Clones of Shulgin's MIDI machine are available for $500, bling not included. View Slideshow When Russian musician Alexei Shulgin takes the stage, he does so with a computer keyboard strapped across ...

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Screenshot of "The Adventures of Benjamin Franklin," featuring 8-Bit Ben. The retro 8-bit video game is designed by the Franklin Institute to accompany its current exhibition, "Game Masters." ...

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Clones of Shulgin’s MIDI machine are available for $500, bling not included. credit Courtesy Sergey Leontiev and Yuri Palmin Alexei Shulgin uses a 20-year-old PC to create his unique music. A retro ...