Gakken Science Of Adult Magazine Vol 24: 4bit Microcomputer

Manufacturer: Gakken Japan
Product type: DJ gifts and gadgets
Cat no: 978-405 6054712  

• Features hexadecimal keys, a reset button, full CPU, speaker and numeral LED
• You can do many projects with this computer, including playing music and several games
• The magazine is filled with interesting articles on the early history of hobby computing in Japan and around the world

Since being founded in 1947, Gakken have created fascinating learning materials about science that have won them fans all over the world. Each issue of Science Of Adult gives you all the parts and information you need to build fun and awesome science projects.

Here's a project all fans of old-school computers will want to try, a working 4-bit Microcomputer that you can do some fun things with. The set includes a motherboard and all the parts you need to assemble a real 4-bit Denshi-Block FX Micro Computer that went on sale in Japan in 1981. (Note: no soldering required.) It features hexadecimal keys, a reset button, full CPU, speaker and numeral LED. You can do many projects with this computer, including playing music and several games. In addition to the parts to assemble, the magazine is filled with interesting articles on the early history of hobby computing in Japan and around the world.

This is a science magazine + science project kit from Gakken that's entirely in the Japanese language.