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Unexceptional Smart Contracts: Revisiting Overlooked Blockchain Code

There is big potential in understanding and repurposing old onchain projects!

Unexceptional Smart Contracts: Revisiting Overlooked Blockchain Code

Recently, I’ve been researching unexpected throughlines between crypto and other fields. 

Last month, I came across an article, Unexceptional Consoles, by Alex Custodio and Michael Iantorno. It explores lesser-known game consoles that have been largely overlooked by both the public and academia. 

These "unexceptional" consoles, like Radioshack’s Electronic TV Scoreboards and the deluge of Pong consoles from the 1970s, lack robust documentation, which has complicated efforts to archive and study them. 

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William M. Peaster

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William M. Peaster, Senior Writer, has been with Bankless since January 2021. Immersed in Ethereum since 2017, he covers the onchain frontier with a particular interest in art, games, and other culture apps. He has a background in creative writing and writes fiction in his free time.

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