K! in the early 90s
   
     posted by Sean at 02:02:17 AM on November 14, 2004