[Coco] Homebrew inspiration.

[Jim Cox]

Here's an article from "http://slashdot.org/" that some of 
you may be interested in.  There more to the article at 
the site:

"Games: High School Dropout, Self-Taught Chip Designer
Classic Games (Games)"
Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday December 20, @02:30PM
from the games-people-play dept.
circletimessquare writes "The QVC television shopping 
network has recently found a hit in its product the C64, 
which emulates the classic Commodore 64 in a small form 
factor, a joystick. But the story of the designer of the 
product is more interesting than the product. Meet Jeri 
Ellsworth [NYTimes. You know what that means], whose life 
story emulates the golden age of garage-based computer 
design. She is proof that the passion of the homebrew 
electronic hobbyist is still a viable force in an age when 
well-funded and well-staffed corporate design teams 
dominate chip design."