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Did I already say this is awesome? No? It's awesome.

-a somewhat random observation: listening to this and looking at the album art brought back (strangely enough) powerful memories of classic Sesame Street shows I saw as a kid. I have no idea why. Maybe the music will do cool/odd things to you mind too!

It's a shame I'm dead broke, or that WSC would be very tempting.

However, you can expect that something like this will make it much easier for devs to get their code out there, since it will be a very convenient platform. Also, we're hoping the design will at least support NROM out of the box, as well as custom code designed especially for the dev cart.

It might, but then again, it might not. You will have to wait and see.

OK, lets get through these:

1- depends on the chip. Lots of chips have no lifetime rating, they just run for a long time (longer than testing can kill them with) and it's highly dependent on operating conditions. Flash is rated for a certain number of rewrites before failure, usually several hundred thousand or so. Otherwise, few chips will just "break down" from use unless they have unusual operating stresses placed on them. AKA, regular electrical operation isn't enough to break down the chips with any kind of rapidity. Other forces are the problem.

2- yes, everything "dies," or at least breaks down.

3- Actually, living things like animals and humans die more often than electronics.

4- I have no idea how many people clean their rooms. That's not what I'm talking about.

5- the gulf oil problem isn't related, nor is it yet proven that the entirety of the problem is caused by humans. In fact, oil seepage is nothing new.

6- maybe you don't have as much as me. I wouldn't know.

7- I can, but it would be stupid to deny that the original chips will get more rare. But only because people won't do the work to preserve them.

As far as I'm concerned, the end result is the important part of the label of chiptune.

Concerning the idea that these chips "won't be around forever," most IC's will pretty much last forever barring thermal breakdown, massive inductive damage (EMP bomb, nuke, etc.), driven by too much voltage or current, or static discharge damage. Properly cared for, IC's will last. Most IC's can be replaced without difficulty. Everything besides the IC's is also replaceable. For those IC's which are impossible to replace, proper care will keep them around in working condition indefinitely. I've done a fair bit of computer restoration work, and the only time that IC's will fail is when they're not looked after properly. A properly maintained PSU will prevent power irregularities which kill chips, replacing electrolytic capacitors and heat sync compound periodically will prevent other irregularities, and everything else is just environmental precautions, which doesn't have to be elaborate. Just keep the dust out of the device to prevent heat buildup during operation, keep the operating temps reasonable, and hope nobody sets off an EMP bomb.

Not do be redundant here, since this has kinda been answered, but the reason not given in the article is that you have to be able to pick up infrared light which comes from a scanning electron beam. While some LCD and projectors do have somewhat of an IR component in their light source, it isn't as much as a tube TV and it isn't produced as a moving beam. Tracking the beam movement is critical to the working of the lightgun, and is impossible with anything else.

However, a simple Y adapter placed in the composite signal could route to a portable tube TV which could then be used for shooting at.