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July 9th, 2008 8

Evil Mad Scientist Labs has put up a page on recent developments in their Peggy 2.0 Light Emitting Pegboard, including a round-up of Peggy-related hacks, including some incredibly cool Peggy animations.

The Peggy Strikes Back

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