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Do you remember the Nintendo Family Computer, or Famicon? Well, you might not -- it came to earth in 1983 and was Japan's version of the NES. Now, continuing its week of vintage teardowns, iFixit's gotten its hands on one of these colorful gems and done what it does. The Famicon is pretty easily dismantled, and simple inside, as well. As you can see, there's almost nothing going on in there! There's one more photo below, but hit up the source link for the full set.Continue reading iFixit tears apart the Nintendo FamiconiFixit tears apart the Nintendo Famicon originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | iFixit |Email this|Comments

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BUXTON, N.C. - Hurricane Earl packed winds near 140 mph as it blew toward North Carolina on Thursday, putting the Eastern Seaboard up to Maine on alert for a Labor Day weekend pounding by waves, gales and rain.

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Storm expected to weaken as it approaches New England on Friday Hurricane Earl Advisory No. 33 NWS TPC / National Hurricane Center Miami FL11:00 a.m. EDT Thu Sept. 02 2010 View full sizeNOAAHurricane Earl is shown southeast of the Carolina coast in this current infrared satellite image. Dangerous Hurricane Earl heading for the Outer Banks of North Carolina, hurricane warnings issued for portions of Massachusetts. At 11:00 a.m. EDT the eye of Hurricane Earl was located near latitude 30.9 north, longitude 74.8 west. Earl is now moving toward the north near 18 mph, 30 km/hr. A turn toward the north-northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected on Friday. On the forecast track, the center of Earl will pass near the North Carolina Outer Banks tonight, and approach southeastern New England Friday night. Maximum sustained winds are near 140 mph, 220 km/hr, with higher gusts. Earl is a category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. No significant change in strength is expected today, but gradual weakening should begin on Friday. Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 90 miles, 150 km, from the center, and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 230 miles, 370 km. Estimated minimum central pressure is 932 mb, 27.52 inches. Summary of 11:00 a.m. EDT information: Location: 30.9n 74.8w about 300 mi, 485 km s of Cape Hatteras North Carolina about 765 mi, 1230 km ssw of Nantucket Massachusetts Maximum Sustained Winds: 140 mph, 220 km/hr Present Movement: n or 355 degrees at 18 mph, 30 km/hr Minimum Central Pressure: 932 mb, 27.52 inches Summary of watches and warnings in effect: A hurricane warning is in effect for, * Bogue Inlet North Carolina northeastward to the North Carolina/Virginia border including the Pamlico and Albemarle sounds. * westport Massachusetts eastward around cape cod to hull including Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket Island A hurricane watch is in effect for, * north of the North Carolina/Virginia border to Cape Henlopen Delaware. A tropical storm warning is in effect for, * Cape Fear to west of Bogue Inlet North Carolina. * north of the North Carolina/Virginia border to Sandy Hook New Jersey, including Delaware bay south of Slaughter Beach and the Chesapeake Bay south of New Point Comfort. * the eastern portion of Long Island New York from Fire Island Inlet to Port Jefferson Harbor. * New Haven Connecticut to west of Westport Massachusetts, including Block Island. A tropical storm watch is in effect for, * north of hull Massachusetts to Eastport Maine. * the coast of Nova Scotia from Port Maitland to Medway Harbour. * the coast of Long Island west of Fire Island Inlet and Port Jefferson Harbor. Hazards affecting land:Winds: Tropical-storm-force winds are expected to reach the North Carolina coast within the warning area by this afternoon. Even if the center of Earl remains offshore, hurricane force winds are expected to occur in the Outer Banks by tonight. Tropical-storm- force winds will likely reach the coast from Virginia northward to New Jersey tonight or early Friday. Storm surge:A dangerous storm surge will raise water levels by as much as 3 to 5 feet above ground level within both hurricane warning areas and the lower Chesapeake Bay. Elsewhere within the tropical storm warning area, storm surge will raise water levels by as much as 1 to 3 feet above ground level. Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves. Rainfall: Accumulations of 2 to 4 inches, with isolated maximum amounts of 6 inches, are expected over portions of eastern North Carolina including the Outer Banks. Accumulations of 1 to 2 inches are possible farther to the north along the immediate mid-Atlantic coast. Surf: Large swells from Earl will continue to affect the Bahamas and the east coast of the United States through Friday. These swells will likely cause dangerous surf conditions and rip currents.

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