https://io55.net/wiki/ 2026-05-02T15:14:46+00:00 https://io55.net/wiki/ https://io55.net/wiki/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2024-05-18T03:27:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-12-25T02:08:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-02-26T23:40:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-02-26T23:38:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-08-24T06:30:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2024-05-18T03:51:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-08-12T02:07:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2025-02-09T00:20:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-09-23T18:45:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2024-05-18T04:15:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-11-29T02:43:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-05-03T02:53:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-12-25T01:55:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-04-23T01:52:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2024-05-18T03:45:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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://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 2022-09-23T18:51:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-11-28T22:39:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/smartphones_and_more/tablets?rev=1701211153&do=diff Tablets Similar to smartphones, except no calling and they're bigger. Typically, these will be ARM or x86 based, and run either Android, iOS, or some Windows variant. Apple iPad Air 2 Operating Systems (Apple A8X) Linux One of several Apple devices that can run linux thru checkm8. Further information is available in the links below, especially the resources link. text/html 2024-05-18T03:48:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2025-02-24T22:53:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-02-26T20:32:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2024-11-19T20:59:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-05-12T21:51:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2024-06-06T23:29:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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://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 2022-02-08T00:51:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-08-12T02:03:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-08-02T23:46:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/6th_generation/nokia_n-gage?rev=1659483983&do=diff 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 text/html 2022-08-03T03:41:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-02-26T23:39:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-06-21T23:22:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-11-30T05:20:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-08-08T21:42:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-08-01T22:05:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-05-11T02:46:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/7th_generation/summary?rev=1652237214&do=diff 7th Generation The 7th generation of home game consoles, commonly considered as having began during 2005 and 2006 (release of all 3 main systems), and ending anywhere between 2012 (release of the Wii U) and 2017 (year in which the PS3 was discontinued), or possibly even during 2019/2020 (release of final game titles on Wii and PS3). As one can likely tell, the 7th generation was the first generation to truly last absolute ages, with the 360 having been actively produced for over a decade, while… text/html 2022-05-13T00:48:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-11-28T23:08:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-08-07T19:15:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-12-25T03:12:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-01-14T22:33:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/7th_generation/leapfrog_didj?rev=1642199633&do=diff 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 text/html 2024-05-18T03:54:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-11-17T02:13:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-11-28T23:08:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-04-23T01:55:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-04-23T03:03:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-04-23T01:52:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-05-03T03:00:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-04-23T02:41:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2024-05-18T04:04:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/office_electronics/routers_and_modems?rev=1716005084&do=diff Routers and Modems Devices that route connections on a network, or receive cable input. These will run a variety of architectures, although MIPS and ARM are very common. Operating systems will range from custom Linux-based OSes, to more conventional OpenWRT, DD-WRT, etc. variants. text/html 2024-05-18T03:58:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/miscellaneous_mobile_devices/smart_glasses?rev=1716004704&do=diff Smart Glasses & VR Headsets Any sort of device that involves AR or VR, such as smart glasses and virtual reality headsets. Smart Glasses: Wearable glasses with screens with functionality similar to smartphones. Relevant for a short period in the early 2010s, then they died out. Of the ones that existed, most all appear to be Android or Linux based ARM systems. text/html 2022-04-23T02:21:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/commercial_electronics/modular_tape_drive_libraries?rev=1650680510&do=diff Modular Tape Drive Libraries A very niche type of device that integrates a large amount of tape-based drives together, for the purpose of archival and storage. Due to their uncommon and “corporate” usage, it is hard to determine what CPU architectures and OSes are common, although it is likely that Unix-based OSes are at least somewhat prevalent. text/html 2022-04-23T02:30:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-04-22T23:30:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/dumbphones/feature_phones?rev=1682206229&do=diff 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… text/html 2022-08-02T19:20:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/5th_generation/tiger_game.com?rev=1659468053&do=diff 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 text/html 2022-05-10T23:52:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/9th_generation/summary?rev=1652226743&do=diff 9th Generation The 9th generation of home game consoles, commonly considered as having began in 2020 with the release of the PS5 and Xbox Series consoles, although some may consider it as having began in 2017 with the release of the Nintendo Switch. Being the current console generation, it's not going to be ending anytime soon. Similarly, it's status as the current and new generation means very few EOPs are available in this area for the time being. Only the future can tell us what will eventua… text/html 2023-08-12T02:07:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-08-01T22:40:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-09-17T18:46:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/4th_generation/watara_supervision?rev=1663440418&do=diff 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 text/html 2022-08-02T20:33:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-08-02T20:28:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-04-22T23:30:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/dumbphones/flip_phones?rev=1682206206&do=diff 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. text/html 2023-08-08T19:58:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-04-23T02:20:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/commercial_electronics/data_transfer_tablets?rev=1650680434&do=diff 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. text/html 2022-04-23T02:20:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2024-05-18T02:48:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/commercial_electronics/bank_card_readers?rev=1716000494&do=diff Bank Card Readers These are essentially what someone will use to pay for something via debit, credit, or digital payments. You know: tapping cards, swiping cards, entering PINs, or using some sort of digital payment method. Since they deal with sensitive materials (payments), they almost always run a proprietary text/html 2023-09-26T17:14:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/7th_generation/summary?rev=1695748475&do=diff 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… text/html 2022-08-03T03:44:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/7th_generation/tiger_telematics_gizmondo?rev=1659498263&do=diff 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… text/html 2023-12-26T00:28:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-02-26T23:39:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-06-21T21:30:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/7th_generation/tectoy_zeebo?rev=1655847001&do=diff Tectoy Zeebo A mysterious 3G-compatible digital-only game console from Tectoy. Releasing on May 25th, 2009 only in Brazil, and November 14th, 2009 only in Mexico, the Zeebo's ARM11-based CPU, 128+32 MB of RAM, and ATI Adreno graphics outputting up to text/html 2022-06-21T22:31:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/8th_generation/ouya_inc._ouya?rev=1655850717&do=diff 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… text/html 2022-05-14T21:28:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-04-23T03:00:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2023-04-23T02:12:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/television_and_home_theater/cable_boxes_and_dvrs?rev=1682215922&do=diff 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 text/html 2022-05-11T02:44:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/4th_generation/nec_turbografx-16?rev=1652237086&do=diff 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 text/html 2022-04-23T02:59:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-04-23T02:53:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/operating_systems/embedded?rev=1650682435&do=diff 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. text/html 2022-05-12T22:04:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/4th_generation/tandy_memorex_video_information_system?rev=1652393098&do=diff 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 text/html 2022-05-14T18:50:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-05-14T21:16:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-09-23T17:56:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/office_electronics/printers_and_scanners?rev=1663955798&do=diff 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 … text/html 2022-06-21T21:43:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/8th_generation/nintendo_classic_editions_nes-snes?rev=1655847808&do=diff 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 text/html 2022-04-23T02:47:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-06-09T23:57:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2024-05-18T04:01:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-04-23T02:38:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/kitchen_appliances/refrigerators?rev=1650681504&do=diff Refrigerators Refrigerators, like in one's kitchen. Many “Smart Fridges” exist, but most of them don't have EOPs. Despite this, it's very easy to tell that they almost always will run Android + ARM. Older fridges have a chance of running some custom Linux text/html 2022-04-23T02:37:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/kitchen_appliances/commercial_kitchen_order_systems?rev=1650681471&do=diff 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 text/html 2024-05-18T03:36:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-04-23T02:44:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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 2022-06-21T21:37:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/8th_generation/microsoft_xbox_one?rev=1655847445&do=diff 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… text/html 2025-03-01T09:16:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://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