# Homebrain 36K

> Homebrain 36K is a Retsy Series 1 NFT on Solana, card 0229 of 1,280 in the 80s Tech & Gadgets set, made in six finishes. A keyboard-in-a-box home computer that plugged into the family TV and saved programs onto ordinary audio cassettes.

URL: https://retsy.fun/collection/homebrain-36k/

- Card number: 0229 of 1,280
- Set: 80s Tech & Gadgets (80-TEC)
- Year: 1983
- Type: Home computer
- Tagline: Teach it your name. It'll never forget.
- Found at: Department store computer corner
- Cost back then: $299
- Stats: Nostalgia 9/10, Hype 8/10, Weirdness 5/10, Trade value 8/10
- Finishes: Base (100 copies), Holo (50 copies), Laser (25 copies), Gold (10 copies), Super Laser (1 copy), Misprint (1 copy)
- Images: https://retsy.fun/nft/0229-base.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0229-holo.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0229-laser.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0229-gold.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0229-super.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0229-misprint.webp

## The story

The Homebrain 36K came with a manual full of programs you typed in yourself, line by line, for hours. One typo and the bouncing rocket game just printed SYNTAX TROUBLE. Loading from tape took eleven minutes of screeching, so kids learned patience, then learned to make their names scroll down the screen forever.

## Fun fact

The 36K stood for kilobytes, though the ad agency insisted it stood for thirty-six thousand kinds of fun.

Retsy Series 1 is an NFT collection on Solana. Every card is minted to the buyer's wallet the moment its pack is ripped at https://retsy.fun/packs/.