I don't understand the relevance of this project, but that doesn't stop me from admiring it. I can just imagine someone from the 80s geeking over their Commodore 64, and then some timetraveller in a trenchcoat steps out of the shadows holding a Commander X16, and the 80s geek would cry with joy in seeing a suplexed version of a machine he understands. Contrast that with a smartphone, where the 80s geek would be like "wow!" but wouldn't have a clue how to get it to do what he wants.