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Dictionaries

• FOLDOC: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing   
• Jeff Frohwein's Video Game Tech Page   
• Webopedia - online dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology   

General information links

• Computer information archive at nic.funet.fi   
• Computer Science Technical Reports Archiv Sites   
• EmbeddedLinks - Portal to engineering and management resources about embedded systems and microcontrollers on the Internet   
• Embedded Systems Internet Resources   
• Fairchild Semicondictor Interface ICs Section - contains quick fact sheets of FTLP, FSTU, DIMM, USB, IEEE1284 and VME 320   
• 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.   
• 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.   
• 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.   
• IEEE 1149.1 - JTAG Boundary Scan for digital electronics testing   
• Network Computer and comp.sys.net-computer.* newsgroups FAQ   
• Peer's Software & Programming - PC, microcontrollers   
• Pinouts for various connectors in Real Life   
• The MIT Wearable Computing Web Page   
• 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.   
• Tutorialfind Computer Hardware Tutorials   
• WE-MAN's Electro stuff - documents, circuits   

Arcade games

• http://www.epanorama.net/counter.php?url=http://www.ArcadeAtHome.com/- arcade emulators   
• Arcade Test Box - information on building a JAMMA compatable self powered arcade game controller   
• Atari Gmaing Headquarters - Atari console, arcade and computer information site   
• Basic video repair information - This is a basic flow chart for basic video machine fault finding.   
• Build Your Own Arcade Controls FAQ - Inside this FAQ, 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.   
• classicgaming.com   
• Arcade Game Conversion FAQ - information on arcade game cablinet hardware conversion   
• 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.   
• Multiple Arcade Game Emulator (MAME) - software to emulate arcade machines on PC   
• PC to JAMMA Project - How to use PC emulating arcade games on arcade cabinet.   
• randyfromm.com Technical Department - collection of technical articles on game repair   
• rec.games.video.arcade FAQ    Rate this link
• The Atari Arcade Game Page - game information, technical information, ROM images   
• Video Arcade Presentation Society - information about old arcade games   
• Video Game Frequently Asked Questions - This is a collection of many arcade/video game FAQs   

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

• Classic Video Games Nexus - an organized list of links to sites pertaining to classic video games   
• 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.   
• Dan B's Emulation Programming Page - information emulation of old video games   
• History of Video Games - seminar paper   
• History of Home Video Games - large site   
• How do light-guns work on a video game?   
• Playandview - Buy and sell new and classic video games, includes game forum, video game system specs   
• rec.games newsgroups   
• The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers - The Source for Video and Computer Game History   
• The Video and Computer Games FAQ Archive   
   

• Emulation and hacking

• Atari 7800 Mods   
• Game Station X - video game pinouts and other technical information   
• 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.   
   

• Gameboy

• Console Development: Gameboy� Introduction   
• Gameboy 97 - home page for Paul Robson's new Gameboy Emulator for MSDOS   
• GameBoy Development Ring   
• GameBoy FAQ   
• How Nintendo's Game Boy Advance Works   
• Jeff Frohwein's GameBoy Tech Page   
• Nintendo Gameboy Advance - Official site from manufacturer   
• The Blue Hippo?s Gameboy Programming Book   
• The Lush Engine - Lush is the name of an internet based, open source project initiated to create fully featured and modular game engines for the Nintendo� Colour Gameboy�.   

• Nintendo 64

• Nintendo 64 Hardware FAQ and Guides   
• Nintendo 64 GameFAQ   
   

• Nintendo Camecube

• Gamecube System Specifications   
   

• Sega video games

• Dreamcast to JAMMA Project   
• Dreamcast VGA Audio/Video Adapter   
• How Sega's Dreamcast Works   
   

• Sony video games

• Linux for PlayStation 2 Community   
• 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.   
• Playstation A/V Connector   
• Playstation Programming without official tools   
• ps2list.com - Online playstation 2 game, cataloging service. Create your own free inventory list.   
• Sony PlayStation Galleria   
• Sony Playstation Technical Specifications   
• Which Display Resolutions are supported in Linux for Playstation 2 ?   
   

• Atari video games

• Custom Atari Integrated Circuits & Crystals - place to get them   
• Dan B's Atari 2600 Tech Page - lots of information including circuit diagrams of a very classical video game console   
• Dan B's Atari 5200 Super System Techn Page   
• Dan B's Atari 7200 Techn Page   
• Happycard BSW2000 - The 2K/4K/8K/12K/16K Bankswitching ROM Cartridge Emulator (aka RAMCart) for the Atari 2600 VCS   
   

• Xbox

• 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.   
• Xbox System Specifications   
• Xbox VGA Mini HOWTO   
   

• Other video games system

• Adding RGB to NEC's TG/PCE machines   
• The Odyssey 2 (the G7000 Videopac in Europe) Tech Page - a video game console by Philips/Magnavox   

Old home computers

• General information

• 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.   
• Oh no, not another computer museum!   
• Old-computers.com - This portal has a good old computers museum.   
• Pelikonepeijoonit: Arctic Computer and Console Museum   
   

• Computer model specific information pages

• Amstrad

• Amstrad CPC on the WWW   
• The Unofficial Amstrad WWW Resource   
   

• Atari

• Atari 800XL Monitor Output   
• 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.   
• Atari 8-bit Projects & Stuff   
• Atari Gmaing Headquarters - Atari console, arcade and computer information site
• 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.   
• Atari SC1224 RGB Monitor Pinout - Goofy 13-pin male DIN plug on the monitor
• Atari ST Monitor Output - 13 PIN monitor connector information and pinout   
• Clarence's Atari 8bit page - page with Atari information and modifications   
• TTL Video For The Classic ATARI   
   

• BBC

BBC B was a well-known 8-bit computer from Acorn. It was popular in UK.

• The BBC and Master Computer Public Domain Library - The page for The BBC Model B and Master 128. You can download lots of software for those computers here. You can find also the computer circuit diagrams here.   
• The BBC and Master Computer Public Domain Library: Light Pen Construction   
   

• Commodire VIC-20

• Commodore VIC-20 Audio/Video Connector  
   

• Commodore 64

• C64 schematics   
• C64.com - This site has old C64 games for download.   
• 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.   
• Commodore 64: The Document Page   
• Commodore C64 Video Connector Pinout   
• Commodore C128/C64C Video Connector Pinout   
• Commodore schematics - C64, C128, peripherals and misc   
• Commodore 8-bit server - covers the Commodore (rip) range of 8-bit computers, but mainly the Commodore 64   
• IDE64 Project - Cartridge interface for connecting an IDE hard disk drive and CD-ROM to the Commodore 64 computer   
• IDE64 Project: Cartridge interface for connecting an IDE hard disk drive and CD-ROM to the Commodore 64 computer   
• Pinouts for audio / video / power supplies / whatever on Commodore computers - This document includes ppinout information for VIC20, C64 and C128.   
• 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.   
• Serial mouse interface for Commodore 64   
• Softwolves' Commodore eight bit computer page   
• 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.   
   

• Commodore C128

• C128 to SCART connector - Do-it-yourself monitor cable!   
   

• Commodore Amiga

• 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   
• Amiga to Analog RGB Multisync Monitor   
• Cable Amiga Video - Peritel - this cable adapts Amiga 23 pin video connector to TV SCART RGB   
• Dave's Amiga Hardware Page - Amiga Hardware Resource and Overclocking page   
• Programmers Heaven Amiga Hacks and Projects - Amiga circuits   
• Selfmade hardware for Amiga - This page is a collection of hacks/projects by people who use Commodore Amiga computers.   
• S-Video from the A520 - plans to modify A520 Commodore Amiga TV modultor to give out S-video signal  
   

• MSX computer

• MSX FAQ - from COMP.SYS.MSX newsgroup   
   

• Sinclair

• How to build your own ZX80/ZX81! - This page details the construction of your own ZX80.   
• Planet Sinclair - The Web's biggest Sinclair-related archive   
• Sinclair ZX Spectrum FAQ - comp.sys.sinclair newsgroup FAQ   
   

• Apple

• Apple IIc Joystick Connector Pinout   
   

• Sharp

• Detailed information about the Sharp MZ-40K, MZ-80, MZ-700, etc.   
• Sharp MZ-700 introduction at Old-Computers.com   
   

• Radio Shack Color Computer

• History and documentation of the LNW80 computer  
   

• Other

• How to build your own micro UK101! (The Compukit UK101)  

Programmable calculators

• Museum of Soviet Calculators   
• ticalc.org - Internet headquarters for Texas Instruments' graphing calculators (TI-85 and TI-92)

Pocket computers

• Palmpilot hardware   
• Taskumikrot - links to pocket computer information

Workstations and other computers than PC

• BeBox   
• comp.sys.sun.hardware FAQ   
• Interfacing a Mac Serial Port to RS-232 Lab Equipment   
• OpenMac: References - An Index of Mac Hardware Documents on the Net   
• Sun Hardware FAQ   
• This Old SGI - notes and memoirs on the 4D series machines   

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