EndBOX – A toy-like retro computer for EndBASIC
Hello HN! EndBASIC has been featured a few times here before (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31651881, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37495166), but today I want to show you something different that I've been working on for the past 6 months: the EndBOX. The idea is to create a toy-like device that: * boots fast into EndBASIC, * feels playful and hackable, * and is focused purely in experiencing (graphical / game) programming in simple terms. Just you and a BASIC command line---with some DOS touches. You'll find pictures and full details in the…
EndBOX – A toy-like retro computer for EndBASIC launched on June 6, 2025 with 7 votes, #3,918 of 7,999 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
What it does
Remember when turning a computer on meant instantly jumping into code? No bloat, no distractions—just you and a prompt? That’s the experience I’ve been working to bring back with the EndBOX: a small, resilient, nostalgia-packed, all-screen computer that boots straight into the retro-inspired EndBASIC environment you already know. And today, six months after its inception, I&rsquo
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hello HN! EndBASIC has been featured a few times here before (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31651881, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37495166), but today I want to show you something different that I've been working on for the past 6 months: the EndBOX. The idea is to create…
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