Hardware
| Name Sort descending | Description |
|---|---|
| Panoramic Telematch Junior | The Telematch Junior is a pong console released by Panoramic in 1977. It is a dedicated console playing five Pong variants. The console uses the AY-3-8500 dedicated pong chip. It plays all the… |
| Panoramic Telematch Nuclear | Panoramic Telematch Nuclear is a dedicated console playing four Pong variants and two target shooting games. The console uses the AY-3-8500 dedicated pong chip which features the following games:… |
| Paper Tape Punch Typewriter | In September 1958, NEC equipped its NEAC-2201 and other machines with a paper tape punch typewriter. |
| Pascaline | Pascaline (original). Eight-place machine for Marguerite Périer (© Muséum Henri-Lecoq, Ville de Clermont-Ferrand, picture: Nathalie Vidal). |
| PASOPIA 16 | This was a true 16-bit personal computer from Toshiba which employed the 8088-2 (6MHz) 16-bit microprocessor. It was first marketed in 1982. |
| Pathé-Marconi Jeu Video JV 1V | Pathé-Marconi Jeu Video JV 1V is a French video game console released in 1977. |
| Pathé-Marconi Jeu Video JV 2V | Pathé-Marconi Jeu Video JV 2V is a French video game console released in 1977. |
| Pathé-Marconi Jeu Video JV402V | Pathé-Marconi Jeu Video JV 402V is a French video game console released in 1977. |
| Pathé-Marconi Jeu Video JV602V | Pathé-Marconi Jeu Video JV602V is a French video game console released in 1977. |
| PB-250 | The Packard Bell PB-250 is a 22-bit mini from 1961. It was built by the computer division of Packard Bell Electronics, which is not related in any way to the current Packard Bell company that… |
| PC Engine SuperGrafx | The PC Engine SuperGrafx (PCエンジンスーパーグラフィックス, Pī Shī Enjin SūpāGurafikkusu), also known as simply the SuperGrafx, is a fourth-generation home video game console manufactured by NEC Home Electronics… |
| PC-2600 | A programmable microcomputer with 16 digit LED display, magnetic card storage and built-in thermal printer. Keyboard code instruction set similar to programmable calculators of the time. I… |
| PC-8001 | NEC announced its first personal computer, the PC-8001, in May 1979. This was a modular microcomputer system whose base configuration was a main unit with built-in keyboard, and other input/output… |
| PC-9801 | The PC-9801 was a 16-bit personal computer announced by NEC in October 1982, and was the first generation machine in the PC-9800 Series. This machine was developed for business applications, and… |
| PC-9801 model F5 | In May 1990, NEC marketed two new models: the PC-9801T model F5 (the first machine in Japan equipped with an 8-color TFT liquid crystal display) and the PC-9801T model S5 (equipped with a color… |
| PC-9801LX5C | In July 1989, NEC marketed the PC-9801LX5C -- a laptop computer, first in Japan, equipped with an 8 color display. |
| PC-9801N | In October 1989, NEC announced the PC-9801N under the nickname of "98NOTE". This was an A4-binder-sized notebook computer with a weight of 2.9 kilograms. |
| PC-9801NC | NEC announced the PC-9801NC (commonly known as the 98 NOTE Color) in October 1991. The PC-9801NC was the first commercial notebook computer to feature a thin-film-transistor (TFT) color LCD screen… |
| PC-98LT | In October 1986, NEC announced the PC-98LT, a laptop computer equipped with the V50, an independently developed 16-bit microprocessor. |
| PC-98XL2 | In September 1987, NEC announced the PC-98XL2, a 32-bit personal computer equipped with the 80386, a microprocessor from the Intel Corporation. This machine was also the first personal computer in… |
| PC-FX | The PC-FX is a 32-bit home video game console developed by NEC and Hudson Soft. It was released in Japan in 1994 and discontinued in February 1998, as NEC's final home video game console. Based on… |
| PC-PR101 Kanji Printer | In July 1984, NEC announced the PC-PR101—the sister machine of the PC-PR201. The PC-PR101 was a small machine with a printing width of 53 characters (or 80 alphanumeric/kana characters), and had a… |
| PC-PR101/T103 | NEC announced three color thermal-transfer printers in February 1992 that printed 80 columns per line at 48-dot resolution. The three models were the PC-PR101/T165, a color, Japanese-language… |
| PC-PR101/T165 | NEC announced three color thermal-transfer printers in February 1992 that printed 80 columns per line at 48-dot resolution. The three models were the PC-PR101/T165, a color, Japanese-language… |
| PC-PR101/T165A | NEC announced two printer models, the PC-PR101/TN103A and PC-PR101/T165A, in October 1993. Despite having 400 dpi resolution and coming standard with outline fonts, the printers sold for less than… |
| PC-PR101/TN103A | NEC announced two printer models, the PC-PR101/TN103A and PC-PR101/T165A, in October 1993. Despite having 400 dpi resolution and coming standard with outline fonts, the printers sold for less than… |
| PC-PR201 Kanji Printer | In May 1983, NEC announced the PC-PR201—a compact, inexpensive Japanese language printer for personal computers. |
| PC9821Ce2 | NEC added two models — the PC-9821Ce2 T2 and the PC-9821Ce2 T2D — to its 98MULTi multimedia computer line. The new models featured a built-in TV tuner so users could watch regular TV broadcasts on… |
| PCC 2000 | PCC 2000 is a professional computer released in 1978. It was designed in 1978 by Pertec, the company which merged with MITS by the end of 1976. |
| PDP-1 | The PDP-1 (Programmed Data Processor-1) was the first computer in Digital Equipment Corporation's PDP series and was first produced in 1960. It is famous for being the computer most important in… |
| PDP-10 | The PDP-10 was a mainframe computer family manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) from the late 1960s on; the name stands for "Programmed Data Processor model 10". The first model was… |
| PDP-11 | The PDP-11 was a series of 16-bit minicomputers sold by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) from 1970 into the 1990s, one of a succession of products in the PDP series. The PDP-11 replaced the PDP… |
| PDP-12 | The PDP-12 Programmed Data Processor is a versatile digital computer which includes within its single central processor two distinct operating modes, each with its own complete instruction set.… |
| PDP-15 | DEC's final 18-bit machine. It was their only 18-bit machine constructed from TTL integrated circuits rather than discrete transistors. Later versions of the system were referred to as the "XVM"… |
| PDP-4 | Supposed to be a slower, cheaper alternative to the PDP-1, but not commercially successful; all later 18-bit PDP machines were based on its instruction set. One customer of these early PDP… |
| PDP-5 | The PDP-5 was built with DEC System Modules, the original |
| PDP-6 | The PDP-6 (Programmed Data Processor-6) was a computer model developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1963. It was influential primarily as the prototype (effectively) for the later PDP… |
| PDP-7 | The DEC PDP-7 is a minicomputer produced by Digital Equipment Corporation. Introduced in 1965, it was the first to use their Flip-Chip technology. With a cost of only $72,000 USD, it was cheap but… |
| PDP-8 | The 12-bit PDP-8 was the first successful commercial minicomputer, produced by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in the 1960s. DEC introduced it on 22 March 1965, and sold more than 50,000… |
| PDP-8/A | The earliest PDP-8 model (informally known as a "Straight-8") used diode-transistor logic, packaged on flip chip cards, and was about the size of a minibar-fridge. This was followed by the… |
| PDP-8/E | The 12-bit PDP-8 was the first successful commercial minicomputer, produced by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in the 1960s. DEC introduced it on 22 March 1965, and sold more than 50,000… |
| PDP-8/F | The PDP-8/F is a later and slightly reduced version of the PDP-8/E. The 8/F has a smaller and lighter switched mode power supply than the linear power supply of the 8/E. The OMNIBUS backplane of… |
| PDP-8/I | PDP-8/I computer was introduced in 1968 as the sucessor to the original PDP-8 and was the first to be made with IC's. It was made of the new M series simple module boards similar in function to… |
| PDP-8/L | The PDP-8 computers were the most widely spread minicomputers of the |
| PDP-8/M | The PDP-8/E and PDP-8/M were similar computers. The 8/E was introduced in 1970 and had a linear power supply and room for 20 cards including the slots used by the processor. It sold for $6,500.… |
| PDP-8/S | The earliest PDP-8 model (informally known as a "Straight-8") used diode-transistor logic, packaged on flip chip cards, and was about the size of a minibar-fridge. This was followed by the… |
| PDP-9 | The PDP-9 was a very popular, eighteen bit computer, with a cycle time of one microsecond. Over 430 were sold world-wide. Sites in Australia included Government Aircraft Factory,… |
| PDSBA | Designed by industry leaders Supermicro, the PDSBA is the ultimate in desktop motherboards, offering unparalleled processing power. |
| PDSBA+ | Using the Intel G965 chipset and supporting a wide range of processors in the LGA775 package alongside 8GB of DDR2 SDRAM, this board is more than capable of handling any task. With a built in SATA… |
| PDSBA-Q+ | Designed by industry leaders Supermicro, the PDSBA is the ultimate in desktop motherboards, offering unparalleled processing power. |
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