Encyclopedia - Bbc Micro: Encyclopedia - Bbc Micro
The BBC Micro, affectionately known as the Beeb, was an early home computer. It was designed and built by Acorn Computers Ltd for the Bri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bell Labs: Encyclopedia - Bell Labs
Bell Telephone Laboratories Inc., also known as Bell Labs and AT&T Bell Laboratories, was the research and development arm of the US ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Com File: Encyclopedia - Com File
In MS-DOS and compatible DOSes, and in 8-bit CP/M, a COM file is a simple type of executable file. The name of the file format is derived...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atari St: Encyclopedia - Atari St
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was commercially popular from 1985 to the early 1990s. It was released by Atari in 1985. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amiga Cd32: Encyclopedia - Amiga Cd32
The Amiga CD32 was the first 32-bit CD-ROM based game console. It was launched at the Science Museum in London, United Kingdom on 16 July...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acorn Archimedes: Encyclopedia - Acorn Archimedes
The Acorn Archimedes was Acorn Computers Ltd's first general purpose home computer based on their own 32-bit ARM RISC CPU, and spawned a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acorn Computers: Encyclopedia - Acorn Computers
Acorn Computers was a British computer company established in Cambridge, England, in 1978. The company produced a number of computers whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple Motion: Encyclopedia - Apple Motion
Motion is a software application produced by Apple Computer for their Mac OS X operating system. It is used to create and edit motion gra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - C Programming Language: Encyclopedia - C Programming Language
The C programming language is a standardized imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Dennis Ritchie for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vax: Encyclopedia - Vax
VAX is a 32-bit computing architecture that supports an orthogonal instruction set (machine language) and virtual addressing (i.e. demand...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Microcontroller: Encyclopedia - Microcontroller
A microcontroller is a computer-on-a-chip used to control electronic devices. It is a type of microprocessor emphasizing self-sufficiency...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Data General: Encyclopedia - Data General
Data General was one of the first minicomputer firms from the late 1960s. Three of the four founders were former employees of Digital Equ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 64-bit: Encyclopedia - 64-bit
In computer architecture, 64-bit is an adjective used to describe integers, memory addresses or other data units that are at most 64 bits...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Windows 95: Encyclopedia - Windows 95
Windows 95 (codename Chicago) is a hybrid 16-bit/32-bit graphical user interface-based operating system released on August 24, 1995 by th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Windows Api: Encyclopedia - Windows Api
The Windows API is the name given by Microsoft to the core set of application programming interfaces available in the Microsoft Windows o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arm Architecture: Encyclopedia - Arm Architecture
The ARM architecture (originally the Acorn RISC Machine) is a 32-bit RISC processor architecture that is widely used in a number of appli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Year 2038 Problem: Encyclopedia - Year 2038 Problem
In computing, the year 2038 problem may cause some computer software to fail in or about the year 2038. The problem affects programs that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computer Workstation: Encyclopedia - Computer Workstation
A computer workstation, often colloquially referred to as workstation, is a high-end general-purpose microcomputer designed to be used by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - False: Encyclopedia - False
FALSE is an esoteric programming language designed by Wouter van Oortmerssen in 1993, named after his favourite boolean value. It is a sm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 68k: Encyclopedia - 68k
The Motorola 680x0/0x0/m68k/68k/68K family of CISC microprocessor CPU chips were 32-bit from the start, and were the primary competition ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Microprocessor: Encyclopedia Ii - Microprocessor - History
Microprocessor - The first microprocessors. As with many advances in technology, the microprocessor was an idea whose time had come. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Computer And Video Games: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Computer And Video Games - The 1970s
History of computer and video games - Coin-op Games: Dawn of a Golden Age. Main articles: Golden age of arcade games, and [[]], and [[...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Microcontroller: Encyclopedia Ii - Microcontroller - Common Microcontrollers
Microcontroller - AMCC. Until May 2004, these µCs were developed and marketed by IBM, whose 4xx family was sold to Applied Micro Circu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo 64dd: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo 64dd - History
The 64DD was announced at 1995's Nintendo Shoshinkai game show event (now called Spaceworld). However, the 64DD was only released in Japa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Memory-mapped I/o: Encyclopedia Ii - Memory-mapped I/o - Example
Consider a simple system built around an 8-bit microprocessor. Such a CPU might provide 16 address lines, allowing it to address up to 64...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Microcomputer: Encyclopedia Ii - Microcomputer - History
The world's first commercial microprocessor was the Intel 4004, released on November 15, 1971. The 4004 processed 4 binary digits (bits) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minicomputer: Encyclopedia Ii - Minicomputer - History
Minicomputer - 1960s: Origin; 1970s: Market entrenchment. The term "minicomputer" evolved in the 1960s to describe the "small" third ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amiga Cd32: Encyclopedia Ii - Amiga Cd32 - Technical Specifications
The CD32 could be enhanced using these devices: ProModule, Paravision SX-1 and DCE SX-32 (which optionally includes 68030 CPU). Those dev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Windows 98: Encyclopedia Ii - Windows 98 - Windows 98 Second Edition
Windows 98 Second Edition (Windows 98 SE) was released on June 10, 1999, it is a similar release when compared to service packs in 2005. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Instructions Per Second: Encyclopedia Ii - Instructions Per Second - Million Instructions Per Second
Critics of the term refer to it as "Meaningless Indication of Processor Speed" or "Meaningless Information on Performance for Salespeople...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Game Boy Advance: Encyclopedia Ii - Game Boy Advance - Hardware
The Game Boy Advance is backward compatible with most games previously released for the Game Boy or the Game Boy Color, as well as new so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Power Mac G5: Encyclopedia Ii - Power Mac G5 - Introduction
The current revision of the Power Mac G5 is available in three, dual-core PowerPC G5 configurations, operating at 2.0, 2.3, and a dual-pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Console Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - Console Wars - The 32-bit / 64-bit Era
In the 32-bit era the Sega Saturn, although the technically more advanced console, suffered from poor marketing and comparatively limited...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magnetic Core Memory: Encyclopedia Ii - Magnetic Core Memory - Description
Magnetic core memory - How core memory works. The most common form of core memory, X/Y line coincident-current – used for the main me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Direct Client-to-client: Encyclopedia Ii - Direct Client-to-client - Common Dcc Applications
Direct Client-to-Client - DCC CHAT. The CHAT service enables users to chat with each other over a DCC connection. The traffic will go d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Open Source Vs. Closed Source: Encyclopedia Ii - Open Source Vs. Closed Source - Making Money
The primary mechanisms for making money from closed-source software all seem to involve imposition of artificial scarcity constraints on ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Titor: Encyclopedia Ii - John Titor - Titor's Predictions In Detail
In the interest of evaluating Titor's claims more precisely, here are some of the slightly less vague predictions that can be derived fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intel I860: Encyclopedia Ii - Intel I860 - Technical Features
The i860 combined a number of features that were unique at the time, most notably its VLIW (Very Long Instruction Word) architecture and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dynamic-link Library: Encyclopedia Ii - Dynamic-link Library - Features
Dynamic-link library - Memory management. In Win32, the DLL files are organized into sections. Each section has its own set of attribut...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Computing Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Computing Topics - 0–9
1.TR.6 -- 100BaseFX -- 100BaseTX -- 100BaseT -- 100BaseVG -- 100VG-AnyLAN -- 10base2 -- 10base5 -- 10baseT -- 120 reset -- 16-bit -- 16-b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Openvms: Encyclopedia Ii - Openvms - Features
OpenVMS can be divided into three layers: The kernel, made up of input/output, memory management, and process/time management subsystems...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nubus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nubus - Nubus Architecture
NuBus was a considerable step forward compared to other interfaces of the day. At the time most computer bus systems were 8-bit, as were ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Video Games 32-bit / 64-bit Era: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Video Games 32-bit / 64-bit Era - System Wars
More so than with any other period, the 32-bit / 64-bit era was the paramount staging ground of the "system wars". The "system wars" were...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amdahl Corporation: Encyclopedia Ii - Amdahl Corporation - Company Origins
Amdahl Corp. launched its first product, the Amdahl 470 V6, in 1975, competing directly against IBM's high-end machines in the then-curre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intel Core: Encyclopedia Ii - Intel Core - Yonah
Yonah was the code name for Intel's first generation of 65nm process mobile microprocessors, based on the Banias/Dothan Pentium M microar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mac Os X V10.4: Encyclopedia Ii - Mac Os X V10.4 - New Features
Apple advertises that OS X 10.4 Tiger has over 200 new features [1], including: Spotlight - Spotlight is a a powerful full-text and meta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Windows Me: Encyclopedia Ii - Windows Me - New Features
Windows Me - System Restore. Windows Me introduced the "System Restore" logging and reversion system, which was meant to simplify troub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sun Microsystems: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun Microsystems - Software
Sun Microsystems - Operating systems. All Sun systems have been based on Unix systems which are well known for system stability and a c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 64-bit: Encyclopedia Ii - 64-bit - 32 Vs 64 Bit
A change from a 32-bit to a 64-bit architecture is a fundamental alteration, as most operating systems must be extensively modified to ta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Z-buffering: Encyclopedia Ii - Z-buffering - Mathematics
The range of depth values in camera space (See 3D projection) to be rendered is often defined between a near and far value of z. After a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vax: Encyclopedia Ii - Vax - History
The first VAX model sold was the VAX-11/780, which became available in 1978. The architect of this model was Bill Strecker. Many differen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - C Programming Language: Encyclopedia Ii - C Programming Language - Syntax
Unlike languages like Fortran 77, C is free-form, allowing programmers to use arbitrary whitespace (rather than rigid lines) in laying ou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commodore Sx-64: Encyclopedia Ii - Commodore Sx-64 - Description
Aside from its built-in features and different form factor, there were several other subtle differences between the SX-64 and the regular...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Visual Basic: Encyclopedia Ii - Visual Basic - Controversy
Visual Basic is a controversial language; many programmers have strong feelings regarding the quality of Visual Basic and its ability to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - System/360: Encyclopedia Ii - System/360 - System/360 History
System/360 - A family of computers. Unlike past practice, IBM created an entire line of computers (or CPUs) from small to large, low to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo 64: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo 64 - Hardware
Nintendo 64 - Specifications. Processor: 93.75 MHz NEC VR4300 (info), based on MIPS R4300i series 64-bit RISC CPU L1 cache: 24 KB (sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Motorola 68020: Encyclopedia Ii - Motorola 68020 - Description
The 68020 had 32-bit internal and external data and address buses. A lower cost version, the 68EC020, only had a 24-bit address bus. Mot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Microcontroller: Encyclopedia Ii - Microcontroller - Common Microcontrollers
Microcontroller - AMCC. Until May 2004, these µCs were developed and marketed by IBM, whose 4xx family was sold to Applied Micro Circu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentium Pro: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentium Pro - Intel's Next Generation
The Pentium Pro is a sixth-generation x86 architecture microprocessor (P6 core) by Intel originally intended to replace the original Pent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypertransport: Encyclopedia Ii - Hypertransport - Overview
HyperTransport runs at 200-1400 MHz (compared to PCI at either 33 or 66 MHz). It is also a DDR or "Double pumped" bus, meaning it sends d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Encyclopedia Ii - Super Nintendo Entertainment System - History
Even as the original NES/Famicom was at the height of its popularity, several companies were launching their own consoles. In 1987 and 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Windows 95: Encyclopedia Ii - Windows 95 - Notes
1. ^  Microsoft detractors were quick to point out that the second verse of Start Me Up begins "you make a grown man cry" (a line wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ncube: Encyclopedia Ii - Ncube - Computer Models
The first nCUBE machines to be released were the nCUBE 10 of late 1985. These were based on a set of custom chips, including a 32-bit ALU...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acorn Archimedes: Encyclopedia Ii - Acorn Archimedes - Description; Early Models
The first models were released in June 1987, as the 300 and 400 series. The machines differed primarily in that the 400 series included m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arm Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Arm Architecture - Design Notes
The ARM instruction set follows the 6502 in concept, but includes a number of features designed to allow the CPU to better pipeline them ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Computer And Video Games: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Computer And Video Games - The 1970s
History of computer and video games - Coin-op Games: Dawn of a Golden Age. Main article: Golden age of arcade games By 1969 Ralph Bae...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Windows Vista: Encyclopedia Ii - Windows Vista - Overview
Windows Vista was originally expected to ship sometime late in 2003 as a minor step between Windows XP and Windows "Vienna". Gradually, V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acorn Computers: Encyclopedia Ii - Acorn Computers - Cpu Ltd 1978–83
Curry and Hauser decided to pursue their joint interest in microcomputers and, on 5 December 1978, they set up Cambridge Processor Unit L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Micro Channel Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Micro Channel Architecture - Why The Interface Was Created
Micro Channel architecture - Overview of the technology issues of that time. Micro Channel was an attempt to address, once and for all,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 68k: Encyclopedia Ii - 68k - Main Uses
The 68k line of processors have been used in a variety of systems, from Texas Instruments calculators up to critical control systems of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Windows Api: Encyclopedia Ii - Windows Api - Overview Of The Windows Api Components
The functionality provided by the Windows API can be grouped into six categories:[1] Base Services[2] Provide access to the fundamental ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ns320xx: Encyclopedia Ii - Ns320xx - Beginnings: The 32016 And 32032
The first chip in the series was originally called 16032, later renamed 32016 to emphasize its 32-bit internals. It became available in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Windows Xp Professional X64 Edition: Encyclopedia Ii - Windows Xp Professional X64 Edition - Compatibility With 32-bit Applications
Windows XP x64 Edition uses a technology named WOW64, which permits the execution of 32-bit x86 applications. It was first employed in Wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computer Workstation: Encyclopedia Ii - Computer Workstation - What Makes A Workstation?
It is instructive to look at the history of specific technologies which once differentiated workstations from personal computers. The mor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Video Games 32-bit / 64-bit Era: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Video Games 32-bit / 64-bit Era - System Wars
More so than with any other era however, the 32-bit / 64-bit era was the paramount staging ground of the "system wars". The "system wars"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amiga: Encyclopedia Ii - Amiga - History
Amiga - Amiga Corporation. The Amiga's chipset was designed by a small company called Amiga Corporation during the end of the first hom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 3do Interactive Multiplayer: Encyclopedia Ii - 3do Interactive Multiplayer - Screenshots
Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed Electronic Arts (1994) Gex Crystal Dynamics (1995) FIFA Soccer Electronic Arts/Extended Pla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mac Os 8: Encyclopedia Ii - Mac Os 8 - Mac Os 8.5
Released October 17, 1998, Mac OS 8.5 was the first version of the Mac OS to run solely on Macs equipped with a PowerPC processor. As suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intel Iapx 432: Encyclopedia Ii - Intel Iapx 432 - History
Intel iAPX 432 - Development. The 432 project started in 1975 as the 8800, so named as a follow-on to the existing 8008 and 8080 CPUs. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eve Online: Encyclopedia Ii - Eve Online - Background
The fictional background story that fuels the ongoing plot for EVE Online begins grimly, explaining that long ago mankind had used up al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Com File: Encyclopedia Ii - Com File - Binary Format
The COM format is perhaps the simplest executable format of all; it contains no metadata, only code and data, and is loaded at offset 0x0...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frontier Computer Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Frontier Computer Game - Game Play
In Frontier, you play the part of one of Commander Jameson's grandchildren, having inherited from your grandfather one hundred credits an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Game Boy Advance: Encyclopedia Ii - Game Boy Advance - Hardware
The Game Boy Advance is backwards compatible with most games previously released for the Game Boy or the Game Boy Color, as well as new s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inmos Transputer: Encyclopedia Ii - Inmos Transputer - Design
The transputer (transistor computer) was the first general purpose microprocessor designed specifically to be used in parallel computing ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past: Encyclopedia Ii - The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past - Bosses
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Armos Knights. These 6 knights appear in the Eastern Palace and in Ganon's Tower. They attack...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Free Pascal: Encyclopedia Ii - Free Pascal - History
Free Pascal - The early years. Free Pascal emerged when Borland made clear there would be no Borland Pascal 8, and the next version wou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Gold: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Gold - U.s. Gold Licences
U.S. Gold - World Cup Carnival. U.S. Gold's most embarrassing moment came in 1986 with the release of World Cup Carnival on the C64, ZX...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vmebus: Encyclopedia Ii - Vmebus - History
In 1979 Motorola were developing their new 68000 CPU, and one of their engineers, Jack Kister, decided to set about creating a standardiz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atari St: Encyclopedia Ii - Atari St - Origins
Atari had created two released machines in the form of the Atari 2600 console (also known as VCS) and the various Atari 8-bit based home ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Windows Api: Encyclopedia Ii - Windows Api - Overview Of The Windows Api Components
The functionality provided by the Windows API can be grouped into six categories:[1] Base Services[2] Provide access to the fundamental ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple Motion: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple Motion - How Motion Works
Motion was designed to make animation easier and more accessible to developers. Traditional compositing and animation software was design...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mos Technology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mos Technology - Company History
MOS Technology - A better 6800 than the 6800. MOS originally started up to provide a second source for Texas Instruments designed elect...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Accelerated Graphics Port: Encyclopedia Ii - Accelerated Graphics Port - Versions Of Agp
As of 2004, newer versions of AGP increase the transfer rate from two to eight times. Available versions include: AGP 1x, using a 32-bit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bell Labs: Encyclopedia Ii - Bell Labs - History
In 1925, Walter Gifford, then president of AT&T, established Bell Telephone Laboratories Inc as a separate entity which took over wor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wow64: Encyclopedia Ii - Wow64 - The Registry And The File System
The WOW64 subsystem also handles other key aspects of running 32-bit applications. For example, it's involved in managing the interaction...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Windows Api: Encyclopedia Ii - Windows Api - Overview Of The Windows Api Components
The functionality provided by the Windows API can be grouped into six categories:[1] Base Services[2] Provide access to the fundamental ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mac Os History: Encyclopedia Ii - Mac Os History - Early History
Mac OS history - Development. The Macintosh project started in early 1979 with Jef Raskin, who envisioned an easy-to-use, low-cost comp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - False: Encyclopedia Ii - False - The Stack
Everything in the language is defined by how it operates on the stack. When a value is encountered, it is simply pushed onto the stack; w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pc Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Pc Engine - Technical Specifications
PC Engine - Hardware variations. PC Engine (1987) White, only RF output PC Engine Shuttle (1989) UFO-shaped system, unique expans...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eve Online: Encyclopedia Ii - Eve Online - Gameplay
EVE Online is different from many other MMOG's as the player's character does not gain experience points by actions or by completing task...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Game Boy Micro: Encyclopedia Ii - Game Boy Micro - Reaction
Game Boy micro - Criticism. Because the Micro is so small, it relies heavily on proprietary (nonstandard) ports. There has been much cr...   » Read the article