Computer Hardware Page

Index

• Dictionaries
• General information
• Old home computers
• Programmable calculators
• Video games
• Arcade games
• PC hardware
• Pocket computers
• Workstations and other computers
• Hardware projects
• Microprocessors and microcontrollers
• Digital Signal Processing

Dictionaries

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

General information links

• Computer information archive at nic.funet.fi
• Computer History - page dedicated to the history of computing in general, and the history of personal computing in particular
• Computer Science Technical Reports Archiv Sites
• Computer Timeline - from 500 B.C. to 1996 A.D
• Embedded Systems Internet Resources
• Fairchild Semicondictor Interface ICs Section - contains quick fact sheets of FTLP, FSTU, DIMM, USB, IEEE1284 and VME 320
• HINT: A New Way to Measure Computer Performance
• 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
• WE-MAN's Electro stuff - documents, circuits

Arcade games

• Arcade@Home - arcade emulators
• Arcade Test Box - information on building a JAMMA compatable self powered arcade game controller
• classicgaming.com
• Conversion FAQ - information on arcade game cablinet hardware conversions
• Multiple Arcade Game Emulator (MAME) - software to emulate arcade machines on PC
• randyfromm.com Technical Department - collection of technical articles on game repair
• rec.games.video.arcade FAQ
• The Atari Arcade Game Page - game information, technical information, ROM images
• Video Arcade Presentation Society - information about old arcade games

Video games

General

• Classic Video Games Nexus - an organized list of links to sites pertaining to classic video games
• 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
• 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

• Analyze information of game machines
• Game console emulators - NES, SNES, GameBoy, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis/Megadrive, Amiga, Apple II, Atari, C64, Coleco, MSX, Sinclair, Vectrex
• Game Station X - video game pinouts and other technical information

Gameboy

• GameBoy Development Ring
• GameBoy Homepage
• GameBoy FAQ
• Jeff Frohwein's GameBoy Tech Page

Sony video games

• Playstation A/V Connector
• Playstation Hack and Stuff - includes instructions to make Playstation cables
• Playstation Programming without official tools
• Sony PlayStation Galleria
• Sony PlayStation Technical FAQ - Hardware Section

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

Other video games system

• The Odyssey 2 (the G7000 Videopac in Europe) Tech Page - a video game console by Philips/Magnavox

Old home computers

General information

• 6502 pagea - 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.

Computer model specific information pages

Amstrad

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

Atari

• Atari 8-bit Projects & Stuff
• Atari SC1224 RGB Monitor Pinout - Goofy 13-pin male DIN plug on the monitor
• Clarence's Atari 8bit page - page with Atari information and modifications
• TTL Video For The Classic ATARI

Commodore 64

• C64 schematics
• Commodore 64: The Document Page
• 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
• Serial mouse interface for Commodore 64
• VC 1541 is a Commodore Floppy 1541 Emulator - make your PC to emulate C64 disk drive

Commodore Amiga

• Dave's Amiga Hardware Page - Amiga Hardware Resource and Overclocking page
• S-Video from the A520 - plans to modify A520 Commodore Amiga TV modultor to give out S-video signal
• Tom-D-Tek's AMIGA Hack Page - many Amiga hardware projects

MSX computer

• MSX FAQ - from COMP.SYS.MSX newsgroup
• MSX Links

Sinclair

• Planet Sinclair - info in Sinclair Spectrum and other Sinclair products
• Sinclair ZX Spectrum FAQ - comp.sys.sinclair newsgroup FAQ

Apple

• Disassembly of Apple Macintosh SE

Sharp

• Circuit diagrams of Sharp's MZ-700-series

Radio Shack Color Computer

• What's Inside Radio Shack's Color Computer?

Emulators

General emulator pages

• Computer Emulation Resources - emulators for old 8bit home computers
• Game console emulators - NES, SNES, GameBoy, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis/Megadrive, Amiga, Apple II, Atari, C64, Coleco, MSX, Sinclair, Vectrex

Programmable calculators

• HP48 progs, games, tools and links - also HP48 emulators
• 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