The chip shortage has hit even my little company and the computer chips I could get at about $2 each have jumped to $80. There is no way I can produce these boards for a reasonable price. Then I remembered another product I offer, the Arduino BASIC port to the SMART Response XE schoolroom computer. Why can't I adapt my 8-bit software to this device so I can continue to offer it? Turns out, there is no reason. This device offers a couple of benefits over the original design. Because it has more EEPROM, I can now store 10 separate programs instead of 2. The GUI is pretty sleek looking. It is a battery powered unit so you are not tethered to a USB. Finally, it is easily hackable if you grow tired of the 8-bit computer simulation.

You get the SMART Response XE Terminal with the software loaded and tested. It will require 4 AAA batteries (not included).

See my 8-bit Microprocessor Trainer in my store for more basic information of what this is and what you can learn from it.