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TRON Smart House

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TRON Smart House

A short video of the first TRON Smart House, built in 1989 as a demonstration of ubiquitous and ambient computing in the home. It comes from the uID Center, which promoted the TRON architecture.

HN cites it as the concrete demo behind discussions of Japan's TRON project and early smart-home ideas.

3 Hacker News mentions · 2022–2026

Topics

  • History of computing
  • Embedded systems & DIY electronics

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