The Maximite 2 BASIC Computer

In the beginning, there was BASIC. That’s how a lot of people who grew up in the 80s in the early days of home computing remember computers. Commodore, IBM, Apple II, TRS-80, ZX Spectrum and nearly every other home computer of the time came with a built-in BASIC interpreter. The computer would generally boot up immediately and flash the BASIC prompt even if no hard disk, tape or floppy drives were attached. You could immediately key in a program and run it. No complex IDEs, long boot-up times, no git, Makefiles, compilations or other complexity!

For those who miss that very “immediate” development environemnt, retrocomputing is always an option. But not everyone will find it easy to maintain sometimes-moody computers from 30 or 40 years ago. Now, a host of recent new 8 and 16 bit computers promise to provide the best of both worlds. They’ll give users the experience of an 80s home computer without the hardware troubles of maintaining old equipment.

The Maximite 2 is one such new “old-style” computer.

Take a look at the Maximite 2 being demo’d by The 8-Bit Guy:

To learn more about the Maximite 2, or to order your own for only $99, visit Geoff Graham’s Maximite website