Index
Computer Hardware Page
- FOLDOC: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing Rate this link
- Webopedia - online dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology Rate this link
Dictionaries
- Computer information archive at nic.funet.fi Rate this link
- EmbeddedLinks - Portal to engineering and management resources about embedded systems and microcontrollers on the Internet Rate this link
- Embedded Systems Internet Resources Rate this link
- Fairchild Semicondictor Interface ICs Section - contains quick fact sheets of FTLP, FSTU, DIMM, USB, IEEE1284 and VME 320 Rate this link
- High-Availability RTOSes: A Buyer's Guide - Attention is turning to the real-time operating system (RTOS) as hardware system OEMs focus on 99.999% reliability. Rate this link
- High-Availability Systems Made Easy: Part 1 - High availability isn't just a concept, it's a science. Part one of this two-part series explores the various practices available to help designers bypass established methods and achieve the vaunted "five-nines" of network uptime. Rate this link
- High-Availability Systems Made Easy: Part 2 - In part one of this article, we looked at system architectures for high availability -- but that is only half the battle. The designer must also consider the software, and especially the software restart model, when developing high-availability architectures. Rate this link
- IEEE 1149.1 - JTAG Boundary Scan for digital electronics testing Rate this link
- Network Computer and comp.sys.net-computer.* newsgroups FAQ Rate this link
- Pinouts for various connectors in Real Life Rate this link
- The MIT Wearable Computing Web Page Rate this link
- Timeline of Computing History - To commemorate the 50th year of modern computing and the Computer Society, this timeline traces the evolution of computing and computer technology. Rate this link
- Tutorialfind Computer Hardware Tutorials Rate this link
- WE-MAN's Electro stuff - documents, circuits Rate this link
General information links
- Arcade@Home - arcade emulators Rate this link
- Arcade Test Box - information on building a JAMMA compatable self powered arcade game controller Rate this link
- Atari Gmaing Headquarters - Atari console, arcade and computer information site Rate this link
- Basic video repair information - This is a basic flow chart for basic video machine fault finding. Rate this link
- Build Your Own Arcade Controls - Inside this site, you will find a variety of alternatives for controlling games on your computer. Imagine playing PacMan using a real ball-top arcade joystick, or Robotron with dual arcade sticks. Imagine Tempest with a real arcade spinner. Imagine playing the old Atari 2600 games using a real Atari 2600 joystick. Imagine using arcade controls on games that don't even support a joystick. It's all inside here. Rate this link
- classicgaming.com Rate this link
- Arcade Game Conversion FAQ - information on arcade game cablinet hardware conversion Rate this link
- How Joysticks Work Rate this link
- JAMMA Connector Pinout - An old group trying to set standards for board pinouts (at arcade machines). This was designed to make board changes easy, just take out the old game and plug in the new. Rate this link
- Multiple Arcade Game Emulator (MAME) - software to emulate arcade machines on PC Rate this link
- PC to JAMMA Project - How to use PC emulating arcade games on arcade cabinet. Rate this link
- randyfromm.com Technical Department - collection of technical articles on game repair Rate this link
- rec.games.video.arcade FAQ Rate this link
- The Atari Arcade Games Museum - game information, technical information Rate this link
- Video Arcade Presentation Society - information about old arcade games Rate this link
Arcade games
- Classic Video Games Nexus - an organized list of links to sites pertaining to classic video games Rate this link
- Cutting-edge consoles target the television - Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony hope change your opinion of what the word "computer" means. Microsoft has relesed Xbox, Nintendo has its GameCube and Sony has PS2/Dreamcast systems. Rate this link
- Dan B's Emulation Programming Page - information emulation of old video games Rate this link
- History of Video Games - seminar paper Rate this link
- History of Home Video Games - large site Rate this link
- How do light-guns work on a video game? Rate this link
- Playandview - Buy and sell new and classic video games, includes game forum, video game system specs Rate this link
- rec.games newsgroups Rate this link
- The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers - The Source for Video and Computer Game History Rate this link
- The Video and Computer Games FAQ Archive Rate this link
- Atari 7800 Mods Rate this link
- Game Station X - video game pinouts and other technical information Rate this link
- Videogames on Alternative Monitors FAQ - This FAQ is an attempt to provide answers to all those who have tried to attach their video games to either TVs or VGA monitors. It covers VGA monitors, SCART TVs, and RGB to composite video/UHF. Rate this link
- Gameboy Programming and Gameboy Advance Development Rate this link
- Gameboy 97 - home page for Paul Robson's new Gameboy Emulator for MSDOS Rate this link
- GameBoy Development Ring Rate this link
- GameBoy FAQ Rate this link
- How Nintendo's Game Boy Advance Works Rate this link
- Nintendo Gameboy Advance - Official site from manufacturer Rate this link
- The Blue Hippo?s Gameboy Programming Book Rate this link
- Linux for PlayStation 2 Community Rate this link
- Opening Up the PlayStation 2 with Linux - Sony sells Linux for PlayStation 2. This kit will include a Linux distribution on DVD that runs on the PS2 hardware, additional software, documentation, a 40GB hard drive, an Ethernet adapter, a USB mouse, a USB keyboard, and a computer monitor cable. Rate this link
- Playstation A/V Connector Rate this link
- Playstation Programming without official tools Rate this link
- Sony PlayStation Galleria Rate this link
- Sony Playstation Technical Specifications Rate this link
- Which Display Resolutions are supported in Linux for Playstation 2 ? Rate this link
- Custom Atari Integrated Circuits & Crystals - place to get them Rate this link
- Dan B's Atari 2600 Tech Page - lots of information including circuit diagrams of a very classical video game console Rate this link
- Dan B's Atari 5200 Super System Techn Page Rate this link
- Dan B's Atari 7200 Techn Page Rate this link
- Happycard BSW2000 - The 2K/4K/8K/12K/16K Bankswitching ROM Cartridge Emulator (aka RAMCart) for the Atari 2600 VCS Rate this link
- Cutting-edge consoles target the television - Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony hope change your opinion of what the word "computer" means. Microsoft has relesed Xbox, Nintendo has its GameCube and Sony has PS2/Dreamcast systems. Rate this link
- Xbox System Specifications Rate this link
- Xbox VGA HOWTO - This document describes how to connect a VGA monitor to your Xbox and get it to work under Linux. Rate this link
- Adding RGB to NEC's TG/PCE machines Rate this link
- The Odyssey 2 (the G7000 Videopac in Europe) Tech Page - a video game console by Philips/Magnavox Rate this link
Video games
This section is about video games which you can connect to your TV and play ar home. This section also covers handheld video game devices.
General
Emulation and hacking
Gameboy
The Gameboy? is the most successful handheld console system ever sold on the market. Although it is technically far less advanced than the systems by Sega (Gamegear) or the Neo Geo Pocket it was the most successful one. The first generation Gameboy? was quite large and only had a black'n'white display. The second generation Gameboy? was a bit smaller and had a sharper dot-matrix display. Nowadays we have the third generation of the system being smaller, colored and having an infrared port for communication with other devices (primarily other Gameboys). Good news for hobby console coders is that you can get a great freeware development kit for the gameboy. Using the C language you can code almost professional games using an easy API.
Sega video games
Sony video games
Atari video games
Xbox
Xbox is a video game console from Microsoft. Technically Xbox is a legacy-free PC made by Microsoft. It has a 733MHz Celeron,normally running a stripped-down version of the Windows 2000kernel and runs only Microsoft-signed code by default.Because of this 'Microsoft-only protection' you will need a modchip to run Xbox Linux or other non-Microsoft signed software.
Other video games system
- 6502 pages - The 6502 was a very popular 8-bit microprocessor in the late 70's and 80's. The 6502 (and it's variants) where used in many game system and computers like the Apple II, Atari VCS, Atari 800, C64, NES and others. This page contains a compilation of links, programs, and information on the 6502. Rate this link
- Oh no, not another computer museum! Rate this link
- Old-computers.com - This portal has a good old computers museum. Rate this link
- Pelikonepeijoonit: Arctic Computer and Console Museum Rate this link
- Atari 800XL Monitor Output Rate this link
- Atari 8-Bit Ethernet Cartridge - The Atari 8-bit Ethernet Cartridge is an adaptor that connects a CS8900A 10-base-T LAN Controller to the Atari Cartridge port. The Cartridge adaptor is in development and will allow connection to the EE-100 board from embeddedether.net. The ethernet cart is based on the work already done by some very talented people in the C=64 community. The Software is based on the Contiki and the RS-232 Atari Port already done by Christian Groessler. This port basically adds the CS8900A driver. Rate this link
- Atari 8-bit Projects & Stuff Rate this link
- Atari Gmaing Headquarters - Atari console, arcade and computer information site Rate this link
- Atari RGB to Composite Video Converter - The schematic described in this document converts the analog RGB video signal that is output by the ST to an NTSC composite signal which can be displayed on a colour or monochrome composite monitor, or on a TV set by adding a modulator. Rate this link
- Atari ST Monitor Output - 13 PIN monitor connector information and pinout Rate this link
- Clarence's Atari 8bit page - page with Atari information and modifications Rate this link
- C64 schematics Rate this link
- C64.com - This site has old C64 games for download. Rate this link
- c64.org - This site is dedicated to the good old Commodore 64. This site is designed for the benefit of the c-64 scene and people in and around it. Rate this link
- Commodore 64: The Document Page Rate this link
- Commodore C64 Video Connector Pinout Rate this link
- Commodore C128/C64C Video Connector Pinout Rate this link
- Commodore Computer Manuals and Schematics - C64, C128, peripherals and misc Rate this link
- Commodore 8-bit server - covers the Commodore (rip) range of 8-bit computers, but mainly the Commodore 64 Rate this link
- IDE64 Project - Cartridge interface for connecting an IDE hard disk drive and CD-ROM to the Commodore 64 computer Rate this link
- IDE64 Project: Cartridge interface for connecting an IDE hard disk drive and CD-ROM to the Commodore 64 computer Rate this link
- Pinouts for audio / video / power supplies / whatever on Commodore computers - This document includes ppinout information for VIC20, C64 and C128. Rate this link
- Ruud's Commodore Site - This site contains all kind of information about hardware and software related to the older Commodore computers like the KIM, PET, CBM, VIC-20, C64 and C128. Rate this link
- Serial mouse interface for Commodore 64 Rate this link
- Softwolves' Commodore eight bit computer page Rate this link
- VC 1541 Emulator - This program is intended to emulate the serial protocol that is used for the communication between a Commodore 64 computer and a VC 1541 Disk Drive. That means you can transfer data from a PC to a C64 without a special program on the C64. Rate this link
- Serial mouse interface for Commodore - People involved in the C= world know that Commodore haven't planned mouse support for their 8-bit line when the machines first appeared in the market. When the C64 was introduced in 1982, Commodore still haven't cared about the mouse; they supported the rather obsolete paddles, besides the standard digital (Atari VCS type) joysticks. The mouse support came into consideration later, when GUI's, like GEOS were planned and introduced. This circuit interfaces a PC mouse to a Commodore C64 computer. The article has also lots of other useful mouse information. Rate this link
- C128 to SCART connector - Do-it-yourself monitor cable! Rate this link
- Adapteur Amiga-VGA - adapter to adapt Commodere Amiga 23 pin video connector to VGA monitor connector, suitable for Amiga computers which support VGA monitor scan rate Rate this link
- Amiga to Analog RGB Multisync Monitor Rate this link
- Cable Amiga Video - Peritel - this cable adapts Amiga 23 pin video connector to TV SCART RGB Rate this link
- Programmers Heaven Amiga Hacks and Projects - Amiga circuits Rate this link
- MSX FAQ - from COMP.SYS.MSX newsgroup Rate this link
- How to build your own ZX80/ZX81! - This page details the construction of your own ZX80. Rate this link
- Planet Sinclair - The Web's biggest Sinclair-related archive Rate this link
- Sinclair ZX Spectrum FAQ - comp.sys.sinclair newsgroup FAQ Rate this link
Old home computers
General information
Computer model specific information pages
Atari
BBC
BBC B was a well-known 8-bit computer from Acorn. It was popular in UK.
Commodore 64
Commodore C128
Commodore Amiga
MSX computer
Sinclair
Sharp
Radio Shack Color Computer
Other
Emulators
General emulator pages
- Museum of Soviet Calculators Rate this link
- ticalc.org - Internet headquarters for Texas Instruments' graphing calculators (TI-85 and TI-92) Rate this link
Programmable calculators
- Taskumikrot - links to pocket computer information Rate this link
Pocket computers
- BeBox Rate this link
- comp.sys.sun.hardware FAQ Rate this link
- Interfacing a Mac Serial Port to RS-232 Lab Equipment Rate this link
- OpenMac: References - An Index of Mac Hardware Documents on the Net Rate this link
- Sun Hardware FAQ Rate this link
- This Old SGI - notes and memoirs on the 4D series machines Rate this link
Workstations and other computers than PC
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