Les Orchard on Nostr: Today's dumb idea: Use one of these old 1978-era Merlin toys as the shell for a ...
Today's dumb idea: Use one of these old 1978-era Merlin toys as the shell for a terrible AI assistant. Poke at the buttons like Al did with Ziggy in Quantum Leap.
I have a few Merlins, at least one of which has an intact case but the innards seem beyond repair from battery corrosion.
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