Android and the Open Handset Alliance
Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears and Chris White founded Android Inc. in October 2003. They initially planned an advanced operating system for digital …
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Apple: From computer manufacturer to technology company
From Apple I and Macintosh to iPod, iPhone and Apple Silicon: the development of the company and the changed role of Mac.
Open pageAtari 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 …
Open pageCase 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 …
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Casio FP-200
Casio FP-200: the device entry with a photograph of the computer and a secondary source.
Photo: own photograph
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Casio FX-730P
The FX-730P is a small computer from Casio with a large number of scientific functions and can be programmed in BASIC, which goes beyond the functionality of a …
Photo: own photograph
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 …
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Failed 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 …
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Husky Hunters Husky Hunter 2
Husky Hunter 2: the device entry with a picture gallery of the computer and a further link.
Photo: own photograph
Open pageIntegrated circuit (IC)
An integrated circuit (IC) is an electronic circuit on a millimetre plate made of semiconductor material. The components of an IC are transistors and other …
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 …
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MBO Pocket Computer 2000
Calculator with 4 languages translation modules
Photo: own photograph
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Olivetti M 10-D, 8 K
A competitor from Italy for the Epson HX-20: With built-in software and a large display at the time.
Photo: own photograph
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Olivetti Quaderno
Olivetti Quaderno: the device entry in the computer catalog with a further source to the model.
Model illustration · Image: OnlySoft · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source and original on Wikimedia Commons · WebP, resized where necessary
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Over 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 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 …
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Sharp PC-1211
The SHARP PC-1210 is the first BASIC programmable pocket computer available in Germany.
Model illustration · Image: Rama · CC BY-SA 2.0 FR · Source and original on Wikimedia Commons · WebP, resized where necessary
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SMS and SLT from IBM
At the end of the 1950s, IBM created a modular system for minicomputers with the Standard Modular System (SMS). The cards have a standardized size of 114 × 67 …
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Texas Instruments Compact Computer 40
The Texas Instruments Compact Computer 40 or CC-40 is a battery powered portable computer from Texas Instruments. It is powered by four AA batteries or an AC …
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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 …
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