Hacked Microsoft Xbox Video Game System, Modified by Andrew "Bunnie" Huang in 2002

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THF172939 / Hacked Microsoft Xbox Video Game System, Modified by Andrew "Bunnie" Huang in 2002
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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

Game console

Date Made

2001

Subject Date

2002

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Made by Microsoft Corporation and modified by Andrew Huang.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2018.95.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Andrew "bunnie" Huang.

Material

Plastic
Metal
Rubber (Material)

Color

Black (Color)
Silver (Color)
Lime (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 3 in (Top of console)
Width: 12.5 in (Top of console)
Length: 10.25 in (Top of console)
Height: 3.25 in (Bottom of console)
Width: 12.5 in (Bottom of console)
Length: 10.25 in (Bottom of console)

Inscriptions

on top of console: XBOX on front of DVD ROM Reader: XBOX on top of DVD ROM Reader: MADE IN CHINA / DVD ROM READER MODEL TGM600 [...] MANUFACTURED OCTOBER 2001 / CAUTION -VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. DO NOT STARE INTO THE BEAM OR VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS. / DO NOT PRESS ON THIS SURFACE on front of console bottom: COMPACT disc / DOLBY DIGITAL / Microsoft inside console bottom: Made in China.
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