ctrl-alt-rees | What on Earth Is This Thing? @ctrlaltrees | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
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This is the Cefucom-21, an English language teaching computer from Japan - and it's *very* weird. So let's see what it's all about!

Episode Links:
ROM Dumps / Manual Scans: ctrl-alt-rees.com/hino-electronics-cefucom-21-information-and-downloads-manual-scans-eprom-dumps-and-more.html
Specs: https://www.1000bit.it/scheda.asp?id=1767
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Short Circuit: shortcircuit.org.uk
Centre For Computing History Cambridge: computinghistory.org.uk
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Chapters:
00:00 Introducing The Cefucom-21
05:52 Teardown & Hardware Tour
14:43 Test & Final Thoughts