https://www.io55.net/wiki/ 2026-04-29T21:16:07+00:00 https://www.io55.net/wiki/ https://www.io55.net/wiki/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2024-05-18T03:51:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/miscellaneous_mobile_devices/calculators/texas_instruments_83p_and_84p?rev=1716004271&do=diff Texas Instruments 83+ and 84+ includes SE models Operating Systems (Zilog Z80) 83plus Windows 95 This one is very usual like the rest. <https://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/138/13833.html> Aegis Operating System Has “36 parts” such as programs/apps and pictures. Newer than most of the OSes on this list, being made in 2012. text/html 2024-05-18T03:27:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/computing/computers?rev=1716002846&do=diff Computers For computers, in all of their varying forms across all of the ages. Obviously, a large modicum of operating systems and CPU architectures will feature here. Many computers will be linked off to separate pages in the future, but for now, they live here. text/html 2022-02-08T00:51:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/essays/game_console_revisions_overview?rev=1644281510&do=diff Game Console Revisions Overview This dictation comes in two parts, with the first being the proper dictation, in which I write about the phenomena of revisions in video game consoles, and how they can impact the viability of EOPs. After this part, comes the part in which I list every console and it’s revisions, what’s different between the two, and my personal suggestions on which is best overall (with EOPs in mind, but this overlaps heavily with general user appeal), which is likely the cheape… text/html 2024-06-06T23:29:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/6th_generation/sony_playstation_2?rev=1717716576&do=diff Sony PlayStation 2 includes PSX DVR Sony's record-smashing and astronomically popular followup to the PS1. Releasing on October 26th, 2000 in North America, the PS2's “Emotion Engine” CPU + GPU (16.7 mil colors; 640×480 or 1920×1080(!!) with mods) + 32 text/html 2023-02-26T20:34:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/7th_generation/nintendo_wii?rev=1677443649&do=diff Nintendo Wii Nintendo's wildly successful followup to their GameCube. Releasing on November 19th, 2006 in North America, the Wii's PowerPC-based Broadway CPU, 64+24 MB of RAM, and maximum output resolution of 640×480 was not particularly powerful at the time of it's release, as Nintendo's competitors in the PS3 and Xbox 360 were both already in the HD 1080p era. Despite this, the Wii went on to be one of Nintendo's most successful consoles of all time, reaching a sales figure of 101.63 million … text/html 2023-11-29T02:43:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/4th_generation/sega_genesis_plus_add-ons?rev=1701225782&do=diff Sega Genesis includes Sega 32X and Sega CD Sega's breakout system, which garnered them tremendous market success, a place in the gaming industry, lasting franchises, and a very short-lived market dominance over Nintendo (in Europe, at least). Releasing on August 14th, 1989 in North America, the Sega Genesis contained a Motorola 68k and a Zilog Z80, 64KB of RAM/VRAM, and the ability to output video at 320×224/256×224 (progressive) or 320×448/256×448 (interlaced) at maximum 61 colors on screen f… text/html 2023-02-26T23:39:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/guides/home_console_buying_guide?rev=1677454763&do=diff Home Console Buying Guide Last updated 4th April, 2022. Coming soon... Buy at your own risk. Any home console's model, regardless of it's baseline, has the potential to do worse compared to supposedly inferior models. Nothing is guaranteed. On this page, is a summary of the wiki's recommendations of which version of every home console is best to buy. When determining our decisions, we base it off of functionality and reliability, not price or cosmetics. Price fluctuates, cosmetics are subject… text/html 2023-08-12T02:07:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/7th_generation/sony_playstation_3?rev=1691806079&do=diff Sony PlayStation 3 Sony's 3rd system. Releasing on November 17th, 2006 in North America, the PS3's PowerPC-based CELL CPU, 256+256 MB of RAM, and Nvidia RSX graphics at maximum 1080p output resolution was certainly very powerful, albeit very complex. Launching to mixed reception due to an extremely high price and said hardware complexity, it took the PS3 the entire 7th generation to reach it's sales figure of 87.4 million, eking it out a position of 2nd place overall for generation sales. text/html 2023-02-26T23:40:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/6th_generation/microsoft_xbox?rev=1677454803&do=diff Microsoft Xbox This page is for the first Xbox system, not the series of consoles. For this, see Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox One, and Microsoft Xbox Series X and S. Microsoft's idea of “taking a cue” from Sony to enter the video games market. Releasing on November 15th, 2001 in North America, the Xbox's specifications boil down to a custom Pentium III CPU, 64 text/html 2022-08-24T06:30:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/7th_generation/sony_playstation_portable?rev=1661322615&do=diff Sony PlayStation Portable PSP - Sony's attempt to truly break into the handheld market, and it was certainly a formidable attempt. Releasing on March 24th, 2005 in the USA, the PlayStation Portable was a powerful system for the time, containing a MIPS R4000 CPU, 32MB of RAM (64MB on all later models), and a text/html 2023-02-26T20:32:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/3rd_generation/nintendo_entertainment_system?rev=1677443534&do=diff Nintendo Entertainment System includes Famicom Disk System Nintendo's big break into the video game market. Releasing on October 18th, 1985 in the USA, the NES' combination between smart marketing, enticing games, and capable hardware effectively forged the path for both it's success, and the success of the video games market as a whole. Specifications-wise, the NES features a Ricoh 2A03 CPU with a MOS 6502 base, 2 KB of RAM (expandable by game carts), and a resolution of text/html 2025-02-09T00:20:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/5th_generation/sony_playstation?rev=1739060409&do=diff Sony PlayStation This page is for the first PlayStation system, not the series of consoles. For this, see Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation 4, Sony PlayStation 5, Sony PlayStation Portable, Sony PlayStation Vita, and Sony PlayStation Classic. Sony's pioneering entry into the video games market. Releasing on September 9th, 1995 in North America, the PS1's R3000A CPU, 3 text/html 2023-08-12T02:03:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/7th_generation/nintendo_ds?rev=1691805808&do=diff Nintendo DS includes Lite and DSi (ARM9 MHz 2x) Nintendo's smash success handheld console, first released on November 21st, 2004 in the United States. It's dual-screen (bottom one touch) gimmick, combined with the smart “DS Lite” redesign in 2006 resulted in astronomical sales figures, breaking records for the most successful handheld console of all time. By adding a touch screen to the bottom, the Nintendo DS essentially created an entire market of text/html 2022-08-08T21:42:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/9th_generation/nintendo_switch?rev=1659994952&do=diff Nintendo Switch Nintendo's most recent console, and one of their best performing ones. Releasing on March 3rd, 2017 across much of the world, the Nintendo Switch may not be very powerful with hardware, but it's “hybrid” gimmick of being both a portable and home console has made it a sales winner. In hardware, the Switch contains a text/html 2023-02-26T23:38:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/6th_generation/sega_dreamcast?rev=1677454700&do=diff Sega Dreamcast Sega's ill-fated final games system. Releasing on the memorable September 9th, 1999 in North America, the Dreamcast's SH-4 CPU, 26 MB of RAM (across 3 purposes), and 16.77 million colors at up to 640×480 was very powerful for the time, but simply not enough to bring Sega out of the financial pit it had dug itself over the past 6 years. Selling 9.13 million units, the Dreamcast is only considered a failure due to the fact that it was simply not given enough time, nor a company cap… text/html 2024-05-18T03:48:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/miscellaneous_mobile_devices/calculators/other_texas_instruments_calculators?rev=1716004085&do=diff Other Texas Instruments Calculators Texas Instruments 73 Operating Systems (Zilog Z80) Calcsys Some sort of “system program” that features a hex editor, disassembler, port monitor, etc. akin to KnightOS’ features. <https://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/196/19619.html> KnightOS "the pieces of KnightOS are maintained as separate projects under the KnightOS organization text/html 2022-04-23T01:52:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/miscellaneous_mobile_devices/calculators/texas_instruments_89_and_titanium?rev=1650678746&do=diff Texas Instruments 89 and Titanium Operating Systems (Motorola 68000) AAShell Another boring aping of the Windows appearance (Start menu blah blah) <https://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/156/15664.html> BlitZ K* Something that’s “designed to look like a file manager”, whatever that means. <https://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/95/9513.html> Brain text/html 2025-02-24T22:53:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/8th_generation/nintendo_3ds?rev=1740437581&do=diff Nintendo 3DS includes the “New” variants that have upgraded hardware Nintendo's successor to it's smash hit, the Nintendo DS. Despite not selling nearly as well as the DS, the 3DS held it's own and firmly beat off any competition in Sony's PlayStation Vita. Preserving the text/html 2024-05-18T04:15:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/television_and_home_theater/streaming_players?rev=1716005721&do=diff Streaming Players All the devices that can be plugged into a TV (usually) for the purpose of playing streaming media, using apps, and so on. If that's not exactly clear, think Roku, Amazon Fire TV stick, Apple TV, and so on (all featured here). CPU architectures are usually ARM, with the rare aberrations, while OSes will usually be Android or Linux, with occasional differences (such as tvOS). text/html 2022-08-01T22:05:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/4th_generation/nintendo_game_boy?rev=1659391529&do=diff Nintendo Game Boy This page does not cover the Game Boy Color. For this console, see Nintendo Game Boy Color. Releasing in September 1989 for the USA, the Game Boy was a wildly successful system for years. Containing only 64 KiB of RAM, a 160×144 monochrome screen, and 2-bit color, it's primary genius was in it's long battery life and easily digested games. Both of these features allowed the Game Boy to overcome it's weak capability. Despite this specification-based inferiority compared to it'… text/html 2023-05-03T02:53:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/smartphones_and_more/smartphones?rev=1683082407&do=diff Smartphones Smartphones, probably in one's pocket or room someplace. These will usually feature an ARM chip, and run either Android or iOS; sometimes a Linux-based OS will appear. Apple iOS (General) Operating Systems (various ARM) DOSBox (thru iDOS) text/html 2022-08-02T20:33:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/5th_generation/nintendo_game_boy_color?rev=1659472438&do=diff Nintendo Game Boy Color Continuing the massive streak of success experienced by the Game Boy, the Game Boy Color was another resounding success. Releasing on November 18th, 1998 in the USA, the Game Boy Color ran off a Sharp LR35902, 32 KB RAM and 16 KB VRAM, plus it's 15-bit color text/html 2024-05-18T03:45:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/miscellaneous_mobile_devices/calculators?rev=1716003928&do=diff Calculators For the many different calculators out there that have EOP capabilities. Architectures vary, as for operating systems. ARM, m68k, z80, and Saturn are just some of the potential architectures, while operating systems are almost always custom, with a few calculators sporting something related to Linux. text/html 2022-04-23T02:46:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/miscellaneous_mobile_devices/calculators/texas_instruments_86?rev=1650681976&do=diff Texas Instruments 86 Operating Systems (Zilog Z80) 86 Win 95 Windows clones don’t always have to look bad, and the author of this clone agreed. <https://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/127/12790.html> Arax CE Simple but common BASIC shell. <https://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/369/36963.html> Ashell Some shell… very little to say <https://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/7/720.html> Asm shell (Jshell clone) text/html 2023-12-25T01:55:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/4th_generation/super_nintendo_entertainment_system?rev=1703469316&do=diff Super Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo's highly anticipated followup to the NES, which was a success only matched in market power by the Sega Genesis. Releasing on August 23rd, 1991 in North America, the SNES runs off of a Ricoh 5A22 WDC 65C816-based CPU, 128 KB of RAM + 64 KB VRAM, and a maximum output resolution of 256×224/512×224/256×239/512×239 (progressive) or 512×448/512×478 (interlaced), at up to 32768 colors. These are quite powerful specifications, mostly defeating it's competito… text/html 2023-11-28T23:02:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/7th_generation/leapfrog_leapster_explorer?rev=1701212558&do=diff Leapfrog Leapster Explorer Yet another children's handheld released by LeapFrog, debuting in the USA on June 7th, 2010. Similar to the Didj but upgraded, the Explorer (1st model) comes with 512 MB of internal storage, 64 MB of RAM, and a 320×240 resistive touch screen. It appears to have sold well, with the 2nd text/html 2022-05-11T02:31:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/3rd_generation/sega_sg-1000?rev=1652236316&do=diff Sega SG-1000 Sega's true first entry into the home video games market, being a (mostly) Japan-only system. Releasing July 15th, 1983, the SG-1000 is quite similar to the Master System with it's Zilog Z80, 256×192 output resolution with 16 colors, and 1KB RAM. Accomplishing little, the SG-1000 was enough to convince SEGA to release the Master System, known in Japan as the SG-1000 Mark III, worldwide. text/html 2023-08-12T02:07:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/e-ink_devices/e-book_readers?rev=1691806039&do=diff E-Book Readers Devices that are primarily meant to read digital books. These will mostly feature “E-Ink” screens, although this is not a guarantee for an E-Book reader. Despite that, they have been included under “E-Ink devices” due to this expectation. For architectures and OSes, E-Book readers typically feature some ARM chip that runs a variant of Linux or Android. text/html 2023-11-28T23:08:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/1st_and_2nd_generation/atari_2600?rev=1701212908&do=diff Atari 2600 Atari's entry in the home console industry, and one that innovated across the board, despite the fact that the 2600 was not really the “first” in anything. Releasing in September 1977 in the USA, the 2600 was quite capable for the time, although this pales in comparison to the power consoles held even a few years later. In this power, the 2600 ran off 128 bytes of RAM, a MOS 6507 at 1.19MHz, and could display 16 possible colors with 8 levels of brightness within each color, or 128 di… text/html 2023-04-23T01:52:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/smartphones_and_more/smartwatches?rev=1682214721&do=diff Smartwatches Similar to smartphones, but smaller, restricted in functionality even more, and on a wrist. Like the smartphones, these will usually run an ARM chip, and either WatchOS or Android Wear. A few of them are based off of more obscure architectures and OSes. text/html 2023-12-26T00:28:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/automotive/gpses?rev=1703550528&do=diff GPSes This page documents the various EOPs for standalone GPS units, like your Garmins and your TomToms. When looking at the operating systems GPSes can run, they will usually run either a brand of Windows CE or some form of Linux. As for CPU architectures, it seems that most all devices either use ARM or MIPS CPUs. text/html 2023-12-25T01:46:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/5th_generation/nintendo_64?rev=1703468760&do=diff Nintendo 64 includes 64DD Nintendo's memorable entry into the 3D and 64-bit era. Releasing on September 29th, 1996 in North America, the N64's NEC VR4300, 4 (8 with exp.) MB of RAM, and 16.8 million colors at 320×240 to 640×480 packed quite a powerful punch, although being somewhat limited in scale and scope by the system's somewhat antiquated (at the time) cartridge format. Due to this (plus the system's excellent games library), the N64 sold a cool 32 million units, allowing Nintendo to cont… text/html 2022-09-23T18:45:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/7th_generation/microsoft_xbox_360?rev=1663958716&do=diff Microsoft Xbox 360 Microsoft's 2nd console. Releasing on November 22nd, 2005 in North America, the Xbox 360's PowerPC “Xenon” CPU, 512 +10 MB of RAM, and maximum 1920×1080 output resolution was perfectly capable for this era, resulting in a successful system which sold 84 million units worldwide, putting it ahead of the PS3 for most of the system's life (although the PS3 barely managed to sell more in the end). text/html 2023-05-03T03:00:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/portable_media/mp3_and_media_players?rev=1683082836&do=diff MP3 and Media Players Apple iPod (non-iOS) series Operating Systems (various) freemyipod Linux implementations " Currently our main focus is the Nano 5G, and an experimental source tree is available" There appears to be a lot of new development recently here for a variety of iPods. There's lots of focus for putting Linux onto the Nano 5G! Great potential here for all the non-RockBox supported iPods this supports. In other words, everything but the Nano 6G and 7G. Many of the Linux progress… text/html 2023-12-25T02:08:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/6th_generation/nintendo_game_boy_advance?rev=1703470088&do=diff Nintendo Game Boy Advance includes the SP and all Game Boy & Game Boy Color entries (backwards compatible) The final system in the Game Boy line, and still successful akin to the ones before it. Releasing on June 11th, 2001 in the USA, the Game Boy Advance featured a 16.8 text/html 2022-04-23T02:44:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/miscellaneous_mobile_devices/calculators/texas_instruments_83?rev=1650681897&do=diff Texas Instruments 83 Many TI-83 programs will also work on the pluses. This does not go the other way around. Operating Systems (Zilog Z80) 83 Windows 95 This one is trying, as it has icons and a start menu. <https://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/138/13827.html> Advanced BASIC Menu This is simply a menu for accessing BASIC apps. Does the job. text/html 2024-06-06T23:11:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/5th_generation/sega_saturn?rev=1717715498&do=diff Sega Saturn Sega's catastrophically messy followup to their greatly successful Genesis/Mega Drive. Releasing on May 11th, 1995 in North America, the Saturn's 2x SH-2 CPUs, 4 MB RAM (across 3 purposes), and up to 16.77 million colors between 320×224 text/html 2022-05-13T00:48:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/4th_generation/snk_neo_geo_cd?rev=1652402922&do=diff SNK Neo Geo CD SNK's hamfisted effort at making the Neo Geo more “appealing” to customers. Released on September 9th, 1994 in Japan and January 15th, 1996 in North America, the Neo Geo CD features a Motorola 68k CPU, 7MB of RAM for various system functions, and an output resolution of text/html 2022-11-17T02:13:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/8th_generation/sony_playstation_vita?rev=1668651231&do=diff Sony PlayStation Vita Sony's 2nd and final portable console. Releasing on February 15th, 2012 in the USA, the PlayStation Vita was a capable system that was promptly abandoned by Sony within 2 years. Because of Sony's non-support and firm competition in the text/html 2022-04-13T22:39:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/3rd_generation/sega_master_system?rev=1649889559&do=diff Sega Master System Sega's entry into the newly formed (again) western games market. Releasing in September 1986 for the USA, the Master System was reasonably capable with it's Zilog Z80A, 256×192 output resolution, and 8 KB RAM. Despite not selling well in North America, it's European release was relatively successful at challenging the reign of Nintendo, while it's Brazilian release was an absolute blowout, taking over the video game market to the point where text/html 2023-02-26T23:39:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/essays/cheap_devices_dichotomy?rev=1677454749&do=diff Cheap Devices Dichotomy This dictation is my interpretation of what ways cheap devices can commonly be created, in relation to the function and potential of EOPs. In essence, there are 3 ways in which manufacturers of “lower cost” electronics make their device. One is beneficial for EOP and open, one is harmful to EOP and protective, and one is mixed. text/html 2022-04-23T02:47:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/office_electronics/networking_hardware?rev=1650682072&do=diff Networking Hardware Devices meant for managing and controlling a network. This does not include modems or routers; see Routers and Modems for this. These devices, unlike the aforementioned routers, will run a large variety of architectures. SuperH, ARM, x86, and MIPS are just some of the potential CPUs, while OSes will vary from Linux variants, BSD variants, DOS variants, and more. text/html 2024-05-18T03:57:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/miscellaneous_mobile_devices/pdas?rev=1716004628&do=diff PDAs The “Personal Digital Assistants”, devices which dominated the 1990s and early 00s with their portable computing capabilities. A large variety of architectures and OSes are found in this realm. MIPS, ARM, and m68k are just some of the architectures found here, with OSes ranging from PalmOS, Linux, Windows Mobile, and more. text/html 2022-08-07T18:57:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/7th_generation/dingoo_digital_dingoo_series?rev=1659898677&do=diff Dingoo Digital Dingoo series Yet another “homebrew” console that continues the lineage started by the Game Park GP32 in 2001. Releasing sometime during February 2009, the Dingoo devices ended up as a small series of handheld “homebrew” systems. Despite this moniker, some actual games released for these devices, which qualifies them as being more than mere text/html 2022-08-01T20:33:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/4th_generation/atari_lynx?rev=1659386021&do=diff Atari Lynx Released on September 1st, 1989 in the USA, the Lynx was Atari's only portable console. Coming in at $179.95 at launch, it sold at an acceptable rate throughout it's lifespan, but was unable to crush the monster that was the Game Boy. When it comes to specifications, the Atari Lynx is a relatively capable system, containing two 6502 variant CPUs that run on a 16-but bus, alongside 64K RAM, 4 sound channels, and the obvious 12-bit color text/html 2022-06-09T23:30:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/6th_generation/nuon_platform?rev=1654817457&do=diff Nuon Platform A barrier-blending technology for adding games capabilities to DVD players which was developed by VM Labs during the late 90s. With the first Nuon-compatible player releasing sometime in early 2000, the interesting crossover of games/3D rendering and DVD players was a peculiar idea but led absolutely nowhere, as the technology quietly faded out in 2003 with little in the name of Nuon-utilizing software and sales. text/html 2022-08-07T19:15:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/7th_generation/gamepark_holdings_gp2x?rev=1659899745&do=diff GamePark Holdings GP2X GamePark Holding's first “homebrew” handheld, being a company formed from disgruntled employees of former company Game Park. Releasing on November 10th, 2005 in South Korea, the GP2X was more primarily focused on the “homebrew text/html 2022-08-02T20:28:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/6th_generation/tapwave_zodiac?rev=1659472125&do=diff Tapwave Zodiac Tapwave's Zodiac was the biggest attempt at turning PalmOS into a gaming platform, and it's one that almost succeeded. Launching on November 1st, 2003 in the USA, the Zodiac was very successful at launch, but was unable to keep it's momentum past 2004 with the release of the text/html 2022-08-03T03:41:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/6th_generation/game_park_gp32?rev=1659498090&do=diff Game Park GP32 One of the first “homebrew” consoles to have released, despite it's origins pitting it as the first South Korean game console of native origin. Releasing on November 23rd, 2001 in South Korea and eventually reaching other continents, the GP32 experienced little of an actual cartridge gaming market, although enough to actually be considered a proper console, rather than an text/html 2022-06-09T23:57:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/6th_generation/nintendo_gamecube?rev=1654819021&do=diff Nintendo GameCube Nintendo's followup to the Nintendo 64, and their first to use optical media. Releasing on November 18th, 2001 in North America, the GameCube's PowerPC 750CXe CPU, 24 MB of RAM, and 32-bit color depth at 640×480 was quite powerful but somewhat limited by the text/html 2022-05-14T21:16:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/5th_generation/amiga_cd32?rev=1652562979&do=diff Amiga CD32 Commodore's final attempt of making a computer-based games console. Releasing on September 16th, 1993 for the EU, the CD32 was actually a relatively successful system during it's very short life of under a year, but it was simply not successful text/html 2022-05-14T21:28:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/5th_generation/apple_bandai_pippin?rev=1652563719&do=diff Apple/Bandai Pippin Apple's attempt of making a “technology platform” akin to the 3DO, except based off of their own Macintosh technology. With the first American Pippin system releasing in June 1996, the Pippin ended up being a massive failure, due to it's inability to truly understand the consumer market + the return of Steve Jobs shortly after it's introduction. Specifications-wise, the Pippin systems all came with a PowerPC 603 CPU, 6MB of RAM (8MB for Katz Media EU model) which can be upgr… text/html 2022-06-21T21:32:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/8th_generation/summary?rev=1655847144&do=diff 8th Generation The 8th generation of home game consoles, commonly considered as having began between 2012 (release of the Wii U) and 2013 (release of the PS4 and Xbox One), without having ended just yet; the PS4 remains in production as of 2022 despite original plans to discontinue it in 2021, while the Switch has no signs of being discontinued anytime soon (although it does straggle the line between 8th and 9th in some ways). Coming with powerful hardware, it's no surprise to see the 8th gener… text/html 2022-06-21T23:22:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/8th_generation/sony_playstation_4?rev=1655853769&do=diff Sony PlayStation 4 Sony's 4th console. Releasing on November 15th, 2013 in North America, the PS4's x86-64 8-core AMD APU, 8GB+256MB (8+1GB on Pro) of RAM, and maximum output resolution of 1080p (4K on Pro) is certainly quite powerful for it's generation. Combining this with a good launch and good games resulted in the PS4 becoming a strong seller, with current figures sitting at 117.2 million units sold. Despite original plans by Sony to discontinue the system in 2021, chip supplies have resul… text/html 2025-02-05T05:43:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/8th_generation/nintendo_wii_u?rev=1738734221&do=diff Nintendo Wii U Nintendo's entry into the HD era. Releasing on November 18th, 2012 in North America, the Wii U's PowerPC-based Espresso CPU, 2 GB of RAM, and AMD Radeon “Latte” GPU outputting up to 1080p (with an 854×480 screen on the GamePad) wasn't particularly capable, compared to the Wii U's competitors. 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However, it's safe to say that this was not enough for the One to beat the PS4, as Microsoft refuses to release sales figures for their console; industry analyst's estimations range from 40 to 50 million units sold - significant… text/html 2022-08-01T22:40:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/4th_generation/sega_game_gear?rev=1659393638&do=diff Sega Game Gear Sega's attempt to crush the Game Boy. Releasing on April 26th (15th in NY/LA), 1991 in the USA, it achieved moderate success but failed to make a significant dent in Nintendo's dominance, outside of Europe where it achieved something close to 45% market share. This was despite it's pretty powerful specifications, containing a Zilog Z80 clocked at 3.57 text/html 2022-04-13T22:36:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/1st_and_2nd_generation/atari_5200?rev=1649889362&do=diff Atari 5200 Atari's failed attempt to follow up their wildly popular 2600. Released on May 21st, 1984, the 5200 was a failure mostly for it's poor design, awkward controllers, and lack of 2600 backwards compatibility. For specs, it features a MOS 6502C, 128/256 colors, 16 KB of RAM, and a varying set of resolutions that can go up to approximately 240p. text/html 2023-11-28T23:08:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/1st_and_2nd_generation/mattel_intellivision?rev=1701212935&do=diff Mattel Intellivision Mattel's first, but oddly enough not their last console. Releasing sometime in 1979 for the US, the Intellivision was the firm “2nd place” behind the Atari 2600, but was unable to challenge the 2600's position in sales. Specifications-wise, however, the Intellivision is reasonably capable, featuring a GI CP1610 CPU, 1 KB of RAM, and a resolution of text/html 2023-12-25T03:12:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/automotive/entertainment_or_info_systems?rev=1703473957&do=diff Head Units (Entertainment/Info Systems) This page documents EOPs for those screens that you see in many cars made recently, which are generally called head units. To be specific, this means the screens that show you music, GPS, little “apps”, fuel stats, and so on. Some of the older ones are based off some custom text/html 2022-04-23T02:19:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/commercial_electronics/access_control_systems?rev=1650680371&do=diff Access Control Systems EOPs for access/entry terminals found mostly in office buildings. To be specific, they're the ones that you'd enter a passcode into, tap a keycard or ID against, or something similar. Due to the relative “technical obscurity text/html 2023-08-08T19:58:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/home_electronics/digital_photo_frames?rev=1691524739&do=diff Digital Photo Frames Small devices used to display a modicum of pictures in a “frame” style casing. In essence, they replace photo frames in the sense of “displaying many more pictures than just one”. It appears that they almost always run a variant of Linux (or Android), paired with some ARM or MIPS CPU. text/html 2022-04-23T02:59:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/television_and_home_theater/blu-ray_players?rev=1650682768&do=diff Blu-ray Players Devices meant to play Blu-rays (and DVDs 99% of the time). Their OSes are usually Linux-based, with CPUs that are either MIPS or ARM, although MIPS appears to be much more common. General Operating Systems (ARM, MIPS?) Linux "So yes, it is running Linux of a late 2.6 kernel. text/html 2022-04-23T03:00:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/television_and_home_theater/televisions_non-smart?rev=1650682856&do=diff Televisions, non-smart For all televisions which do not feature a high level of functionality without using another device. These TVs usually have a basic GUI for changing settings, picture, calibrating channels, or playing media files off a USB drive. OSes will likely almost always be Linux-based, with CPU architectures being MIPS with the rare ARM. text/html 2023-02-26T23:36:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/guides/portable_console_buying_guide?rev=1677454613&do=diff Portable Console Buying Guide Under Construction as of 03/25/2022. Coming soon... Buy at your own risk. Any portable console's model, regardless of it's baseline, has the potential to do worse compared to supposedly inferior models. Nothing is guaranteed. text/html 2024-05-18T03:36:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/home_electronics/oscilloscopes?rev=1716003414&do=diff Oscilloscopes Devices meant for the analysis of electronic signals. Older ones did not have any “EOP capable” hardware, but ones from the past decades are able; they appear to run many different setups, such as x86, ARM, or MIPS, while OSes range from desktop Windows, to Windows CE and Linux variants. text/html 2022-04-23T01:55:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/miscellaneous_mobile_devices/calculators/texas_instruments_92_plus?rev=1650678901&do=diff Texas Instruments 92 Plus Operating Systems (Motorola MC68000) Console emulation (potential) Whether these emulators support operating systems for these consoles is unknown; it must be looked into further. Consoles without meaningful OSes are not included. text/html 2022-09-23T18:56:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/5th_generation/summary?rev=1663959386&do=diff 5th Generation The 5th generation of portable game consoles, which can more accurately be described as the “Game Boy Color + failures” generation (although, to be fair to the WonderSwan, it did alright). With this sort of name, it's no surprise to hear that this is commonly considered as having began in 1998 with the release of the Game Boy Color, although some may claim 1997 with the release of the Game.com. In contrast, the period which it ended is easily determined, as most would consider th… text/html 2022-04-23T02:35:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/home_electronics/home_security_devices?rev=1650681310&do=diff Home Security Devices For the realm of devices that serve to enhance the security of one's home. Of course, they are also “Smart home” devices, as otherwise they would not be technological enough to get on this wiki. Most of them seem to run Linux-based OSes on either ARM, RISC, or MIPS architectures. text/html 2022-05-11T00:03:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/3rd_generation/summary?rev=1652227390&do=diff 3rd Generation The 3rd generation of portable game consoles, which barely even existed as our examples are basically “kids computers” and the Etch-a-Sketch crossover devices. Arguably the “dark ages” of portable gaming witnessed between 1982 and 1989. Let there be (green) light text/html 2022-04-23T02:34:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/home_electronics/exercise_machines?rev=1650681285&do=diff Exercise Machines A large modicum of devices which serve the general purpose of improving one's fitness via the pursuit of physical activity. Due to how generic this category is, the devices in question will run a large modicum of systems and architectures, although it is probably fair to claim that ARM and Linux/Android will show up often. text/html 2022-04-23T02:34:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/home_electronics/baby_monitors?rev=1650681244&do=diff Baby Monitors Devices used by parents to keep an eye on their infant(s), usually with a camera and microphone/speaker. For the most part, they appear to run Linux-based OSes and utilize ARM, RISC, or MIPS chips. General Operating Systems Various Linux-based monitors text/html 2022-04-13T22:37:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/3rd_generation/atari_7800?rev=1649889448&do=diff Atari 7800 The true successor to the Atari 2600. Releasing three times, once in June 1984, twice in January 1986, and lastly in May 1986, the Atari 7800 was able to hold it's own position in the market, but was still quite unsuccessful despite somehow achieving 2nd place (over SEGA). Containing a 6502C based CPU, 4 KB of RAM, and being able to output up to text/html 2022-04-23T02:30:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/computing/keyboard_keys?rev=1650681003&do=diff Keyboard Keys This page is for a very specific type of keyboard key which has a small display integrated within it. Thus, they don't even run an operating system and almost certainly do not feature a noteworthy CPU, which eliminates the need to list those. text/html 2022-05-11T00:12:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/6th_generation/summary?rev=1652227934&do=diff 6th Generation The 6th generation of portable game consoles, which is another Nintendo-dominated landscape, quite like the generation before it. Almost universally considered as having began in 2001 with the release of the Game Boy Advance, ending anywhere between 2004 with the release of the DS Lite and PSP, and 2008 with the discontinuation of the last dedicated Game Boy Advance. Even though the trend of Nintendo supremacy continued unabated, the 6th generation has quite the sweet variety of … text/html 2022-04-23T02:22:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/commercial_electronics/ticket_validators?rev=1650680537&do=diff Ticket Validators Commonly found on public transport systems for the purpose of validating the tickets or passes of entering riders. Some will be found at cultural locations, either at high level (museums, “musical” theaters) or a low level (stadiums, movie theaters). It is presumed that these will often run a Windows CE or Linux variant, on MIPS, ARM, or RISC CPUs. text/html 2022-04-23T02:22:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/commercial_electronics/slot_machines?rev=1650680527&do=diff Slot Machines Self-explanatory; this is specifically for slot machines found at a variety of locations, usually casinos. It can be assumed that most of them will run a variant of Linux on x86, with occasional ARM outcroppings. Veikkaus (Finnish National) Slots text/html 2022-01-14T22:30:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/7th_generation/gamepark_holdings_caanoo?rev=1642199454&do=diff GamePark Holdings Caanoo The 3rd and last “homebrew” handheld released by GamePark Holdings (not to be confused with Game Park). Releasing on August 16th, 2010 across parts of Asia and Europe, the Caanoo continued the lineage of GamePark Holding's text/html 2022-04-23T02:20:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/commercial_electronics/dj_systems?rev=1650680442&do=diff DJ Systems What a DJ will use to control the music for a set. Huge boards with lots of buttons, sliders, knobs, and other such complexities. Despite this seemingly being isolated from EOPs, a large amount of this DJ equipment has a level of technical capability, typically running some sort of Linux variant paired with an ARM chip. text/html 2022-01-14T22:30:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/7th_generation/gamepark_holdings_gp2x_wiz?rev=1642199447&do=diff GamePark Holdings GP2X Wiz GamePark Holding's 2nd “emulation” handheld, and the successor to the GP2X. Releasing on May 12th, 2009 across several regions, the GP2X Wiz is simply another “homebrew” console that had a few commercial games, but clearly aimed to target the independent developers. Sales figures are not certain, but it's target market means even slim sales can be considered a success, as this console received a successor in the text/html 2022-04-23T02:20:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/commercial_electronics/business_cards?rev=1650680423&do=diff Business Cards Most business cards are not technically capable, thus the given page will document only “custom”, “unique”, or “one-off” business cards that are custom tailored to have a level of technical capability. With this, one cannot determine any level of text/html 2022-04-23T02:19:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/commercial_electronics/advertisement_screens?rev=1650680380&do=diff Advertisement Screens EOPs for any sort of screen which serves a primary purpose of displaying advertisements, that is not just a TV mounted on a wall somewhere. In other words, this is for advertisements displayed on screens in kiosks, gas pumps, on the sides of buildings, within shops, and so on. Due to the text/html 2023-04-23T02:18:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/computing/function_keys?rev=1682216297&do=diff Function Keys While this is meant to represent all “F keys” found on keyboards (F1-12), in practice, this page is for Apple's “Touch Bar” found on certain models of the MacBook Pro. This “Touch Bar” works as a set of function keys (in a more advanced way) on these systems. Due to this niche example of text/html 2022-04-23T02:35:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/home_electronics/smart_power_outlets?rev=1650681354&do=diff Smart Power Outlets For the confusing concept of “smart” power outlets, which plug in on top of a normal outlet (while keeping both plugs open). Like most other “smart home” devices, they appear to almost always be Linux+ARM based. Belkin Wemo text/html 2022-04-23T02:35:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/home_electronics/smart_home_hubs?rev=1650681338&do=diff Smart Home Hubs All “hub” devices that are meant to unify the functions of a home's “smart devices”, presumably all from the same manufacturer as the hub. These devices appear to mostly be Linux/ARM-based. Staples Connect Hub Operating Systems text/html 2022-01-05T02:04:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/operating_systems/conventional/amigaos?rev=1641348278&do=diff AmigaOS Nest Listings Console emulation on AmigaOS (nest; potential) Whether these emulators support operating systems for these consoles is unknown; it must be looked into further. Consoles without meaningful OSes are not included. Atari 2600 – Virtual 2600 text/html 2022-04-13T22:35:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/1st_and_2nd_generation/magnavox_odyssey_2?rev=1649889352&do=diff Magnavox Odyssey 2 The true successor to the Magnavox Odyssey. Releasing in February 1979 for the US, the Odyssey 2 was one of the “major players” of the 2nd generation of consoles, although it may have been in last place for this realm. Specifications-wise, the Odyssey 2 has an Intel 8048 CPU, a text/html 2022-05-12T21:51:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/4th_generation/phillips_cd-i?rev=1652392307&do=diff Philips CD-i A “media format standard” created by Phillips in 1990, which was targeted by a variety of “players”. With the first CD-i compatible player releasing on December 3rd, 1991 in North America, the format's biggest claim to fame are it's notoriously bad Nintendo-licensed games - a rarity for the giant. Capable of outputting 384×280 to 768×560 depending on the model at 24-bit/16-bit color, with all models containing the Philips SCC68070 68k-based chip + Philips SCC66470 graphics chip, la… text/html 2022-03-03T03:16:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/1st_and_2nd_generation/coleco_colecovision?rev=1646277384&do=diff Coleco ColecoVision Coleco's relatively successful (but not really) venturing into the video game industry. Releasing in August 1982 for the US, the ColecoVision mainly excelled in it's ability to create more “Concise” games, akin to an arcade. For specifications, it contains a Zilog Z80, 1 KB of RAM with 16 KB VRAM, an 8 KB ROM, and a display output resolution of text/html 2022-11-30T05:20:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/4th_generation/snk_neo_geo_aes?rev=1669785624&do=diff SNK Neo Geo AES SNK's home console conversion of their wildly popular arcade systems. Releasing on July 1st, 1991 in North America and Japan, the Neo Geo AES was a powerful system but limited in it's appeal and market dominance, mostly due to high prices and a genre-limited game library. Specifications-wise, the AES has a Motorola 68k CPU with Zilog Z80A co-processor, 64 KB of RAM + 84 KB of VRAM + 2KB sound memory, and an output resolution of text/html 2025-09-10T05:44:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/wiki/syntax?rev=1757483058&do=diff Formatting Syntax DokuWiki supports some simple markup language, which tries to make the datafiles to be as readable as possible. This page contains all possible syntax you may use when editing the pages. Simply have a look at the source of this page by pressing text/html 2022-04-23T02:53:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/operating_systems/conventional/openbsd?rev=1650682422&do=diff OpenBSD Ports Generic Architecture Ports alpha port The NetBSD port for DEC’s RISC-based “Alpha” architecture. Currently still supported. <https://www.openbsd.org/alpha.html> arm64 port The NetBSD port for the arm64 architecture. Runs on a bunch of boards and things. <https://www.openbsd.org/arm64.html> armv7 port text/html 2022-05-14T18:50:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/5th_generation/3do_company_3do_interactive_multiplayer?rev=1652554226&do=diff 3DO Company 3DO Interactive Multiplayer A “game console specification” conceived by The 3DO Company, with actual systems being manufactured by a variety of vendors. With the first 3DO system releasing on October 4th, 1993 in North America, the 3DO was quite an advanced system for a short period of time around it's launch, but it quickly lost this status upon the release of the PlayStation and Saturn in 1995. Specifications-wise, the 3DO ran a custom 32-bit ARM60 CPU, with 2 text/html 2022-04-23T02:52:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/operating_systems/conventional/dos?rev=1650682341&do=diff DOS EOPs Low Level Depth SEAL “Graphical Environment similar to KDE; Multimedia Capabilities with the SFA API” A graphical desktop environment for “DOS”, presumably MS-DOS with support for other variants in some capacity. <http://sealsystem.sourceforge.net/link/index.shtml> Nest Listings text/html 2022-08-01T19:55:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/5th_generation/fujitsu_fm_towns_marty?rev=1659383730&do=diff Fujitsu FM Towns Marty Operating Systems (AMD 386SX) DOS, Windows 3.1, 95 OSR2, Towns OS Various operating systems that ran on the FM Towns computer that the Marty is based off. All hypothetical possibilities. Emulation Nest This device runs an operating system which is known to emulate various devices with EOPs. See the text/html 2022-04-23T02:35:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/home_electronics/smart_lights?rev=1650681348&do=diff Smart Lights All “lighting fixtures” which have a “smart” capability which can be EOP'd. They appear to mostly be Linux-based ARM or MIPS devices. Greenwave Reality Operating Systems Linux "This device ships with an open U-boot installation text/html 2024-05-18T03:54:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/miscellaneous_mobile_devices/calculators/texas_instruments_nspire_cx?rev=1716004470&do=diff Texas Instruments nSpire CX includes CX II calculators. YMMV for all items listed here if attempted on a CX II calculator Operating Systems (ARM something) Android Donut 1.6 "After about 10 minutes or so (boot ups are shorter on subsequent launches) text/html 2022-04-23T03:03:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/websites/parsed?rev=1650683010&do=diff Parsed These are all the websites that have been parsed for content to integrate in our wiki. Eventually, all of the websites in Not Parsed will be here. Computing Lower Level Depth PCjs An online IBM PC emulator that allows one to explore various operating systems of the time. text/html 2023-11-28T22:58:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/5th_generation/summary?rev=1701212293&do=diff 5th Generation The 5th generation of home game consoles, commonly considered as having began in the period between 1993 (release of the 3DO/Jaguar) and 1995 (release of the Saturn/PS1), and ending in the period between 1999 (release of the Dreamcast) and 2001 (release of the GameCube and Xbox). Easily the generation with the most missed opportunities for EOPs, as this period has hardware which isn't that far behind the 6th generation, yet it significantly lacks in a level of EOPs that the 6th g… text/html 2024-11-19T20:59:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/websites/not_parsed?rev=1732049987&do=diff Not Parsed These are websites that have not yet been parsed for content to add to the wiki. They need to be parsed! Computing Higher Level Depth Gunkies Many different old computers, bits of hardware, and obscure OSes here. <https://gunkies.org/wiki/Main_Page> Dumbphones Higher Level Depth text/html 2022-09-23T18:51:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/operating_systems/conventional?rev=1663959079&do=diff Conventional For the large variety of operating systems out there. Of course, they'll run on a very large variety of architectures... Anything with ARM box86 "You NEED a 32-bit subsystem to run and build Box86. Box86 is useless on 64-bit only systems text/html 2024-05-18T04:01:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/office_electronics/desk_and_ip_phones?rev=1716004918&do=diff Desk and IP Phones Desk phones for the purpose of communicating within or outside of a business environment; usually found in offices. Many of these are not EOP capable, but many of them have little screens which are able of doing several things. Some of these phones require little work to do this, and they are usually Android + ARM based systems. However, phones which require some exploits are more commonly Linux + ARM instead. text/html 2022-04-23T02:41:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/miscellaneous_mobile_devices/pagers?rev=1650681685&do=diff Pagers The common 90s device used for relatively seamless lightweight wireless communication. Almost all of these aren't EOP capable, and the ones that are, lack in useful technical information. At the very least, one can assume the OS on the “EOP capable text/html 2022-04-23T02:41:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/miscellaneous_mobile_devices/emulation_handhelds?rev=1650681702&do=diff Emulation Handhelds This category is primarily intended for all of those cheap Chinese ripoffs that run a bunch of random ROMs off of built-in flash memory. Sometimes, they’re generous and offer a MicroSD card. These differ in EOP from the Evercade, NES Classic, Game Gear Micro, etc. due to their unofficial/licensee nature, their cheapness or “knockoff” feeling, and their lack of physical cartridges. The Evercade hasn’t been included for it’s physical releases; the NES Classic and such haven’t … text/html 2022-04-23T02:37:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/eop/kitchen_appliances/coffee_and_espresso_machines?rev=1650681463&do=diff Coffee and Espresso Machines Devices which make coffee and othersuch caffeinated drinks. It's “difficult” to determine what pairings are common for these, but a general assumption of “Linux+ARM” is almost certainly applicable here, as with many other text/html 2025-03-01T09:16:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.io55.net/wiki/summary?rev=1740820619&do=diff Welcome to the Esoteric Devices Wiki! Click below to enter the wiki! Content Directory What is this wiki about? Here on the Esoteric Devices Wiki, you'll find a lot about the obscure and esoteric in technology, from digital photo frames to video game systems. If you like the idea of Linux running on your