Atari SM monitors
In the mid-1980s, the 16-bit home computers replaced the 8-bit generation. This also ended the use of televisions as a computer screen, as commercial devices …
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Case Modding
Especially diligent technical fans always try to adapt home computers, consoles and their software to their own ideas. This so-called "modding" can be done at …
Open pageEmoticon, Smileys, Emojis
An Emoticon denotes individual characters or strings, such as : - ) or ^ ^, which express mood or emotional states in written communication. The word Emoticon …
Open pageFailed standards
Consoles are usually not compatible with each other. For third-party developers, this is a difficult situation – they only reach a fraction of the …
Open pageFarewell to the module
For more than twenty years, games were distributed on cartridges. When CD-ROMs emerged as storage media in the early 90s, almost all major console …
Open pageLars Schade alias MrVenom1974
Lars Schade, known in the scene as MrVenom1974, has been interested in video games since childhood. After his first experiences with Pong, he moved on to the …
Open pageOver 10 years PS2 games
The PlayStation 2 launched in 2000, with 29 titles available at its US debut. Production continued until 2013, making it one of the longest-produced video game …
Open pageRalph Baer - The father of the home consoles
Ralph Baer was born in Germany in 1922. In 1938, he and his Jewish family fled Nazi persecution to the USA. He graduated from the private National Radio …
Open pageRelays and relay computers
A relay is an electromagnetic switch: a magnet is activated via a circuit, so that another circuit can be switched on. This principle has been tested since ca …
Open pageSegas descent
1995 became a fateful year for Sega. Within just a few months, the Group made a number of unfortunate decisions, setting the course for its descent from the …
Open pageThe many colors of the Nintendo 64
Consoles have appeared in different forms since the early days of video games, reflecting regional releases, licensed manufacturers and redesigns. Apart from …
Open pageThe Nintendo PlayStation
The PlayStation is actually the product of a broken collaboration between Sony and Nintendo. The sound chip of the SNES is already being designed by Sony, and …
Open pageTransistors and transistor computers
Due to their immense size and high power consumption, tube computers are not attractive for companies. This changes through the transistor. It controls low …
Open pageTubes and tube computers
A relay has only a limited speed as a mechanical construct. Only the introduction of the electron tube accelerates the switching processes by a thousand times …
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