World's first mass-market #laptop was the #T1100 computer by #Toshiba. Introduced with a 4.77MHz #CPU, 512KB of #RAM, #monochrome #LCD display, and battery capacity up to 7 hours, it changed the world of #IBM compatible portable computers. It even worked with #MS #Windows1 in 640x200px #CGA #graphics, but only within a narrow view angle https://youtu.be/qk04sDF5SrM
Even without a hard disk this machine was very important, since the plus model was re-engineered in #USSR as Электроника #МС1504. Unlike #US, users in #Russia didn't pay royalties, or used the internal 3.5" floppy drive to boot #MS-DOS 2.11 https://youtu.be/_u5LwiP5Q4g
Our #graphic #illustration is a tribute to this #IT #milestone, celebrating the 40th #anniversary of this historic #microcomputer achievement in 1985. See it in comparison of #ComputerChronicles to #Tandy or #Dynamac #laptops two years later https://youtu.be/tPEMilDYpgY
The #screenshot of this #retrocomputer #cgi #art shows #SVG #vector #outlines around the cursor in #xRay view-mode. Made with #Inkscape and #FreeSoftware
#microcomputer
Oh, I love this one:
"Comparing #FORTH to #BASIC is like comparing a Gothic cathedral to a mud hut." - Steve Vickers
( Vickers is one of the fathers of the legendary #JupiterAce #microcomputer )
Source: https://www.theregister.com/2012/09/21/jupiter_cantab_jupiter_ace_is_30_years_old/?page=3
I got curious how much power my MicroPython Sensornode was using and it sips power. Just under 100 mA peak.
So from left to right: SPS30 PM sensor, SCD40 CO2/temperature/humidity sensor, AHT20 + BMP280 sensor (both do humidity/temperature), Waveshare ESP32-C6-Pico and a KEWEISI KWS-1902C Type-C USB Tester UPM.
Don't talk to me or my microcomputer or my microcomputer or my microcomputer....
Hi #Fediverse, ich suche Menschen die sich mit dem P8000 auskennen, ein alter Computer aus der DDR.
Wikipedia: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/P8000
:BoostOK:
#fedipower
#p8000
#microcomputer
#8bit
#16bit
#u880
#u8001
#retro
#ddr
#ostrechner
this is the future I'm here for "This programmable fibre, which incorporates a 32-bit floating-point microcontroller, independently performs edge computing tasks even when braided, woven, knitted or seam-sewn into garments. " https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08568-6 #wearables #microcomputer more detailed less paywall https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-23628-5 and my long term favorite on the subject: https://www.kobakant.at/DIY/
Impact was guaranteed when the decision to enter the market of #microcomputers was made by #IBM. In retrospect it wasn't their capacity of unique hardware design and outstanding software development skills that made their #PC so successful.
Of course the #BigBlue #corporation with #Sstem360 #mainframe #computers ignored niche markets like #homecomputers for most of the 1970s. As #marketleaders they did #LOL hard about #hobbyists, especially since #DEC challenged them hard with better #minicomputers.
Simultaneously, IBM built a team of young talented engineers in Boca Raton, Florida, to develop a #microcomputer in secrecy, and fast! Somehow, directors #WilliamLowe & #PhilipDonEstridge made a decision under pressure that turned out to be great for the entire market, not their employer exclusively.
Considering the time (and #$hits) given, it's only logical that they relied heavily on free available components instead of own #chipdesigns. But somehow, the lack of #IP passed their lawyers and IP team before #InternationalBusinessMachines went public.
1981, August 12th, the IBM #PC5150 changed the world of #PersonalComputers, by accident (for the better of humanity).
Of course the #BigBlue #corporation with #Sstem360 #mainframe #computers ignored niche markets like #homecomputers for most of the 1970s. As #marketleaders they did #LOL hard about #hobbyists, especially since #DEC challenged them hard with better #minicomputers.
Simultaneously, IBM built a team of young talented engineers in Boca Raton, Florida, to develop a #microcomputer in secrecy, and fast! Somehow, directors #WilliamLowe & #PhilipDonEstridge made a decision under pressure that turned out to be great for the entire market, not their employer exclusively.
Considering the time (and #$hits) given, it's only logical that they relied heavily on free available components instead of own #chipdesigns. But somehow, the lack of #IP passed their lawyers and IP team before #InternationalBusinessMachines went public.
1981, August 12th, the IBM #PC5150 changed the world of #PersonalComputers, by accident (for the better of humanity).
Nice initiative : discovered thanks to Fairphone and founded in 2021, the small Belgian company #Citronics offers "microcomputers" (in fact nanocomputers) designed from smartphone motherboards … and there is stock ! 😅
#CircularEconomy #EWaste #WEEE #EOL #NanoComputer #MicroComputer #Belgium #Europe #Fairphone #Upcycling
Au hasard du web, je tombe sur Citronics, une boîte belge qui fait de l'électronique en économie circulaire, en recyclant des composants de smartphones usagés en micro-ordinateurs pour l'électronique embarquée.
https://citronics.eu/
#CircularEconomy #Electronic #MicroComputer #Belgium
This is a great project: the history of microcomputers told with 300 print advertisements, each scanned and commented.
#Tech #Computer #RetroTech #Retro #RetroTechnology #RetroComputers #VintageComputer #RetroComputing #Magazine #ITT3030 #Microcomputer #VintageAd #GermanTech #German #Germany
A brilliant idea: a Belgian company is recycling #phones into #computers
The Rise and Fall of the MSX
The MSX standard was something devised by Microsoft, a specification for a Z80-powered 8-bit microcomputer for the home market. In the style of CP/M machines, and later PC compatibles, any company could make their own MSX machine, and in Japan over 20 different companies did, along with succ
https://setsideb.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-msx/
#retro #8bit #fediverse #history #japan #konami #microcomputer #microsoft #msx #peertube #reenthused #retro #video #z80
Good afternoon, Fediverse! And today I bring you... Visions of the (Micro)Computer Revolution circa 1983-1984.
A friend kindly sent an unearthed-from-the-loft box of vintage early 80s computer mags a few weeks back. They're a treasure trove of microcomputers are here excitement and cool of-the-time imagery, least of all their covers.
#retrocomputing #tech #technology #80s #retrotech #microcomputer
TRS-80 Color Computer from our collection. 🖥️ With its vibrant graphics 🎨, Motorola 6809E processor 🧠, and distinctive chiclet keyboard ⌨️, the CoCo played a pivotal role in the early days of personal computing, leaving an enduring legacy in the history of technology.📚
#computermuseum #computerhistory #slovenia #ljubljana #softwareheritage #digitalheritage #nostalgia #TRS80CoCo #museo #retrocomputing #RadioShack #vintagecomputer #vintagecomputing #informatica #Tandy #TRS80 #tecnica #microcomputer
50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution. In 1974, Gary Kildall got the first version working and changed the world of operating systems.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/02/cpm_50th_anniversary/?utm_medium=erik.in&utm_source=mastodon
Home Computer Graphic Character Sets Compared
8-bit microcomputer graphics were, compared to the graphics cards and chips we mostly use today, pretty limited. While machines like the Commodore 64 and Atari 800 allow
https://setsideb.com/home-computer-graphic-character-sets-compared/
#retro #appleii #ascii #atari800 #atarist #atascii #bob #characterset #codepage437 #commodore16 #commodore64 #dos #ibmpc #microcomputer #pet #petscii #pixelart #plus4 #retro #subgenius #terminal #trs80 #vic20
As previously mentioned, I managed to get my hands on another #Enterprise64 from the mid 80s. I disassembled it yesterday and made sure it was in working order. Nothing noteworthy, apart from cleaning it up and snipping a couple of mm's of the super thin wire tape for the keyboard, which is notorious for breaking. Also, a 1MB memory expansion was added, which is is insane for a system that was born with 64K. It's now technically an #Enterprise1088 :-)
Developed in the UK, it comes with IS-BASIC, a word processor, has 256 colors, stereo sound, runs CP/M and reads FAT floppy disks. Pretty cool for a 40 year old system, eh?
This is my third Enterprise machine. Currently two are working - my original (S/N 000828) which was gifted to me back when my dad started importing them, and this latest one (S/N 030490). The third one is unfortunately dead at the moment.
#Enterprise #Z80 #Zilog #Enterprise128 #microcomputer #vintagecomputing
So, now that #Zilog is throwing in the towel on the #DIP40 version of the #Z80 CPU, what are we going to do when our #microcomputer processor fries itself? Is there a compatible plug-in alternative, or perhaps something as simple as an adapter for another form factor?
Asking for a friend who has accumulated way too many Z80 based machines. Ahemn.. ;-)
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