1980s. See home server and home automation for other uses of a computer in a home. Image Cpc464.computer.750pix.jpg ... sprawling nature of the well outfitted homecomputer system is very much in evidence. Image .... However, a homecomputer often had better graphics and sound than contemporary business ... TV Ad for Atari Home computers from YouTube ref ref http wotsit.thingy.com haj old computer ads.html Homecomputer ads ref ref http www.theoldcomputer.com library 27s tv adverts summary.htm More home ... homecomputer as a home automation appliance would require the computer to be kept powered on at all ... . If no packaged software was available for a particular application, the homecomputer user was required ... to make. Still, for others the homecomputer offered the first opportunity to learn to program ... changing Commodore 64 from CNN ref Today the line between business and homecomputer market segments ... may be the sales outlet through which they are purchased. Another change from the homecomputer ... homecomputer use. ref name reimer Cite news author Jeremy Reimer title Personal Computer Market ... s ECHO IV explored the possible utility of a computer in the home. ref http drdobbs.com 184404040 ... 2 Echo.pdf James Tomayko Anecdotes Electronic Computer for Home Operation, The First HomeComputer ... brands of homecomputer, or even between successive models of the same brand. To save the cost of a dedicated monitor, the homecomputer often would connect through an RF modulator to the family ... as a requirement for any computer of the era, and was the main feature setting home computers ... architecture as Atari s computer line. Still, home computers competed in the same market as the consoles. A homecomputer was often seen as simply as a higher end purchase than a console, adding abilities ... from home computers common marketing tactic was to show a computer system and console playing ... years of the homecomputer market, scores of models were produced, usually with little or no thought ... more details
Infobox magazine title The HomeComputer Advanced Course image file The HomeComputer Advanced Course issue 85.jpg image caption Cover of issue 85 of The HomeComputer Advanced Course frequency Weekly publisher Orbis Publishing firstdate 1984 finaldate 1985 country United Kingdom issn 0265 2919 The HomeComputer Advanced Course ISSN 0265 2919 was a partwork magazine published by Orbis Publishing in the United Kingdom during 1984 and 1985, providing a comprehensive introduction to computing and computer technology for homecomputer users. It ran for 96 weekly issues, succeeding the previous 24 part publication, The HomeComputer Course . Each issue contained articles on various topics. Subjects included computer applications, computer hardware and software technology, concepts in computer science , practical electronics projects, BASIC and machine code programming , other programming language s, operating systems including MS DOS and UNIX , and a jargon dictionary. See also Input Magazine DEFAULTSORT HomeComputer Advanced Course Category Defunct British computer magazines Category Publications established in 1984 Category Publications disestablished in 1985 Category Partworks UK compu mag stub ... more details
Infobox magazine title The HomeComputer Course image file The HomeComputer Course issue 4.jpg image caption Cover of issue 4 of The HomeComputer Course frequency Weekly publisher Orbis Publishing firstdate 1983 finaldate 1984 country United Kingdom issn 0265 2919 The HomeComputer Course ISSN 0265 2919 was a partwork magazine published by Orbis Publishing in the United Kingdom during 1983 and 1984, covering the subject of homecomputer technology. It ran for 24 weekly issues, before being succeeded by The HomeComputer Advanced Course . Each issue contained articles on various topics, including computer hardware, software, computer applications, a Questions and Answers column, BASIC programming and an in depth review of a contemporary microcomputer , with annotated exploded view photos of its internals. See also Input Magazine External links http www.youtube.com watch?v vMZs47JlRAo TV advert for The HomeComputer Course on YouTube DEFAULTSORT HomeComputer Course Category Defunct British computer magazines Category Publications established in 1983 Category Publications disestablished in 1984 Category Partworks UK compu mag stub ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2011 A homecomputer remake is a reverse engineering re creation or re implementation of classic homecomputer hardware, usually using updated technology, such as Field programmable gate array FPGA s. A remake is a hardware realization, in contrast to an emulator , which is a virtual realization. A remake can also be described as a hardware based emulator. Some re makes can function as more than one computer model or architecture. Remakes and emulators are a way to keep old computer software software , personal computer game game s, and operating system s alive without having to porting port them to newer computers or computer programming code them again from scratch. Remakes and emulators are methods of digital preservation . Remakes are not to be confused with hardware clone computing clone s. Hardware clones are made during a product s initial commercial run, intentionally competition competing with the original. Remakes are revivals of old, obsolete, or discontinued models. They fill a niche market for retrocomputing researchers, experimenters, hobbyists, gamers, and collectors. Demand for authentic antique hardware often exceeds supply. Examples of homecomputer remakes include Multiple Classic Computer MCC , e.g. C64 and Amiga remake, implemented as handheld TV game Minimig and Natami , Amiga remakes Replica 1 , an Apple I remake Atari Coldfire Project Atari Coldfire and Experiment s , Atari ST remakes C One , Originally a Commodore 64 remake but now also supporting Amstrad CPC and Amiga 500 C64 Direct to TV , a Commodore 64 remake built inside a joystick ... MSX 2 remake Sprinter computer Sprinter , a Sinclair ZX Spectrum remake. N8VEM home brew single board Z80 small computer. Radica Games Radica Games Limited under its Play TV collection remade the Sega ... Board Computer SBC . The KIM 1 is not really a homecomputer, but was often used as a basis for such. Remakes ... of supercomputer CRAY 1a Category Homecomputer remakes Category Retrocomputing Compu hardware stub ... more details
Wikify date April 2012 refimprove date January 2011 The Interact HomeComputer was a rare and very early 1979 American homecomputer made by Interact Co. of Ann Arbor MI . It sold under the name interact homecomputer . Only a few thousand were sold before the company went bankrupt. Most were sold by the liquidator Protecto Enterprizes of Barrington, IL through mail order. Later on the design was sold to a French company, and re branded as the Victor Lambda for the French market. Technical specifications CPU intel i8080, 2.0 MHz Memory 8K RAM, expandable to 16K RAM 2K ROM Keyboard 53 key chicklet keyboard chiclet Display 17x12 text 8 colors, 112x78 graphics, 4 colors Sound One voice, 4 octaves Ports Television, 2 joysticks Built in cassette recorder 1200 Bps PSU External AC transformer 1980 price 300, References http www.old computers.com MUSEUM computer.asp?c 1004 old computers.com page for Interact Category Home computers Compu stub ... more details
Brown announced the provision of homecomputer and internet vouchers for families on low incomes ... & Customs , 6 April 2006 http www.accountingweb.co.uk cgi bin item.cgi?id 152662 HomeComputer Initiative ...Unreferenced date July 2011 The Home Computing Initiative HCI was a UK Government programme which allowed employers to loan computers to their employees in a tax efficient manner. Introduced in 1999 as a way of increasing the IT literacy of the general workforce, it gained momentum in 2003 after a rebranding and promotional efforts from the Trade Union Congress , the Department of Trade and Industry United Kingdom Department of Trade and Industry and companies in the industry. The http www.ukhomecomputing.com HCI Alliance , also launched in 2003, was a group of computer industry leaders and suppliers who worked together with the UK Government on Home Computing Initiatives with the objective of increasing access to home computing in the UK. On March 23 2006, in his UK Budget , Chancellor Gordon Brown removed the HCI tax exemption for employer loaned computers effective 6 April 2006. The short notice upset companies which serviced the programme many of which relied on the HCI programme as their only source of income. Many have ceased to trade others have repositioned themselves. The stated reason for the ending of the programme was that computers had become more affordable, so most people within the workplace now had access to computers, and the purpose of the scheme had been achieved. Further tax free provision of computing goods would not directly increase workforce IT literacy for example, some suppliers were alleged to have offered games consoles . The Government also said that higher rate taxpayers were benefiting more than the lower rate taxpayers the government had been targeting. More cynical commentators pointed out that the Government had lost 300 million pounds of tax revenue through the duration of the scheme, which they were eager to reclaim. Approximately 60 ... more details
proportionally to the sales of their games. Each of Enix s homecomputer release featured a photo ... s homecomputer games were commercially successful on their release, the first batch of February ... bigger than the homecomputer one. With the exception of the character designer Akira Toriyama , the development ... Enix DEFAULTSORT Enix HomeComputer Games Category Homecomputer software Category Enix games Category ... more details
come home. The most usual example of this is Daddy. Upon arrival, Daddy would typically yell Daaaaaaadddddddyyyyy s Home . In computer terminology, a home may refer to a starting view that branches ...other uses Selfref For Wikipedia s home page, see Main Page . distinguish House Refimprove date May 2008 File Ranch style home in Salinas, California.JPG thumb 200px A Ranch style house ranch style single family home Image SearsHouse115.jpg thumb right 200px Plans for a human home, Sears Catalog Home by catalog Image Ankeny NWR 01304.JPG right thumb 200px Many wetlands are home to birds such as these Northern Shoveler ducks. A home is a place of residence or safety refuge . ref name defhome cite web url http dictionary.reference.com browse home title Home Definitions from Dictionary.com publisher ... homes as well, either living in the wild or shared with humans in a domesticated environment. Home is also ..., as an alternative to the definition of home as a physical locale Home is where you hang your hat , home may be perceived to have no physical location, instead, home may relate instead to a mental or emotional state of refuge or comfort. Popular sayings along these lines are Home is where the heart is or You can never go home again . There are cultures in which member lack a permanent home ... Angeles The word home can be used for various types of residential community institution s in which people can live, such as nursing home nursing , retirement home s for seniors, prison s for criminals, treatment facilities, etc., and foster home s. A home is generally a place that is close to the heart ... , home is often used to mean the top leftmost character cell , or the leftmost cell on a line in a line ... contains a Home key. Many home pages on the with introductory information, recent news or events, and links to subpage s. Home may also refer to a home directory which contains the personal Computer file files of a given User computing user of the computer system. Psychological impact Since ... more details
wiktionary at home At Home may refer to home , internet company At Home Cherish the Ladies album At Home Cherish the Ladies album At Home Shocking Blue album At Home Shocking Blue album At Home Avishai Cohen album At Home Avishai Cohen album , an album by Avishai Cohen bassist Avishai Cohen At Home With Family , an album by Eddie Hazel At Home , a book of collected essays by Gore Vidal At Home A Short History of Private Life , a book by Bill Bryson Bei uns Z haus , a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II Heima , a feature film by Icelandic band Sigur R s See also Lookfrom At Home disambig ... more details
Home may refer to HotSpot Home , a service in the United States provided by T Mobile. Outside the US similar services known as T Home. Home Network , Defunct The largest premier former Cable Broadband provider. An early division of Tele Communications Inc. Software based on the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing , such as SETI Homehome store , a Mega Home Store retail chain of lifestyle furniture and home d cor in India disambig ... more details
File Home Viborg.jpg thumb Home in Viborg, Denmark Viborg . Photo Lars Schmidt lowercase title home a s home a s is a Denmark Danish chain of real estate agencies, wholly owned by Danske Bank , the largest bank in Denmark. The chain was established 1 January 1990, and as of 2005 has approximately a quarter of the Danish real estate market. From 1998 to 1999 the chain was co sponsoring a professional road bicycle racing team, named Team CSC Team home Jack & Jones , together with the clothes brand Jack & Jones . External links http www.home.dk Official website Category Real estate companies of Denmark Category Companies of Denmark Denmark company stub Realestate stub da Home es Home a s ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name There s a Home Type Album Artist I Am band I Am Cover iamtheresahome.png Released 1995 Recorded ??? Genre Alternative rock , progressive rock Length 48 46 Label U Call It Productions Producer I Am Last album This album There s a Home br 1995 Next album There s a Home is the 1995 debut of the Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas alternative rock alternative , progressive rock band I Am band I Am and contains thirteen tracks. The album was the only commercial release of I Am, which disbanded later that year. The album feature Greg Greer on vocals, Rod Arnett on bass, Dan Ryan on guitar, and video game music composer Frank Klepacki on drums. ref name iam cite web title I Am url http www.frankklepacki.com work http www.frankklepacki.com frankklepacki accessdate 25 August 2006 ref The album draws influences from Tool band Tool and Soundgarden , which are thanked in liner notes. ref name iam2 There s a Home , I Am. U Call It Productions, 1995. ref The thirteenth song is not listed on the album on this track, a somber man recites what are apparently self help instructions and a humorous mantra the louder the apartment is, the happier I will be. ref name iam2 The song Destructible Times was used the same year in the video game Command & Conquer , specifically in the credits for the Brotherhood of Nod . Developers at Westwood Studios specifically requested the song because it reflected the war aspect and bad ass vibe of Nod s side. ref name behindcc ... Though disbanded in 1995, Klepacki continues to support the band s music, offering There s a Home ... sample of There s a Home track 11, Destructible Times , which appeared in Command & Conquer format Ogg filename2 I am stand alone.ogg title2 I Am s Stand Alone description2 A 30 second sample of There s a Home track 6, Stand Alone , demonstrating the band s main musical style format2 Ogg Element There s a Home ... http www.theconnextion.com index.cfm?ArtistID 72&NoFrame Yes The Connextion DEFAULTSORT There s A Home ... more details
Infobox Single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name This Is Home Cover switchfoot this is home.png Caption Artist Switchfoot from Album The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian soundtrack The Chronicles ... song Awakening br 2007 This single This Is Home br 2008 Next single Mess of Me br 2009 Misc This Is Home ... 22, 2008 blog, Foreman announced that the song s name would be This Is Home . It was confirmed ..., April 16, 2008. ref http www.youtube.com watch?v SDAcNkKjlFk&NR 1 Switchfoot This Is Home published ... right. ref http www.youtube.com watch?v AuxdEoCC07I This Is Home clip Published April 23, 2008 retrieved April 26, 2008 ref This Is Home was inspired by the book after re reading it for the opportunity ... beauty in this world this home we aren t really made for but is the place we work out our humanity in the midst of our longing for our true home. ref name Listen to This Is Home http wereawakening.blogspot.com 2008 04 switchfoots this is home hits airwaves.html published April 23, 2008 Retrieved ... breath is magic... This Is Home Movie Credits Version Published September 11, 2008 retrieved September ... cuts of the song, at the time titled Heading Home, exclusively to the Friends of the Foot fan club. ref http wereawakening.blogspot.com 2009 08 heading home narnia demo.html Heading Home Narnia Demo ... released This Is Home to AC and CHR Christian radio. The band s management team, Red Light Management ... 20WALDEN 20MEDIA 20FILM.asp New Switchfoot song This Is Home selected for upcoming Walt Disney Pictures ... 1 2187.htm Switchfoot Performs This Is Home On The Tonight ... success. ref http www.youtube.com watch?v dxCsQLYGz4E Switchfoot This Is Home Published November ..., April 13, 2008. ref name Listen to This Is Home The video premiered May 2, 2008 on Disney.com, ref ... from the Fiction Family Music Video front? This Is Home to feature on a new Disney Compilation Published ... Alternate lyrics Switchfoot Category 2008 singles Category Switchfoot songs hu This Is Home ... more details
Computer Shopper could refer to the following publications Computer Shopper UK magazine a homecomputer magazine published in the United Kingdom Computer Shopper US magazine a homecomputer magazine published in the United States Both of these magazines cover similar topics and have the same name, but are unrelated. disambig Category Computer magazine disambiguations ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2010 The TV Computer TVC was a homecomputer made by the Hungary Hungarian company Videoton company Videoton around 1986. The computer was based on the ZiLOG Z80 microprocessor and had a built in BASIC programming language BASIC interpreter. Programs could be loaded via tape or floppy. It had a built in joystick, and a keyboard with Hungarian letters and nine function keys. There were three different models TVC 32k had 32K of memory. TVC 64k had 64K of memory. TVC 64k also had 64K of memory, but had a newer BASIC interpreter v2.2 and more video RAM 64K instead of 16K . The TVC had three graphical modes 128 240 16 colors, 256 240 4 colors, and 512 240 2 colors black and white . Few programs existed for the TVC. Many of these were written by dedicated amateurs and distributed by mail. DEFAULTSORT Tvc Computer Category Home computers Category Science and technology in Hungary de TV Computer it Videoton TVC hu Videoton TVC sr Videoton TVC ... more details
Image DZero Control.jpg thumb Computer desks in a Control room Image PC Arbeitsplatz fast horizontal.JPG thumb Computer desk Image Spectrum Evolution Computer Furniture.jpg thumb 300px Computer Furniture Image Spectrum Flex Tables.jpg thumb 300px Multi Use Tables Image ComputerDesk.JPG thumb A typical computer desk The ergonomic desk and related computer desk are furniture pieces designed to comfortably ... , peripherals and cabling for office and home office users. Ergonomic desk The ergonomic desk .... Computer desk The most common form of the computer desk is a variant of the ergonomic desk, which has ... shelf and holes for routing cables are integrated in the design, making it easier to connect the computer components together. The typical armoire desk provides space for a computer keyboard keyboard , computer mouse mouse , computer display monitor , Computer printer printer and Computer speaker ... and cable routing holes for computer systems. In some computer desks, the cabling is affixed to the modesty ... of computer desk shapes and forms. Large multi student computer desks configured in rows are designed to house dozens of computer systems while facilitating wiring, general maintenance, theft prevention and vandalism reduction. Small rolling lectern desk s or computer carts with tiny desktops provide just enough room for a laptop computer and a mouse pad. Computer desks are typically mass produced and require some RTA furniture self assembly . The computer itself is normally separate from the desk, which is designed to hold a typically sized computer, monitor and accessories. Cabling must be routed .... Wiktionary Gyratory Gyratory computer tables can be used over a bed. Modular computer tables ... Durfee, Charles. Build a Computer Desk. Fine Woodworking . No. 164. July August 2003. pp. 42 49. Lauziere, Stephen. A Laptop Computer desk Doubles as a Side Table. Fine Woodworking . No. 133. July ... 149 See also list of desk forms and types DEFAULTSORT Computer Desk Category Desks Category Ergonomics ... more details
10109&Itemid 47 Benchmark.com review of the Liquid Blade Server 2010 Category Computer hardware companies Category Homecomputer hardware companies Category Computer companies of the United States Category ...Infobox company name Hardcore Computer Incorporated logo File Hardcore Computers Logo.jpg 150px type Privately Owned foundation Rochester, Minnesota br 2006 ref http investing.businessweek.com research ... Mark Malde Chief operating officer COO products Desktop computer Desktops br Workstations br Server computing Servers industry Computer Systems br Computer Hardware br Peripheral Computer Peripherals homepage http www.hardcorecomputer.com Hardcore Computer Hardcore Computer Inc. is a computer manufacturing ... with liquid submersion Computer cooling cooling . The Technology The company has six patents ... archives 2011 06 03 roundup hardcore computer brocade schneider John Rath ref The company launched in 2008 with the Reactor desktop computer desktop , the world s first commercially available high performance PC with total liquid submersion cooling technology. Hardcore Computer, Inc. submerged ..., the First Total Liquid Submersion server. ref http www.arthurventures.com ?p 379 Hardcore Computer ... Hardcore Computer s Liquid Submersion Cooled Workstation Receives Editor s Choice Award from Military Embedded Systems Magazine , PRWeb, July 10, 2010. ref The company was founded by two computer enthusiasts ... manufacturing presence next to IBM in Rochester, MN. The home of Blue Jean the worlds largest computer and home of the IBM iSeries Servers. center gallery Deleted image removed File hardcorepc09 full.jpg Deleted image removed File LiquidBlade.png gallery center Competitors Hardcore Computer Inc ... to compete with the big OEM s such as Dell , HP , Acer Inc. and Apple Inc. See also List of computer ... Computer Inc. Website http www.maximumpc.com article features hardcorepc reactor?page 0,2 Maximum PC review of the Reactor X 2008 http www.pcworld.com product 39749 hardcore computer reactor.html PCWorld ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 A role in Information technology IT , computer operators oversee the running of computer systems, ensuring that the machines are running and physically secured and free of any bugs. The former role of a computer operator was to work with mainframe computer s which required a great deal of management day to day, however nowadays they often work with a variety of different systems and applications. The computer operator normally works in a server computing server room or a data centre , but can also work remotely so that they can operate systems across multiple sites. Most of their duties are taught on the job, as their job description will vary according to the systems and set up they help manage. The role also includes maintaining records and logging events, listing e.g. each backup that is run, each machine malfunction and program abnormal termination. Operators assist Systems administrator System administrators and programmers in testing and debugging of new systems and programs prior to their becoming production environments. Modern day computing has led to a greater proliferation of personal computers, with a rapid change from older mainframe systems to newer self managing systems. This is reflected in the operator s role. Tasks may include managing the Object storage device backup systems , cycling Computer media tapes or other media , filling and maintaining Computer printer printers . Overall the operator fills in as a lower level system administrator or operations analyst. Most operations departments will work 24x7 . A computer operator also has knowledge of disaster recovery and business continuity procedures. Formerly this would have meant sending physical data tapes offsite, but now the data is more than likely transmitted over computer networks. A computer operator can work inside the home on the network editing domains and nets or they can work on the road or part of a company. DEFAULTSORT Computer Operator Category Computer ... more details
image image border size 180px alt alt text see WP ALT caption Computer Hope home page map optional msize ... , etc status purpose Computer technical support Technical Support headquarters location United States ... www.computerhope.com Main Site remarks former name Computer Hope is a free online computer help site. Its free services include a database of extensive computer related information. The organisation offers free technical support for any computer related question and includes computer product information, online help forums, computer product buying tips, third party computer company contact information, device driver driver listing, a dictionary with thousands of computer terms, news, tips, chat, and online tools to help troubleshoot computer issues. History Computer Hope came online November 2, 1998 ref cite web title Computer Hope company information publisher computerhope.com url http www.computerhope.com more.htm accessdate 2007 04 16 ref as a reference for basic computer information and help. In March 2001 Computer Hope was included in PC World magazine PC World Sixth Annual Best ... searching for the phrase computer help on the Google search engine . ref cite web title Google Search publisher google.com url http www.google.com search?q computer help&ie UTF 8 accessdate 2007 04 16 ref On March 2009 Computer Hope was mentioned on the BBC Webscape show. ref cite news title BBC Webscape ... 2010 02 02 date 2009 03 20 ref In August 2009, Computer Hope was included mentioned in the Today ... article154733.html accessdate 2009 09 14 ref ref cite web title Computer Hope company information ... In March 2004 Computer Hope introduced the http www.computerhope.com forum Computer Hope forum as a place for visitors to talk about and find answers to their computer questions. The forum as of February ... answers to their questions, talk about computer related topics and create their own frequently ... to technical information and support Computer Hope also offers a collection of online tools that can ... more details
Self Help Computer Addiction. Home Page The University of Texas at Dallas. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. http www.utdallas.edu counseling selfhelp computer addiction.html . refend Addiction DEFAULTSORT Computer ...Refimprove date February 2009 see also Internet addiction disorder video game addiction Computer addiction is a loosely used term for the excessive use of computer s to the extent that it interferes with daily ... Disorders does not include a diagnosis for such a disorder. The term computer addiction originated long before the Internet. Some people develop bad habits in their computer use that cause them ... to those of known addictive disorders. Effects Excessive computer use may result in, or occur with Lack of social interaction. Using the computer for pleasure, gratification, or relief from stress. Feeling ... and money on hardware, software, magazines, and computer related activities. Neglecting work, school, or family obligations. Lying about the amount of time spent on computer activities. Risking loss ... computer use. Origin of the term British Electronic learning e Learning academic Nicholas ... book Computer Addiction . History There are examples of computer overuse dating back to the earliest computer games . Many NetNews users were considered obsessive Who date February 2009 in the 1980s ... reported source of the lack of needed social skills is overuse of computer games or the Internet ... WHO study shows Finnish teenage boys as heavy computer users 1076153407318 title WHO study shows Finnish teenage boys as heavy computer users publisher Helsingin Sanomat accessdate 2007 07 17 ref ref ... addiction Internet addiction disorder Video game addiction Addiction Computer rage Facebook addiction ... of emotional disorder . Maressa Orzack Orzack, Maressa H. Dr. 1998 . Computer Addiction What Is It? Psychiatric Times XV 8 . Shotton, MA 1989 , Computer Addiction? A study of computer dependency. New York Taylor & Francis. Cromie, William J. Computer Addiction Is Coming On line. HPAC Harvard ... more details
about magazine information about computer gamers in general gamer unreferenced date January 2009 Infobox Magazine title Computer Gamer image file computer gamer cover.jpg image size 200px image caption editor Eric Doyle frequency Monthly circulation 20,000 category Computer magazine company Argus Specialist Publications firstdate country United Kingdom language English language English website finaldate finalnumber issn 0744 6667 Computer Gamer was a video game video game magazine magazine published in the United Kingdom by Argus Specialist Publications , covering home gaming during the late 1980s. It was a colourful relaunch of the failing Games Computing , a more conservative magazine published throughout in monochrome. Like many similar magazines, it contained sections of news, game reviews, previews, tips, help guides, columnists, reader s letters, and occasionally cover mounted game demos . Although lost in the crowd of titles on the market in the mid 80s, Gamer did achieve the distinction of having an issue banned by W H Smith and other UK newsagents. The cover promoted a game called Blood And Guts but was considered to be too gory and was replaced by a plainer rush cover. The offending image, constructed from pink hessian, bubblewrap, red paint and a Turkish knife, was demoted to background art on the revue pages without complaint. Category Homecomputer magazines Category British video game magazines Category Defunct computer magazines videogame mag stub Europe compu mag stub UK sci mag stub hu Computer Gamer ... more details
Computer Zeitung was the first Germans German computer magazine , founded in 1970, and launched at the first CeBIT computer expo. ref name horizont cite web url http www.horizont.net aktuell medien pages protected showRSS.php?id 84583 title Keine Perspektive Konradin trennt sich von Computer Zeitung und Co language de publisher horizont magazine horizont date 26 May 2009 author Mark Hall ref It was published weekly on Monday in the Berliner format Berliner newspaper format . Citation needed date November 2009 The publisher was the Konradin Verlag , ref name horizont with Rainer Huttenloher as the editor in chief since 2002. ref cite web url http de3.netpure.de cgi bin baseportal.pl?htx vnm fn archiv archiv template detail&Id 1018 title NEUER CHEFREDAKTEUR F R DIE COMPUTER ZEITUNG date 14 June 2002 ref ref cite news web http www.manager magazin.de it artikel 0,2828,536592 2,00.html title Gut beraten, aber von wem? date 21 February 2008 publisher Manager Magazin ref References Reflist Since October 2009 the homepage of the Computerzeitung is not longer active and redirected to the German magazine Bild der Wissenschaft . Since December 2010 a new Computerzeitung is available in Switzerland. The monthly magazine is available for free with about 200.000 units per month. External links official http www.computerzeitung.de redirected to the German magazine Bild der Wissenschaft ISSN 0341 5406 http www.konradin.de konradin en zeitschriften 233100.html?rubid 232645 Computer Zeitung , Konradin Verlag http www.lac.de english titel titel.php?id czeitung Computer Zeitung , Leser Analyse Computerpresse 2008 http www.computerzeitung.ch ComputerZeitung Switzerland , Home of the Swiss Computerzeitung compu mag stub Category Publications established in 1970 Category German computer magazines de Computer Zeitung ... more details
The Sprinter also called ZX Sprinter is a microcomputer made by Russian Peters Plus, Ltd. it is the last model of ZX Spectrum being produced in a factory. It s built using what the company calls a Flex architecture . This uses an Altera Programmable logic device PLD as part of the core logic, allowing the machine s hardware to be reconfigured on the fly for several ZX Spectrum models compatibility or its own enhanced native mode hardly used . This is comparable to the design of Jeri Ellsworth s C One reprogrammable computer. The Sprinter in one of its modes runs the Estex operating system but mainly it works in many modes of the Sinclair Research Sinclair ZX Spectrum home computer of the 1980s with TR DOS Spectrum system on board . See also Home computer remakes External links http sprinter.winglion.ru Ivan Mak s website ru icon http www.nedopc.org nedopc sprinter index.shtml Sprinter unofficial site Sinclair computers and clones Category Home computer remakes Category ZX Spectrum clones Category Microcomputers Category Retrocomputing microcompu stub cs Sprinter po ta es Sprinter computadora sv Sprinter dator ... more details
Computer User is a computer magazine originally founded in 1982, and which, after several owners and fundamental ... with a magazine briefly published under the name of Computer User by Tandy Corporation Tandy for users of its Tandy computer. ref cite web url http www.vintage computer.com computeruser.shtml title Computer User Magazine publisher Vintage computer.com date 2007 07 08 accessdate 2010 10 08 ref History In the beginning years of publicly popular computer use, Computer User was originally founded in Minneapolis , Minnesota as a free monthly magazine published by Computer User, Inc ... . Computer User took advantage of a tradition in the Twin Cities metropolitan area of placing free ... be subscribed for mail distribution for 34.95 per year. Computer User won numerous awards such as this from ... Industry Trend or Event Brief Article Computer User & 124 HighBeam Research FREE trial publisher ... date accessdate 2010 10 08 ref Computer User became Franchising franchised to 18 metropolitan ... Computer User provided content and the local publisher provided advertising and some local content. At some point, based on a reference from the University of Minnesota Library the publisher was Computer User Publications, Inc. Computer User was sold to M. S. P. Publications a highly successful Minneapolis based magazine publisher. MSP published Computer User until 2004, when paper publication ... Us publisher Computeruser.com date accessdate 2010 10 08 ref Content Computer User s style was, from ... national and local focused on more the more technical aspects of having a computer, many of which were homebrew video games homebrew , assembled in part or in whole by the user. Computer User Article ... of Bulletin board system computer bulletin boards . The monthly index of these, which frequently changed because they were usually based on someone s homecomputer , included the bbs name, a phone number one could dialup with your computer modem , a list of the modem speed s offered not all were ... more details
Computer Warriors was a toy line made by Mattel from 1989 1990. The storyline behind the toys involves a top secret government computer which unleashes evil Computer virus Virus troops. These troops, led by Megahert, hide in everyday household objects and have the goal of world domination by taking control of computers. The government computer then produces good soldiers, the Computer Warriors, led by Romm to battle the Virus troops. The Computer Warriors tagline ran Expect the unexpected Unlike many toylines of the time, Computer Warriors did not feature a tie in animated series. There was only a single pilot episode , Computer Warriors The Adventure Begins , which was later released on VHS. Directed by Bill Kroyer who also co wrote with Carl Macek it featured his signature style of integrating wireframe Computer generated imagery CGI with traditional hand drawn animation. Movie Infobox film name Computer Warriors The Adventure Begins image imagesize director Bill Kroyer writer Carl Macek br Bill Kroyer producer Carl Macek music Jack Goga editing Brad Gunther studio Kroyer Films br Mattel Toys distributor Fries Home Video br Mattel Toys When a mechanical arm at Parallax Computer Systems drops a software cartridge and inserts itself in its place, it creates a power surge that turns ... Minus. The Parallax Computer responds by activating four Computer Warriors, Romm, Gridd, Micron, and Scanner. All eight ride on circuitboard gliders. The Computer Warriors chase the viruses into a telecomm .... Scanner discovers this and the Computer Warriors learn to do the same, capturing the viruses each on his own CD Rom. In a cliffhanger ending that was never resolved, the boy who owns the computer takes the discs to a friend with a better computer, with the Computer Warriors racing through the bitstream ... figure. Clock Clock transforms into sybcro blaster. Includes Micronn figure. Computer Base The sets ... decals. External links http www.dreams and logic.com Mattel Warriors.html Computer Warriors ... more details
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