15/06/2019 · NEC launched the PC Engine in Japan on October 30th 1987 and by the end of the subsequent year, it was the best selling console in the country, dethroning the Famicom in spectacular fashion.

23/03/2020 · The TurboGrafx-16 was released in 1989 as the US version of the PC Engine, which came out in Japan two years prior.

The first of several personal computers released in 1977, the PET comes fully assembled with either 4 or 8 KB of memory, a built-in cassette tape drive, and a membrane keyboard. The PET was popular with schools and for use as a home computer. It used a MOS Technologies 6502 microprocessor running at 1 MHz.

15/07/2019 · Finally pulled the trigger on a PC Engine Mini via Amazon Japan! (Plus a Turbo Controller) EDIT: I see I commented in April 2020 (and again in May) that I …

10/04/2017 · Chrysler made electronic ignition standard in 1973; GM, Ford and AMC followed in 1975. But, alas, for us this is nothing more than a red herring, because electronic ignitions aren’t necessarily computerized — they simply replace a few moving parts with more reliable and less maintenance-intensive components.

30/12/2021 · In 1837, Charles Babbage proposed the first general mechanical computer, the Analytical Engine. The Analytical Engine contained an ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit), basic flow control, punch cards (inspired by the Jacquard Loom), and integrated memory. It is the first general-purpose computer concept that could be used for many things and not only one …

The hand-sized box would normally burn out within several years, requiring replacement. Several manufacturers experimented with computer-controlled carburetors into the early 1980s, using a crude microchip to meter the rate of fuel mixture and advancement of timing, but these proved unreliable and difficult to repair.