Esoteric Devices Wiki

Formatting Syntax

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-09-10T05:44:18+00:00

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

Computers

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-05-18T03:27:26+00:00

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.

Nintendo Game Boy Color

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-08-02T20:33:58+00:00

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

Sony PlayStation 2

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-06-06T23:29:36+00:00

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

Sega Genesis

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-11-29T02:43:02+00:00

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…

Nintendo 3DS

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-02-24T22:53:01+00:00

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

Nintendo 64

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-12-25T01:46:00+00:00

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…

Nintendo Game Boy Advance

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-12-25T02:08:08+00:00

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

Nintendo Wii

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-02-26T20:34:09+00:00

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 …

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Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-11-19T20:59:47+00:00

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. Dumbphones Higher Level Depth

3DO Company 3DO Interactive Multiplayer

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-05-14T18:50:26+00:00

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

Philips CD-i

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-05-12T21:51:47+00:00

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…

Sega Saturn

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-06-06T23:11:38+00:00

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

Nintendo DS

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-08-12T02:03:28+00:00

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

Leapfrog Leapster Explorer

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-11-28T23:02:38+00:00

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

Bandai WonderSwan (+Color)

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-08-02T20:29:38+00:00

Bandai WonderSwan (+Color) One of the few portable consoles of this generation to make any meaningful impact in the market, the Bandai WonderSwan and it's Color upgrade experienced significant success in Japan, which is the only country it released in during 1999 and 2000. Running off a NEC V30 MZ, 64 KB RAM, and a

Debian

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T02:51:33+00:00

Debian Ports Generic Architecture Ports alpha port The Debian port to the alpha architecture, currently not by-release as of 5.0 “Lenny”. arm port The Debian port to the ARM architecture, with 32 and 64 bit versions. avr32 port The Debian port to the AVR32 architecture, not supported as of 2010 or so…

Streaming Players

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-05-18T04:15:21+00:00

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).

Sony PlayStation Vita

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-11-17T02:13:51+00:00

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

Sony PlayStation Portable

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-08-24T06:30:15+00:00

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

Sega Game Gear

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-08-01T22:40:38+00:00

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

Sony PlayStation 4

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-06-21T23:22:49+00:00

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…

Nintendo Entertainment System

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-02-26T20:32:14+00:00

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

Nintendo GameCube

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-06-09T23:57:01+00:00

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

E-Book Readers

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-08-12T02:07:19+00:00

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.

Sony PlayStation 3

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-08-12T02:07:59+00:00

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.

Sega Dreamcast

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-02-26T23:38:20+00:00

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…

Game Park GP32

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-08-03T03:41:30+00:00

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

Tiger Game.com

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-08-02T19:20:53+00:00

Tiger Game.com Released by Tiger Electronics, a company notorious for it's calculator-tier beeping plastic “games”. Unsurprisingly, it's September 12th, 1997 release in the USA was marred with complaints and negative reception, due to it's paltry specifications. Even though it sold for cheap, the Game.com used an 8-bit Sharp SM8521 CPU, paired with a

Tandy/Memorex Video Information System

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-05-12T22:04:58+00:00

Tandy/Memorex Video Information System An absolutely ridiculous attempt by Tandy to create a CD-i style gaming+media device, which was based off of a weird embedded version of Windows 3.1, and available only at Radio Shack stores. Released sometime in 1992 in North America, the VIS had an Intel 286 CPU, 1

Texas Instruments 83+ and 84+

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-05-18T03:51:11+00:00

Texas Instruments 83+ and 84+ includes SE models Operating Systems (Zilog Z80) 83plus Windows 95 This one is very usual like the rest. 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.

Printers and Scanners

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-09-23T17:56:38+00:00

Printers and Scanners Devices that print, scan, and copy. Most of these will run some ARM or MIPS chip, paired with a custom OS or a Linux-based OS. Canon Pixmas Operating Systems DryOS "now to access the console(s) of MX925" This is what runs stock on the printer. However, they have been used to exploit this DryOS, as it also runs stock on Canon P&S cameras. With some internal hacking, one can access the DryOS shell and more effectively interface with the device. This may be what led to …

Nintendo Game Boy

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-08-01T22:05:29+00:00

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'…

Networking Hardware

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T02:47:52+00:00

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.

Apple/Bandai Pippin

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-05-14T21:28:39+00:00

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…

Nokia N-Gage

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-08-02T23:46:23+00:00

Nokia N-Gage Nokia's weird attempt of releasing a mobile phone that doubled as a game console. Since it's games released on physical media and were relatively unique to the N-Gage, it certainly counts. Containing an ARM920T CPU, some unknown amount of RAM, and a

Hartung Game Master

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-13T23:14:19+00:00

Hartung Game Master Released in 1990 primarily across Europe, the Game Master was one of those miserable attempts to beat the Game Boy in market success. Online specification information is poor, but it is known to have a 64×64 monochrome screen with the NEC upd7810 CPU. Since it was so weak, it probably had alright battery life and longevity, but the quality of it's games did it no favors.

GamePark Holdings GP2X

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-08-07T19:15:45+00:00

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

Microsoft Xbox

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-02-26T23:40:03+00:00

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

Head Units (Entertainment/Info Systems)

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-12-25T03:12:37+00:00

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

Atari Jaguar

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-05-15T22:04:19+00:00

Atari Jaguar includes Jaguar CD Atari's final attempt at releasing a home game console. Releasing on November 23rd, 1993 in North America, the Jaguar over-promised and under-delivered with it's dubious “64-bit” claims and confusing architecture. Specifications-wise, the Jaguar came with 2 custom RISC chips and a Motorola 68k for CPU, 2

Data Transfer Tablets

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T02:20:34+00:00

Data Transfer Tablets This page serves to document the EOPs for a very specific kind of device, which allows certain governmental agencies to transfer data off of cellular phones onto desktop computers, for the purposes of analysis or usage in a courtroom. Due to the niche nature of these devices, one cannot effectively determine common architectures or OSes.

Point of Sale Systems

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T02:22:01+00:00

Point of Sale Systems Devices used by cashiers or at self-checkouts for the purpose of selling products to customers. These run a wide variety of operating systems, including desktop variants of Windows, Linux versions, and Unix, embedded versions of this software, and sometimes even older systems such as DOS. CPU architectures are not as wide-spanning, usually featuring x86 or ARM.

DokuWiki

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-09-10T05:44:18+00:00

DokuWiki wiki:dokuwiki DokuWiki is a simple to use and highly versatile Open Source wiki software that doesn't require a database. It is loved by users for its clean and readable Formatting Syntax. The ease of maintenance, backup and integration makes it an administrator's favorite. Built in

Ouya Inc. OUYA

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-06-21T22:31:57+00:00

Ouya Inc. OUYA The first “Kickstarter” console. Releasing on June 25th, 2013, the crowdfunded Ouya generated a lot of hype but failed tremendously at delivering it's promises. Coming with an ARM Cortex-A9 CPU, 1 GB of RAM, and a GeForce ULP GPU capable of outputting up to 1080p, the Ouya's specifications were essentially an early-2010s Android phone, which comes as no surprise as the Ouya ran Android 4.1. The Ouya sold extremely poorly, reaching only 200k sales - despite the tremendous hype cam…

Amiga CD32

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-05-14T21:16:19+00:00

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

Nintendo Switch

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-08-08T21:42:32+00:00

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

Fujitsu FM Towns Marty

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-08-01T19:55:30+00:00

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

GPSes

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-12-26T00:28:48+00:00

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.

Sony PlayStation

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-02-09T00:20:09+00:00

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

NEC TurboGrafx-16

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-05-11T02:44:46+00:00

NEC TurboGrafx-16 NEC's only attempt of entering the US video games market. Releasing on August 29th, 1989 in the USA, the TurboGrafx-16 was unable to garner a serious market share in North America, despite pitting a relatively successful fight against Nintendo over in Japan. Featuring a Hudson HuC6280 6502-based CPU, 8 KB of RAM + 64 KB of VRAM, and up to 482 colors at

9th Generation

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-05-11T00:25:12+00:00

9th Generation The 9th generation of portable game consoles, which cannot really be defined with either a start or an end. With Nintendo and Sony both having departed from this field, the best definition is 2019-present by using the Nintendo Switch Lite as the only

Sega SG-1000

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-05-11T02:31:56+00:00

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.

Atari Lynx

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-08-01T20:33:41+00:00

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

Lottery Machines

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-05-18T02:51:58+00:00

Lottery Machines Either the machines used to purchase lottery tickets directly (kiosk-style), or the machines used by a cashier to process one's lottery ticket. Over time, they have evolved from an x86 base and a Windows or DOS operating system, to x86 and ARM CPUs with either Windows or Linux-based operating systems.

Watara Supervision

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-09-17T18:46:58+00:00

Watara Supervision Yet another miserable attempt to crush Nintendo. Releasing sometime in 1992 across much of the world, the Watara Supervision was sold very cheaply at only $49.95, but failed to captivate the market with it's boring games. Specification-wise, the system is weak, containing a 8-bit 65SC02, a

Other Texas Instruments Calculators

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-05-18T03:48:05+00:00

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. KnightOS "the pieces of KnightOS are maintained as separate projects under the KnightOS organization

Microsoft Xbox 360

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-09-23T18:45:16+00:00

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).

Tiger Telematics Gizmondo

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-08-03T03:44:23+00:00

Tiger Telematics Gizmondo Possibly the only handheld in existence to be bankrolled by wanted felons, Tiger Telematics' (not to be confused with Tiger Electronics, maker of those awful LCD games) Gizmondo was a miserable failure. Releasing on March 19th, 2005, the Gizmondo's launch was marred with misery, due to poor marketing, games, links to the Swedish Mafia (through Tiger Telematics), and most importantly - spending way too much money. Despite all of this, the Gizmondo's specs weren't bad, w…

Cable Boxes and DVRs

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-04-23T02:12:02+00:00

Cable Boxes and DVRs Commonly supplied by cable television providers for the purpose of receiving the respective cable TV signals. Often include a hard drive, which makes them similar to DVRs (being a commercial product for recording TV onto drives). Usually runs off MIPS, but ARM is possible. Otherwise referred to as

Smartphones

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-05-03T02:53:27+00:00

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)

PDAs

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-05-18T03:57:08+00:00

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.

Flip Phones

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-04-22T23:30:06+00:00

Flip Phones Very similar to the Feature Phones, in the sense of “featureset below a smartphone but above a landline, with a keypad and a specific form factor”. In this case, the form factor is of a clamshell phone which can be opened and closed to reveal the display and keys. Like the feature phones, the architectures and OSes vary, as older flip phones were mostly obscure in this sense, while newer ones almost always pair Qualcomm ARM chips with an Android/Linux-based KaiOS install.

Tapwave Zodiac

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-08-02T20:28:45+00:00

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

Commercial Kitchen Order Systems

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T02:37:51+00:00

Commercial Kitchen Order Systems A very unique and obscure category of device. These serve the purpose of relaying order information from one segment of a restaurant's staff, to another. Typically, they are purchased by large fast food and chain restaurants, and are utilized by the kitchen

Cheap Devices Dichotomy

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-02-26T23:39:09+00:00

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.

LeapFrog Didj

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-01-14T22:33:53+00:00

LeapFrog Didj A children's game console released by LeapFrog on August 22nd, 2008. Due to it's target demographic, the Didj was quite the surprise with it's relative power, containing a “Pollux” ARM CPU (like various other handhelds of this era), 32

7th Generation

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-09-26T17:14:35+00:00

7th Generation The 7th generation of portable game consoles, and the first to possess an absolutely enormous amount of EOPs. Commonly considered as having began in 2004 with the release of the Nintendo DS and PSP, ending anywhere between 2011 with the release of the 3DS, and 2014 with the discontinuation of the PSP. As previously stated, this period had a large variety of EOPs available, helped by both the absolute legendary status of both the DS and PSP in this realm, and the large influx of n…

6th Generation

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-05-11T00:12:14+00:00

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 …

GamePark Holdings Caanoo

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-01-14T22:30:54+00:00

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

Dingoo Digital Dingoo series

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-08-07T18:57:57+00:00

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

Microsoft Xbox One

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-06-21T21:37:25+00:00

Microsoft Xbox One Microsoft's 3rd console, and their first confusingly named one. Releasing on November 22nd, 2013 for much of the world, the Xbox One's AMD-made x86 APU and 8 GB of RAM (12 on One X) was pretty capable, certainly holding a candle to the PS4's hardware. 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…

Sony PlayStation 5

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-02-05T05:42:36+00:00

Sony PlayStation 5 Sony's current system. Releasing on November 12th, 2020 in North America, the PS5's custom AMD Zen 2 CPU, 16 GB + 512 MB RAM, and resolution up to 3840 × 2160/7680 × 4320 is certainly powerful and performing well, although held back by supply chain roadblocks since launch. As of now, nothing in the name of EOPs is available for the system, although this will hopefully change sometime in the future

SNK/Tommo Neo Geo X

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-01-14T23:08:26+00:00

SNK/Tommo Neo Geo X SNK's botched attempt at creating a handheld to resurrect the Neo Geo branding, complete with games available for sale on a digital storefront. Releasing on December 18th, 2012, the Neo Geo X only lasted less than a year, before SNK became outraged with the mediocre production quality provided by Tommo, and promptly withdrew their contract to use the Neo Geo brand. Such manufacturing and legal controversy resulted in the Neo Geo X dropping off the map quite quickly, presumab…

Nintendo Classic Editions (NES/SNES)

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-06-21T21:43:28+00:00

Nintendo Classic Editions (NES/SNES) Nintendo's way of making bank off of nostalgia. With the NES Classic releasing on November 11th, 2016 for NA/EU (re-released on June 29th, 2018), and the SNES Classic releasing on September 29th, 2017, it comes as no surprise that the systems specifications are not particularly extreme. With both devices packing an Allwinner R16 SoC, 512

4th Generation

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-05-11T00:05:31+00:00

4th Generation The first true generation of portable gaming, the 4th generation. Universally considered as having began in 1989 with the release of the Game Boy (and Atari Lynx!), and having ended sometime between 1997 (release of the Game.com) and 1999 (release of the Neo Geo Pocket Color). As this was the first generation of portable game consoles to actually have vitality, it's no surprise to see a relative lack of EOPs outside of the Game Boy, which only was able to get such EOPs by lasting…

Content Directory

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-12-25T03:05:46+00:00

Content Directory Welcome! This page serves as a directory to all of the areas documented by the wiki. From those pages, one can reach the details about other devices, if applicable. Otherwise, each page will contain all devices documented, and their respective programs.

6th Generation

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-02-26T20:34:25+00:00

6th Generation The 6th generation of home game consoles, commonly considered as having began in the period between 1999 (release of the Dreamcast) and 2001 (release of the GameCube and Xbox), ending in the period between 2005 (release of the Xbox 360) and 2006 (release of the PS3 and Wii). Despite these dates, however, the 6th generation, especially the PS2, began the trend of having it's systems last for a notoriously long time, with the PS2 retaining a leading sales position until the mid-lat…

Exercise Machines

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T02:34:45+00:00

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.

Multifunction Cookers

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T02:38:10+00:00

Multifunction Cookers Devices which can perform a variety of cooking functions. The closest American analogue to this would be the Instant Pot series of cookers. In Europe, there are devices such as the Thermomix series. For cookers which are “smart

Commercial Scales

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T02:37:56+00:00

Commercial Scales Scales that are meant to weigh food products. Almost always used by commercial establishments. While the ones listed may give an impression of “x86/Linux or Win”, there's more of these out there. It's a bit difficult to determine the likely architectures for these, but either x86 or ARM running Linux, Windows, or Android seems about right.

Coffee and Espresso Machines

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T02:37:43+00:00

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

Thermostats

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T02:36:07+00:00

Thermostats For “wall mounted” thermostats meant for homes and offices. Ones with enough technical capability to run EOPs appear to mostly be Linux/ARM devices, but some run Windows embedded. Google Nest Operating Systems Various hacks, root

Smart Power Outlets

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T02:35:54+00:00

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

Smart Home Hubs

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T02:35:38+00:00

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

Baby Monitors

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T02:34:04+00:00

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

Embedded

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T02:53:55+00:00

Embedded Operating systems primarily tailored for embedded systems. Like the “conventional” OSes, a large variety of architectures can be featured here. Various High Level Depth 3340 embedded linux guide Another excellent guide for getting the ropes of Embedded Linux.

Home Console Buying Guide

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-02-26T23:39:23+00:00

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…

Feature Phones

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-04-22T23:30:29+00:00

Feature Phones Phones that possess a certain level of features, below a smartphone but above a landline phone. They must also be phones which have a “brick” form factor, rather than a Flip Phone form factor. It is also expected that these phones will have a keypad for the purposes of dialing. For CPU architectures and operating systems, it is difficult to say, as older feature phones featured a large variety of obscurities, while newer feature phones almost always combine a Qualcomm ARM chip wi…

Microcontrollers

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-05-05T20:33:31+00:00

Microcontrollers Similar to the Computers page, but instead for microcontrollers. They're usually ARM, MIPS, or RISC based, although not always. Some will be m68k or PPC based, and there will be many other obscure architectures found in this field. Operating systems will be even more varied, and cannot easily be generalized.

Ticket Validators

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T02:22:17+00:00

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.

Handheld Barcode Scanners

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-05-18T02:50:17+00:00

Handheld Barcode Scanners Essentially, this device is one used by supermarkets, warehouses, etc. for the purpose of scanning and cataloging devices for inventory purposes. In the past, these were x86 based devices that ran some variant of DOS or Windows. Over time, they evolved to be MIPS, ARM, and RISC based, running some sort of Windows CE or Linux. Nowadays, barcode scanners frequently run Android and are ARM based, with others retaining a variant of Windows on unknown architectures.

DJ Systems

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T02:20:42+00:00

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.

Toasters

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T02:38:30+00:00

Toasters Toasters, possibly like in one's kitchen. Most of these aren't “smart”, but the ones that are, either have no information, or are silly hacks like below. As the below is a hacked normal toaster, it will not count against the general platform/

Cameras

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-05-18T04:07:01+00:00

Cameras For all the cameras out there. EOP-capable ones will run a large assortment of OSes, with architectures usually being ARM. Canon EOS series Operating Systems (ARM 946E-S) File Browser (from CHDK) "Text file viewing and file deletion (with confirmation) seems to work

Nuon Platform

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-06-09T23:30:57+00:00

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.

1st and 2nd Generation

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-05-11T03:05:31+00:00

1st and 2nd Generation The first 2 generations of home game consoles, commonly considered as having began in 1972 with the Magnavox Odyssey and ending in 1985 with the release of the NES. This page is essentially for just the 2nd generation, as the 1st generation's capabilities are too limited to allow even the slightest EOP to be developed.

Nintendo Virtual Boy

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-06-09T23:12:37+00:00

Nintendo Virtual Boy Nintendo's ill-informed attempt of staving off “unreleased console” tension by entering the 32 bit era and Virtual Reality at the same time. Releasing on August 14th, 1995 in North America, the Virtual Boy's NEC V810, 320 KB of RAM (across 3 purposes), and

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-12-25T01:55:16+00:00

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…

4th Generation

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-05-10T23:38:01+00:00

4th Generation The 4th generation of home game consoles, commonly considered as having began in 1989 with the release of the Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx-16, and ending in the period between 1993 (release of the 3DO/Jaguar) and 1996 (release of the N64). Possibly the generation with the 2nd highest amount of potential for EOPs, considering the hardware capabilities of this era contrasted with the relative lack of interesting programs for much of this period's systems.

SNK Neo Geo CD

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-05-13T00:48:42+00:00

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

Commodore CDTV

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-02-26T23:39:48+00:00

Commodore CDTV Commodore's first attempt of making an Amiga-based game console (+ entertainment system, in this case). Releasing in March 1991 in it's various markets, the CDTV was a miserable failure: overpriced, undersupported, and badly marketed. Based off the Amiga 500 computer and coming with a Motorola 68k, upgradable 1MB of RAM, and

Sega Master System

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-13T22:39:19+00:00

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

Mattel Intellivision

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-11-28T23:08:55+00:00

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

Smart TVs

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T03:00:09+00:00

Smart TVs Televisions which feature a level of capability without depending on another device. In other words, TVs that can stream, use “apps”, and so on, as an integrated function. Their OSes are usually Linux or Android based, while CPU architectures are either ARM or MIPS.

Atari 5200

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-13T22:36:02+00:00

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.

Atari 2600

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-11-28T23:08:28+00:00

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…

Texas Instruments nSpire CX

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-05-18T03:54:30+00:00

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)

Texas Instruments 92 Plus

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T01:55:01+00:00

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.

Texas Instruments 89 and Titanium

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T01:52:26+00:00

Texas Instruments 89 and Titanium Operating Systems (Motorola 68000) AAShell Another boring aping of the Windows appearance (Start menu blah blah) BlitZ K* Something that’s “designed to look like a file manager”, whatever that means. Brain

Televisions, non-smart

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-04-23T03:00:56+00:00

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.

SNK Neo Geo AES

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-11-30T05:20:24+00:00

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