Custom Circuit Board Created for Project Aries/Ansible by Andrew "Bunnie" Huang, July 2001
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Artifact Overview
When Andrew "bunnie" Huang used a screwdriver to open his Microsoft Xbox, he willingly opened a legal Pandora's box. Marketed as a simple gaming system, the Xbox was actually a powerful computer with locked down features. Huang's modifications unlocked the system's full potential--and challenged copyright law. His book, "Hacking the Xbox," is a controversial guidebook for the "mod-chipping" movement.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Circuit board
Date Made
July 2001
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, made in Taiwan and modified by Andrew Huang.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2018.95.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Andrew "bunnie" Huang.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Color
Green
Black (Color)
Silver (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 1.75 in
Width: 8.25 in
Length: 6.25 in
Inscriptions
on top, proper right front corner:
(C) 2001 MIT, All Rights Reserved
on top, center:
VIRTEX / TAIWAN
on top, proper right back corner:
2002 or Bust / MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory / Project Aries / Ansible / TK bunnie bginzz ruoodsco jugal
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