History of video games/Platforms/Galaksija
History edit
Developed in 1983 in Yugoslavia.[1]
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Technology edit
The CPU was a Z80, which also had to largely handle video generation.[2]
Games edit
- Diamond Mine[3]
Gallery edit
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Unit of the Museum of Science and Technology in Belgrade. Note that the fancy casing is not necessarily universal on units, which were often just the circuit board with keyboard. -
1984 unit -
Setup
Notes edit
Shares similarities to later DIY & open consoles, though the primary motivating factors are different.
References edit
- ↑ Packwood, Lewis (30 July 2013). "The story of Yugoslavia's DIY computer revolution" (in en). Eurogamer.net. https://www.eurogamer.net/the-story-of-yugoslavias-diy-computer-revolution.
- ↑ Cass, Stephen (July 27, 2023). "The Soviet-Era, Z80-based Galaksija Dared to Be Different - IEEE Spectrum" (in en). spectrum.ieee.org. https://spectrum.ieee.org/yugoslavia-diy-microcomputer.
- ↑ Sterling, Bruce (December 19, 2011). "Dead Media Beat: the Yugoslav Galaksija PC". Wired. https://www.wired.com/2011/12/dead-media-beat-the-yugoslav-galaksija-pc/.