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188 </div> 189<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/cherry/"> 190 <img src="/thumbnails/teclado_cherry.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 191 </a> 192 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/cherry/" rel="tag" title="Cherry">Cherry</a></span> <br /> 193 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 194 Founded by: Walter Lorain Cherry<br /> In: <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" /> Estados Unidos (Highland Park)<br /> Headquarters: <img src="/flags/de.png" alt="DE" /> Germany (Auerbach in der Oberpfalz) <br /> 195 Since: 1953 <br /> 196 <br /> 197 198 <p> 199 Cherry is a German manufacturer of computer peripherals. </p> 200 201 <!--a href="/removable/cherry.html">More â</a--> 202 <p class="more_box"> 203 <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/cherry/" class="more">More â</a> 204 </p> 205 206 </div> 207 </div> 208<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/dec/"> 209 <img src="/thumbnails/dec.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 210 </a> 211 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/dec/" rel="tag" title="DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation)">DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation)</a></span> <br /> 212 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 213 Founded by: Ken Olsen & Harlan Anderson<br /> Headquarters: <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" /> USA (Maynard) <br /> 214 Since: 1957 <br /> 215 Until: 1998 <br /> 216 217 <p> 218 DEC was an American company considered a pioneer in the manufacture of minicomputers. </p> 219 220 <!--a href="/removable/dec.html">More â</a--> 221 <p class="more_box"> 222 <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/dec/" class="more">More â</a> 223 </p> 224 225 </div> 226 </div> 227<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/epson/"> 228 <img src="/thumbnails/epson_printer.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 229 </a> 230 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/epson/" rel="tag" title="Epson">Epson</a></span> <br /> 231 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 232 Headquarters: <img src="/flags/jp.png" alt="JP" /> Japan (Suwa) <br /> 233 Since: 1961 <br /> 234 <br /> 235 236 <p> 237 In 1975, Epson became its own company as the printer manufacturing branch of Seiko, previously marketed under the Seikosha brand. </p> 238 239 <!--a href="/removable/epson.html">More â</a--> 240 <p class="more_box"> 241 <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/epson/" class="more">More â</a> 242 </p> 243 244 </div> 245 </div> 246<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/centronics/"> 247 <img src="/thumbnails/centronics.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 248 </a> 249 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/centronics/" rel="tag" title="Centronics">Centronics</a></span> <br /> 250 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 251 Founded by: Robert Howard<br /> Headquarters: <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" /> USA (Hudson) <br /> 252 Since: 1971 <br /> 253 Until: 1987 <br /> 254 255 <p> 256 Centronics Data Computer Corporation was a pioneering American company, a major manufacturer of computer printers in the 1970s.<br /> 257Today, it is best remembered for the parallel interface that bears its name. </p> 258 259 <!--a href="/removable/centronics.html">More â</a--> 260 261 </div> 262 </div> 263<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/radofin/"> 264 <img src="/thumbnails/radofin.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 265 </a> 266 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/radofin/" rel="tag" title="Radofin">Radofin</a></span> <br /> 267 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 268 Headquarters: <img src="/flags/gb.png" alt="GB" /> United Kingdom (Londres) <br /> 269 Since: 1974 <br /> 270 Until: 1991 <br /> 271 272 <p> 273 Radofin Electronics, Ltd., commonly known as Radofin, was a multinational electronics company founded in July 1974. <br />
274Three headquarters were established: Radofin Electronics in London, Radofin Electronics in Liechtenstein, and Radofin Electronics (Far East) in Hong Kong. Initially, the company was engaged in the manufacture and sale of calculators, taking advantage of the growing demand for consumer electronics at that time.<br /> 275It later went on to manufacture its own consoles and storage systems for 8-bit computers.<br /> 276Noteworthy is the Dragon MSX (1985), designed by Radofin for Eurohard, owners of Dragon Data. Although it was never released to the public due to Eurohard's bankruptcy, several hundred units were produced and given to employees as part of their final salaries. </p> 277 278 <!--a href="/removable/radofin.html">More â</a--> 279 280 </div> 281 </div> 282<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/ashton-tate/"> 283 <img src="/thumbnails/ashton-tate.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 284 </a> 285 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/ashton-tate/" rel="tag" title="Ashton-Tate">Ashton-Tate</a></span> <br /> 286 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 287 Founded by: George Tate & Hal Lashlee<br /> Headquarters: <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" /> USA (Torrance) <br /> 288 Since: 1980 <br /> 289 Until: 1991 <br /> 290 291 <p> 292 Ashton-Tate was a US software company famous for developing the dBase database application and the Framework office suite.<br /> 293<br /> 294Designed by Wayne Ratliff, dBase was a database manager that, at one point, held a monopoly in its market.<br /> 295<br /> 296Framework, designed by Robert Carr, was office suite that combined the functions of a word processor, spreadsheet, graphics manager, file manager, and communication software that brought together several terminal emulators. A macro language called FRED (for FRamework EDitor) completed the package. <br /> 297<br /> 298Ashton-Tate grew from a small garage company into a multinational corporation with software development centers throughout the United States and Europe. It became one of the âBig Threeâ software companies, alongside Microsoft and Lotus.<br /> 299<br /> 300After the death (from a heart attack) of George Tate, Ashton-Tate was sold to Borland in 1991. </p> 301 302 <!--a href="/removable/ashton-tate.html">More â</a--> 303 304 </div> 305 </div> 306<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/quickshot/"> 307 <img src="/thumbnails/joystick_quickshot.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 308 </a> 309 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/quickshot/" rel="tag" title="QuickShot">QuickShot</a></span> <br /> 310 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 311 Founded by: Harry Fox y Peter Law<br /> Headquarters: <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" /> USA <br /> 312 Since: 1981 <br /> 313 Until: 1988 <br /> 314 315 <p> 316 QuickShot was a well-known family of joysticks manufactured from 1982 by the company Spactravideo for 8-bit personal computers (Commodore, Spectrum, Atari, MSX...) </p> 317 318 <!--a href="/removable/quickshot.html">More â</a--> 319 320 </div> 321 </div> 322<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/logitech/"> 323 <img src="/thumbnails/logitech_mouse.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 324 </a> 325 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/logitech/" rel="tag" title="Logitech">Logitech</a></span> <br /> 326 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 327 Founded by: Daniel Borel, Pierluigi Zappacosta y 328Giacomo Marini<br /> Headquarters: <img src="/flags/ch.png" alt="CH" /> Switzerland (Lausanne) <br /> 329 Since: 1981 <br /> 330 <br /> 331 332 <p> 333 Logitech is a Swiss electronics company that manufactures peripherals for personal computers, primarily mice, keyboards, speakers, and headphones. </p> 334 335 <!--a href="/removable/logitech.html">More â</a--> 336 <p class="more_box"> 337 <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/logitech/" class="more">More â</a> 338 </p> 339 340 </div>
341 </div> 342<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/mht/"> 343 <img src="/thumbnails/joysticks_zero-zero.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 344 </a> 345 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/mht/" rel="tag" title="MHT">MHT</a></span> <br /> 346 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 347 Headquarters: <img src="/flags/es.png" alt="ES" /> Spain <br /> 348 Since: 1981 <br /> 349 Until: 1995 <br /> 350 351 <p> 352 MHT Ingenieros S.L. was a company that manufactured peripherals for 8-bit Commodore, Amstrad, and Spectrum computers.<br /> 353Their joysticks, which they called Zero-Zero, are well-known. </p> 354 355 <!--a href="/removable/mht.html">More â</a--> 356 357 </div> 358 </div> 359<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/gravis/"> 360 <img src="/thumbnails/gravis_pc_gamepad.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 361 </a> 362 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/gravis/" rel="tag" title="Advanced Gravis Computer Technology">Advanced Gravis Computer Technology</a></span> <br /> 363 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 364 Headquarters: <img src="/flags/ca.png" alt="CA" /> Canada <br /> 365 Since: 1982 <br /> 366 <br /> 367 368 <p> 369 Gravis was a manufacturer of computer hardware and peripherals, best known for its Gravis Ultrasound sound card (a competitor to the Sound Blaster). It also manufactured joysticks and gamepads. </p> 370 371 <!--a href="/removable/gravis.html">More â</a--> 372 <p class="more_box"> 373 <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/gravis/" class="more">More â</a> 374 </p> 375 376 </div> 377 </div> 378<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/number_nine/"> 379 <img src="/thumbnails/number_nine_card.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 380 </a> 381 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/number_nine/" rel="tag" title="Number Nine">Number Nine</a></span> <br /> 382 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 383 Founded by: Andrew Najda & Stan Bialek<br /> Headquarters: <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" /> USA <br /> 384 Since: 1982 <br /> 385 Until: 1999 <br /> 386 387 <p> 388 Number Nine Visual Technology Corporation was a renowned manufacturer of video chips and graphics cards from 1982 to 1999.<br /> 389<br /> 390This company developed the first 128-bit graphics processor (the Imagine 128), as well as the first 256-color (8-bit) and 16.8 million-color (24-bit) graphics cards. </p> 391 392 <!--a href="/removable/number_nine.html">More â</a--> 393 <p class="more_box"> 394 <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/number_nine/" class="more">More â</a> 395 </p> 396 397 </div> 398 </div> 399<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/kempston_micro_electronics/"> 400 <img src="/thumbnails/kempston.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 401 </a> 402 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/kempston_micro_electronics/" rel="tag" title="Kempston Micro Electronics">Kempston Micro Electronics</a></span> <br /> 403 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 404 Headquarters: <img src="/flags/gb.png" alt="GB" /> United Kingdom (Kempston) <br /> 405 Since: 1983 <br /> 406 Until: 1993 <br /> 407 408 <p> 409 British company dedicated to the manufacture of joysticks and other peripherals for 8-bit computers. </p> 410 411 <!--a href="/removable/kempston_micro_electronics.html">More â</a--> 412 <p class="more_box"> 413 <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/kempston_micro_electronics/" class="more">More â</a> 414 </p> 415 416 </div> 417 </div> 418<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/genius/">
419 <img src="/thumbnails/genius_mouse.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 420 </a> 421 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/genius/" rel="tag" title="Genius">Genius</a></span> <br /> 422 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 423 Headquarters: <img src="/flags/tw.png" alt="TW" /> Taiwan (Taipéi) <br /> 424 Since: 1983 <br /> 425 <br /> 426 427 <p> 428 Genius manufactures computer peripherals such as keyboards, mice, trackballs and pointing devices, joysticks, TV and video tuners, webcams, security cameras, speakers, headsets, headphones, and other gaming peripherals. </p> 429 430 <!--a href="/removable/genius.html">More â</a--> 431 <p class="more_box"> 432 <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/genius/" class="more">More â</a> 433 </p> 434 435 </div> 436 </div> 437<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/borland/"> 438 <img src="/thumbnails/borland.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 439 </a> 440 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/borland/" rel="tag" title="Borland">Borland</a></span> <br /> 441 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 442 Founded by: Niels Jensen, Ole Henriksen, Mogens Glad & Philippe Kahn<br /> Headquarters: <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" /> USA (Austin) <br /> 443 Since: 1983 <br /> 444 <br /> 445 446 <p> 447 Borland was founded in 1983 when a young Dane named Anders Hejlsberg reached an agreement with Philip Khan to sell the Pascal compiler that Anders had created for personal computers. Turbo Pascal was a compiler with an âenvironmentâ concept that was revolutionary at the time.<br /> 448Borland later released compilers for other languages such as Prolog (Turbo Prolog) and Basic (Turbo BASIC). But the most popular and successful was the C programming language, Turbo C.<br /> 449Borland rose to the top of the compiler market, competing with Microsoft.<br /> 450But it lost that position before Windows 95 came out. The Windows version of Turbo Pascal was considered a good product. But programming for Windows cried out for a more comfortable environment. Meanwhile, Microsoft was taking over the market with Visual Basic. By the time Delphi was released in the spring of 1995, it had already lost a lot of ground.<br /> 451<br /> 452Just as Delphi emerged as the evolution of Turbo Pascal for MS Windows, so did Turbo C give rise to C++Builder. <br /> 453The company also launched JBuilder, a Java IDE (1996).<br /> 454<br /> 455Company evolution:<br /> 456<br /> 457In 1991, Borland acquired Ashton-Tate, continuing to market its flagship products, dBase and Interbase.<br /> 458<br /> 459Around 1993-94, agreements were reached with WordPerfect for cooperation in office automation, with their products being marketed jointly.<br /> 460<br /> 461Following the purchase of Visigenic (a company specializing in CORBA and creator of VisiBroker) in 1997, it changed its name to Inprise.<br /> 462<br /> 463In 1999, Microsoft invested in the company, two months after causing the departure of Inprise's top executives.<br /> 464<br /> 465In 2000, there was a failed attempt to merge with Corel.<br /> 466<br /> 467In 2001, Inprise reverted to its famous name, becoming Borland Software Corporation.<br /> 468<br /> 469On November 14, 2006, the IDEs and compilers department (Borland Developer Tools Group) separated from Borland to form a new subsidiary (whose sole shareholder was Borland) called CodeGear. The parent company, Borland Software Corporation, will focus on analysis, design, and application lifecycle management (ALM) tools.<br /> 470<br /> 471In May 2008, Borland Software Corporation reached an agreement to sell CodeGear to Embarcadero Technologies for $23 million.<br /> 472<br /> 473On May 6, 2009, software developer Micro Focus purchased Borland Software Corporation for $75 million. </p> 474 475 <!--a href="/removable/borland.html">More â</a--> 476 477 </div> 478 </div> 479<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/rotronics/">
480 <img src="/thumbnails/" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 481 </a> 482 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/rotronics/" rel="tag" title="Rotronics">Rotronics</a></span> <br /> 483 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 484 Headquarters: <img src="/flags/gb.png" alt="GB" /> United Kingdom (High Wycombe) <br /> 485 Since: 1984 <br /> 486 Until: 1989 <br /> 487 488 <p> 489 Rotronics Ltd., a Rovo Financial Corporation Ltd. division based in High Wycombe, manufactured the Rotronics Wafadrive in 1984.<br /> 490<br /> 491This peripheral for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum home computer was launched in late 1984 as a competitor to Sinclair's ZX Interface and ZX Microdrive. The Wafadrive featured two built-in continuous loop "stringy floppy" tape drives manufactured by BSR, an RS-232 interface, and a Centronics parallel port.<br /> 492<br /> 493Despite its innovative features, the Rotronics Wafadrive faced several challenges. It required high memory usage, with the operating system reserving about 2K of the Spectrum's memory.<br /> 494The device also suffered from slow performance compared to microdrives, compatibility issues, and unreliable storage media. Users encountered difficulties, and sales were poor, ultimately outweighing the peripheral's advantages.<br /> 495<br /> 496As a result of these issues, Rotronics Ltd. was liquidated by 1989, marking the end of Wafadrive's short-lived presence in the market. </p> 497 498 <!--a href="/removable/rotronics.html">More â</a--> 499 500 </div> 501 </div> 502<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/suzo/"> 503 <img src="/thumbnails/suzo_joy.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 504 </a> 505 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/suzo/" rel="tag" title="Suzo">Suzo</a></span> <br /> 506 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 507 Headquarters: <img src="/flags/nl.png" alt="NL" /> Netherlands (Rotterdam) <br /> 508 Since: 1985 <br /> 509 <br /> 510 511 <p> 512 The brand that provided the experience of an arcade joystick in our home. </p> 513 514 <!--a href="/removable/suzo.html">More â</a--> 515 <p class="more_box"> 516 <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/suzo/" class="more">More â</a> 517 </p> 518 519 </div> 520 </div> 521<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/ariston/"> 522 <img src="/thumbnails/joystick_ariston.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 523 </a> 524 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/ariston/" rel="tag" title="Ariston">Ariston</a></span> <br /> 525 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 526 Headquarters: <img src="/flags/es.png" alt="ES" /> Spain (Barcelona) <br /> 527 Since: 1988 <br /> 528 <br /> 529 530 <p> 531 Ariston Electrónica S.A. is a company dedicated to the electronics sector, which imported and distributed joysticks for 8-bit computers. </p> 532 533 <!--a href="/removable/ariston.html">More â</a--> 534 535 </div> 536 </div> 537<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/gunshot/"> 538 <img src="/thumbnails/gunshot_joystick.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 539 </a> 540 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/gunshot/" rel="tag" title="GunShot">GunShot</a></span> <br /> 541 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 542 Headquarters: <img src="/flags/.png" alt="" /> <br /> 543 Since: 1990 aprox.<br /> 544 <br /> 545 546 <p> 547 This well-known brand of Atari-standard joysticks made products that became very popular, such as the GS123 model.<br /> 548It was distributed in the UK by Vulcan Electronics and also by Tigress. It was also distributed in the US by C&L. </p> 549 550 <!--a href="/removable/gunshot.html">More â</a--> 551 552 </div>
553 </div> 554<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/media_vision/"> 555 <img src="/thumbnails/pro-audio-spectrum-pas-16-multimedia-sound-card.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 556 </a> 557 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/media_vision/" rel="tag" title="Media Vision">Media Vision</a></span> <br /> 558 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 559 Founded by: Paul Jain & Tim Bratton<br /> Headquarters: <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" /> USA (Fremont) <br /> 560 Since: 1990 <br /> 561 Until: 1995 <br /> 562 563 <p> 564 Media Vision was widely known for its Pro AudioSpectrum PC sound cards, which it often bundled with CD-ROM drives. </p> 565 566 <!--a href="/removable/media_vision.html">More â</a--> 567 <p class="more_box"> 568 <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/media_vision/" class="more">More â</a> 569 </p> 570 571 </div> 572 </div> 573<div class="card"> <a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/ch_products/"> 574 <img src="/thumbnails/virtual_pilot_pro_ch_products.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 575 </a> 576 <span class="card_title"><a href="https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/ch_products/" rel="tag" title="CH Products">CH Products</a></span> <br /> 577 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 578 Headquarters: <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" /> USA (Vista) <br /> 579 Since: 1994 aprox.<br /> 580 <br /> 581 582 <p> 583 CH Products is a veteran manufacturer of both professional and recreational controllers.<br /> 584<br /> 585In 1997, CH Products manufactured the first force-feedback gaming joystick under license from the technology's creator, Immersion Corporation. </p> 586 587 <!--a href="/removable/ch_products.html">More â</a--> 588 589 </div> 590 </div> 591</div> 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 <header> 603 <h2>Some historical personal computer peripherals</h2> 604 </header> 605 606 607 <div class="cards_container"> 608<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/commodore/joysticks/commodore_1311.html"> 609 <img src="/thumbnails/joystick_commodore_1311.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 610 </a> 611 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/commodore/joysticks/commodore_1311.html" rel="tag" title="Commodore 1311">Commodore 1311</a></span> <br /> 612 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 613 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 614 <a href="/peripherals/commodore/"> Commodore </a> <br /> 615 616 <p> 617 The 1311 is a digital joystick for the VIC 20, C64, C128, and Amiga manufactured by Commodore.<br /> 618This joystick has contact switches. </p> 619 620 <!--a href="/removable/commodore_1311.html">More â</a--> 621 622 623 624 </div> 625 </div> 626<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/seikosha/printers/seikosha_sp-180.html"> 627 <img src="/thumbnails/seikosha_sp-180.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 628 </a> 629 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/seikosha/printers/seikosha_sp-180.html" rel="tag" title="Seikosha SP-180">Seikosha SP-180</a></span> <br /> 630 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 631 <img src="/flags/jp.png" alt="JP" title="Japan" /> 632 <a href="/peripherals/seikosha/"> Seikosha </a> <br /> 633 634 <p> 635 9-pin dot matrix printer with support for NLQ (Near Letter Quality) mode, achieving results comparable to 24-pin printers.<br /> 636Manufactured by a subsidiary of the Japanese brand SEIKO. </p> 637 638 <!--a href="/removable/seikosha_sp-180.html">More â</a--> 639 640 641 642 </div> 643 </div> 644<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/seikosha/printers/xeikosha_gp-50.html"> 645 <img src="/thumbnails/seikosha_gp-50.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 646 </a> 647 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/seikosha/printers/xeikosha_gp-50.html" rel="tag" title="Seikosha GP-50">Seikosha GP-50</a></span> <br /> 648 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 649 <img src="/flags/jp.png" alt="JP" title="Japan" /> 650 <a href="/peripherals/seikosha/"> Seikosha </a> <br /> 651 652 <p> 653 5-inch continuous-print dot matrix printer.<br /> 654The Seikosha GP-50S model, instead of a parallel port, has a bus connector for Sinclair Research computers: the Sinclair ZX80, Sinclair ZX81, and Sinclair ZX Spectrum.<br /> 655The Seikosha GP-50MX model came with a parallel port interface and was compatible with MSX computers. </p> 656 657 <!--a href="/removable/xeikosha_gp-50.html">More â</a--> 658 659 660 661 </div> 662 </div> 663<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/seikosha/printers/seikosha_sp-2400.html">
664 <img src="/thumbnails/seikosha_sp-2400.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 665 </a> 666 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/seikosha/printers/seikosha_sp-2400.html" rel="tag" title="Seikosha SP-2400">Seikosha SP-2400</a></span> <br /> 667 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 668 <img src="/flags/jp.png" alt="JP" title="Japan" /> 669 <a href="/peripherals/seikosha/"> Seikosha </a> <br /> 670 671 <p> 672 9-pin printer, with up to 5 types of fonts. </p> 673 674 <!--a href="/removable/seikosha_sp-2400.html">More â</a--> 675 676 677 678 </div> 679 </div> 680<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_5181_compact_printer.html"> 681 <img src="/thumbnails/ibm_5181_compact_printer.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 682 </a> 683 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_5181_compact_printer.html" rel="tag" title="IBM Compact Printer 5181 ">IBM Compact Printer 5181 </a></span> <br /> 684 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 685 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 686 <a href="/peripherals/ibm/"> IBM </a> <br /> 687 688 <p> 689 A thermal printer, intended for the IBM PCjr. </p> 690 691 <!--a href="/removable/ibm_5181_compact_printer.html">More â</a--> 692 693 694 695 </div> 696 </div> 697<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_5182.html"> 698 <img src="/thumbnails/ibm_5182.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 699 </a> 700 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_5182.html" rel="tag" title="IBM 5182">IBM 5182</a></span> <br /> 701 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 702 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 703 <a href="/peripherals/ibm/"> IBM </a> <br /> 704 705 <p> 706 IBM color dot matrix printer. </p> 707 708 <!--a href="/removable/ibm_5182.html">More â</a--> 709 710 711 712 </div> 713 </div> 714<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/commodore/printers/commodore_dps-1101.html"> 715 <img src="/thumbnails/commodore_dps-1101.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 716 </a> 717 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/commodore/printers/commodore_dps-1101.html" rel="tag" title="Commodore DPS-1101">Commodore DPS-1101</a></span> <br /> 718 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 719 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 720 <a href="/peripherals/commodore/"> Commodore </a> <br /> 721 722 <p> 723 Commodore's daisy wheel printer. </p> 724 725 <!--a href="/removable/commodore_dps-1101.html">More â</a--> 726 727 728 729 </div> 730 </div> 731<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_5152.html"> 732 <img src="/thumbnails/ibm_5152.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 733 </a> 734 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_5152.html" rel="tag" title="IBM Personal Computer Printer 5152">IBM Personal Computer Printer 5152</a></span> <br /> 735 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 736 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 737 <a href="/peripherals/ibm/"> IBM </a> <br /> 738 739 <p> 740 It was an Epson FX-80 dot matrix printer under the IBM brand. </p> 741 742 <!--a href="/removable/ibm_5152.html">More â</a--> 743 744 745 746 </div> 747 </div> 748<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/commodore/mouses/commodore_1351.html"> 749 <img src="/thumbnails/raton_commodore_1351.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 750 </a> 751 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/commodore/mouses/commodore_1351.html" rel="tag" title="Commodore 1351">Commodore 1351</a></span> <br /> 752 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 753 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 754 <a href="/peripherals/commodore/"> Commodore </a> <br /> 755 756 <p> 757 The 1351 is a mouse for the C64 and C128 manufactured by Commodore.<br /> 758This mouse has a trackball and encoder wheels to read movement and has two buttons. Special software is required to use this mouse. </p> 759 760 <!--a href="/removable/commodore_1351.html">More â</a--> 761 762 763 764 </div> 765 </div> 766<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/commodore/joysticks/commodore_1312.html"> 767 <img src="/thumbnails/joystick_commodore_1312.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 768 </a> 769 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/commodore/joysticks/commodore_1312.html" rel="tag" title="Commodore 1312">Commodore 1312</a></span> <br /> 770 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 771 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 772 <a href="/peripherals/commodore/">
772 Commodore </a> <br /> 773 774 <p> 775 The 1312 is an analog paddle for the VIC 20, C64, and C128 manufactured by Commodore.<br /> 776This paddle has adjustable resistance and a contact switch. The paddles connect as a set of two. </p> 777 778 <!--a href="/removable/commodore_1312.html">More â</a--> 779 780 781 782 </div> 783 </div> 784<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/mht/joysticks/mht_gunstick.html"> 785 <img src="/thumbnails/mht_gun-stick.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 786 </a> 787 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/mht/joysticks/mht_gunstick.html" rel="tag" title="Gun-Stick">Gun-Stick</a></span> <br /> 788 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 789 <img src="/flags/es.png" alt="ES" title="Spain" /> 790 <a href="/peripherals/mht/"> MHT </a> <br /> 791 792 <p> 793 A gun that works with a photosensor, which, through a lens, allows you to know whether you are aiming at a lit or dark area of ââthe screen and transmits this information through the joystick port.<br /> 794<br /> 795Available for Commodore, Spectrum, Amstrad, MSX, and PC.<br /> 796<br /> 797It was incorporated by the leading software developers of the time, with innovative games such as clay pigeon shooting (Dinamic), The A-Team (Sapphire), and William Tell (Opera Soft), among others. </p> 798 799 <!--a href="/removable/mht_gunstick.html">More â</a--> 800 801 802 803 </div> 804 </div> 805<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/mht/joysticks/mht_zero_zero.html"> 806 <img src="/thumbnails/zero-zero.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 807 </a> 808 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/mht/joysticks/mht_zero_zero.html" rel="tag" title="Zero Zero">Zero Zero</a></span> <br /> 809 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 810 <img src="/flags/es.png" alt="ES" title="Spain" /> 811 <a href="/peripherals/mht/"> MHT </a> <br /> 812 813 <p> 814 Joystick made in Spain for 8-bit computers. </p> 815 816 <!--a href="/removable/mht_zero_zero.html">More â</a--> 817 818 819 820 </div> 821 </div> 822<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/centronics/printers/centronics_model_101.html"> 823 <img src="/thumbnails/centronics_101.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 824 </a> 825 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/centronics/printers/centronics_model_101.html" rel="tag" title="Centronics Model 101">Centronics Model 101</a></span> <br /> 826 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 827 1970 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 828 <a href="/peripherals/centronics/"> Centronics </a> <br /> 829 830 <p> 831 The Centronics Model 101 was introduced at the 1970 National Computer Conference. The print head used an innovative seven-pin solenoid impact system. Based on this design, Centronics later claimed to have developed the first dot matrix printer. </p> 832 833 <!--a href="/removable/centronics_model_101.html">More â</a--> 834 835 836 837 </div> 838 </div> 839<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/centronics/printers/centronics_model_101al.html"> 840 <img src="/thumbnails/centronics_model_101al.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 841 </a> 842 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/centronics/printers/centronics_model_101al.html" rel="tag" title="Centronics 101AL">Centronics 101AL</a></span> <br /> 843 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 844 1975 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 845 <a href="/peripherals/centronics/"> Centronics </a> <br /> 846 847 <p> 848 </p> 849 850 <!--a href="/removable/centronics_model_101al.html">More â</a--> 851 852 853 854 </div> 855 </div> 856<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/centronics/printers/centronics_microprinter-p1.html"> 857 <img src="/thumbnails/centronics_microprinter-p1.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 858 </a> 859 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/centronics/printers/centronics_microprinter-p1.html" rel="tag" title="Centronics Microprinter-P1">Centronics Microprinter-P1</a></span> <br /> 860 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 861 1978 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 862 <a href="/peripherals/centronics/"> Centronics </a> <br /> 863 864 <p> 865 ESD silver foil printer. </p> 866 867 <!--a href="/removable/centronics_microprinter-p1.html">More â</a--> 868 869 870 871 </div> 872 </div> 873<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/epson/printers/epson_tx-80.html">
874 <img src="/thumbnails/epson_tx-80.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 875 </a> 876 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/epson/printers/epson_tx-80.html" rel="tag" title="EPSON TX-80">EPSON TX-80</a></span> <br /> 877 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 878 1978 <img src="/flags/jp.png" alt="JP" title="Japan" /> 879 <a href="/peripherals/epson/"> Epson </a> <br /> 880 881 <p> 882 In June 1978, the TX-80 80-column dot matrix printer was introduced, primarily used as a system printer for the Commodre PET computer. After two years of further development, an improved model, the MX-80, was released in October 1980, becoming the best-selling printer in the United States. </p> 883 884 <!--a href="/removable/epson_tx-80.html">More â</a--> 885 886 887 888 </div> 889 </div> 890<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/commodore/printers/commodore_8023p.html"> 891 <img src="/thumbnails/commodore_8023p.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 892 </a> 893 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/commodore/printers/commodore_8023p.html" rel="tag" title="Commodore 8023P">Commodore 8023P</a></span> <br /> 894 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 895 1979 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 896 <a href="/peripherals/commodore/"> Commodore </a> <br /> 897 898 <p> 899 Dot matrix printer. </p> 900 901 <!--a href="/removable/commodore_8023p.html">More â</a--> 902 903 904 905 </div> 906 </div> 907<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/centronics/printers/centronics_737.html"> 908 <img src="/thumbnails/centronics_737.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 909 </a> 910 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/centronics/printers/centronics_737.html" rel="tag" title="Centronics 737">Centronics 737</a></span> <br /> 911 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 912 1980 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 913 <a href="/peripherals/centronics/"> Centronics </a> <br /> 914 915 <p> 916 Serial dot matrix printer, which allowed monospaced or proportional characters. </p> 917 918 <!--a href="/removable/centronics_737.html">More â</a--> 919 920 921 922 </div> 923 </div> 924<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/apple/printers/apple_silentype.html"> 925 <img src="/thumbnails/apple_silentype.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 926 </a> 927 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/apple/printers/apple_silentype.html" rel="tag" title="Apple Silentype">Apple Silentype</a></span> <br /> 928 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 929 1980 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 930 <a href="/peripherals/apple/"> Apple </a> <br /> 931 932 <p> 933 The first printer produced by Apple.<br /> 934It was a small, quiet, 80-column thermal printer designed for the Apple II Plus and Apple III. </p> 935 936 <!--a href="/removable/apple_silentype.html">More â</a--> 937 938 939 940 </div> 941 </div> 942<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/epson/printers/epson_mx80.html"> 943 <img src="/thumbnails/epson_mx-80.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 944 </a> 945 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/epson/printers/epson_mx80.html" rel="tag" title="Epson MX-80">Epson MX-80</a></span> <br /> 946 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 947 1980 <img src="/flags/jp.png" alt="JP" title="Japan" /> 948 <a href="/peripherals/epson/"> Epson </a> <br /> 949 950 <p> 951 </p> 952 953 <!--a href="/removable/epson_mx80.html">More â</a--> 954 955 956 957 </div> 958 </div> 959<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/sinclair/printers/sinclair_zx_printer.html"> 960 <img src="/thumbnails/sinclair_zx_81.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 961 </a> 962 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/sinclair/printers/sinclair_zx_printer.html" rel="tag" title="ZX Printer">ZX Printer</a></span> <br /> 963 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 964 1981 <img src="/flags/gb.png" alt="GB" title="United Kingdom" /> 965 <a href="/peripherals/sinclair/"> Sinclair </a> <br /> 966 967 <p> 968 Thermal printer on metallized paper manufactured by Sinclair Research for its Sinclair ZX81 home computer. </p> 969 970 <!--a href="/removable/sinclair_zx_printer.html">More â</a--> 971 972 973 974 </div> 975 </div> 976<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/commodore/printers/commodore_vic-1525.html">
977 <img src="/thumbnails/commodore_vic-1525.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 978 </a> 979 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/commodore/printers/commodore_vic-1525.html" rel="tag" title="Commodore VIC-1525">Commodore VIC-1525</a></span> <br /> 980 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 981 1982 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 982 <a href="/peripherals/commodore/"> Commodore </a> <br /> 983 984 <p> 985 Dot matrix printer for the Commodore VIC-20. </p> 986 987 <!--a href="/removable/commodore_vic-1525.html">More â</a--> 988 989 990 991 </div> 992 </div> 993<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/commodore/printers/commodore_vic-1515.html"> 994 <img src="/thumbnails/commodore_vic-1515.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 995 </a> 996 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/commodore/printers/commodore_vic-1515.html" rel="tag" title="Commodore VIC-1515">Commodore VIC-1515</a></span> <br /> 997 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 998 1982 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 999 <a href="/peripherals/commodore/"> Commodore </a> <br /> 1000 1001 <p> 1002 Dot matrix printer for the Commodore VIC-20. </p> 1003 1004 <!--a href="/removable/commodore_vic-1515.html">More â</a--> 1005 1006 1007 1008 </div> 1009 </div> 1010<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/star/printers/star_gemini-10X.html"> 1011 <img src="/thumbnails/star_gemini-10x.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1012 </a> 1013 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/star/printers/star_gemini-10X.html" rel="tag" title="Star Gemini-10x">Star Gemini-10x</a></span> <br /> 1014 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1015 1983 <img src="/flags/jp.png" alt="JP" title="Japan" /> 1016 <a href="/peripherals/star/"> Star </a> <br /> 1017 1018 <p> 1019 Dot matrix printer </p> 1020 1021 <!--a href="/removable/star_gemini-10X.html">More â</a--> 1022 1023 1024 1025 </div> 1026 </div> 1027<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/apple/printers/apple_a2m0059.html"> 1028 <img src="/thumbnails/apple_a2m0059.png" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1029 </a> 1030 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/apple/printers/apple_a2m0059.html" rel="tag" title="Apple A2M0059">Apple A2M0059</a></span> <br /> 1031 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1032 1983 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1033 <a href="/peripherals/apple/"> Apple </a> <br /> 1034 1035 <p> 1036 9-needle printer. </p> 1037 1038 <!--a href="/removable/apple_a2m0059.html">More â</a--> 1039 1040 1041 1042 </div> 1043 </div> 1044<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/apple/printers/apple_imagewriter.html"> 1045 <img src="/thumbnails/apple_imagewriter.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1046 </a> 1047 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/apple/printers/apple_imagewriter.html" rel="tag" title="Apple ImageWriter">Apple ImageWriter</a></span> <br /> 1048 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1049 1983 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1050 <a href="/peripherals/apple/"> Apple </a> <br /> 1051 1052 <p> 1053 </p> 1054 1055 <!--a href="/removable/apple_imagewriter.html">More â</a--> 1056 1057 1058 1059 </div> 1060 </div> 1061<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/commodore/printers/commodore_mps-801.html"> 1062 <img src="/thumbnails/commodore_mps-801.png" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1063 </a> 1064 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/commodore/printers/commodore_mps-801.html" rel="tag" title="Commodore MPS-801">Commodore MPS-801</a></span> <br /> 1065 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1066 1984 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1067 <a href="/peripherals/commodore/"> Commodore </a> <br /> 1068 1069 <p> 1070 A Commodore matrix printer (Matrix Printer System). </p> 1071 1072 <!--a href="/removable/commodore_mps-801.html">More â</a--> 1073 1074 1075 1076 </div> 1077 </div> 1078<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/hewlet_packard/printers/hp_thinkjet.html"> 1079 <img src="/thumbnails/hp_thinkjet.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1080 </a> 1081 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/hewlet_packard/printers/hp_thinkjet.html" rel="tag" title="Hewlet Packard ThinkJet">Hewlet Packard ThinkJet</a></span> <br /> 1082 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1083 1984 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1084 <a href="/peripherals/hewlet_packard/"> Hewlet Packard </a> <br /> 1085 1086 <p> 1087 </p> 1088 1089 <!--a href="/removable/hp_thinkjet.html">More â</a--> 1090 1091 1092 1093 </div> 1094 </div> 1095<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/apple/printers/apple_laserwriter.html">
1096 <img src="/thumbnails/apple_laserwriter.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1097 </a> 1098 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/apple/printers/apple_laserwriter.html" rel="tag" title="Apple LaserWriter">Apple LaserWriter</a></span> <br /> 1099 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1100 1984 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1101 <a href="/peripherals/apple/"> Apple </a> <br /> 1102 1103 <p> 1104 </p> 1105 1106 <!--a href="/removable/apple_laserwriter.html">More â</a--> 1107 1108 1109 1110 </div> 1111 </div> 1112<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/amstrad/printers/amstrad_dpm1.html"> 1113 <img src="/thumbnails/amstrad_dpm1.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1114 </a> 1115 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/amstrad/printers/amstrad_dpm1.html" rel="tag" title="Amstrad DMP1">Amstrad DMP1</a></span> <br /> 1116 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1117 1984 <img src="/flags/gb.png" alt="GB" title="United Kingdom" /> 1118 <a href="/peripherals/amstrad/"> Amstrad </a> <br /> 1119 1120 <p> 1121 Amstrad's first printer, which was actually a SEIKOSHA GP-500M-2. </p> 1122 1123 <!--a href="/removable/amstrad_dpm1.html">More â</a--> 1124 1125 1126 1127 </div> 1128 </div> 1129<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/rotronics/storage_medias/rotronics_wafadrive.html"> 1130 <img src="/thumbnails/rotronics_wafadrive.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1131 </a> 1132 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/rotronics/storage_medias/rotronics_wafadrive.html" rel="tag" title="Rotronics Wafadrive">Rotronics Wafadrive</a></span> <br /> 1133 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1134 1984 <img src="/flags/gb.png" alt="GB" title="United Kingdom" /> 1135 <a href="/peripherals/rotronics/"> Rotronics </a> <br /> 1136 1137 <p> 1138 The Rotronics Wafadrive, released in late 1984, was a magnetic tape storage peripheral designed for use with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum home computer and intended to compete with the ZX Interface 1 and ZX Microdrive produced by Sinclair itself. </p> 1139 1140 <!--a href="/removable/rotronics_wafadrive.html">More â</a--> 1141 1142 1143 1144 </div> 1145 </div> 1146<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/commodore/printers/commodore_mps-802.html"> 1147 <img src="/thumbnails/MPS802.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1148 </a> 1149 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/commodore/printers/commodore_mps-802.html" rel="tag" title="Commodore MPS-802">Commodore MPS-802</a></span> <br /> 1150 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1151 1984 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1152 <a href="/peripherals/commodore/"> Commodore </a> <br /> 1153 1154 <p> 1155 </p> 1156 1157 <!--a href="/removable/commodore_mps-802.html">More â</a--> 1158 1159 1160 1161 </div> 1162 </div> 1163<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/radofin/storage_medias/triton_quick_disk.html"> 1164 <img src="/thumbnails/triton_quick_disk.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1165 </a> 1166 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/radofin/storage_medias/triton_quick_disk.html" rel="tag" title="Triton Quick Disk">Triton Quick Disk</a></span> <br /> 1167 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1168 1985 <img src="/flags/gb.png" alt="GB" title="United Kingdom" /> 1169 <a href="/peripherals/radofin/"> Radofin </a> <br /> 1170 1171 <p> 1172 Triton Quick Disk Drive is an external floppy disk drive, with integrated power supply, for Quick Disk diskettes designed by Radofin and marketed both by the brand itself and under third-party brands. </p> 1173 1174 <!--a href="/removable/triton_quick_disk.html">More â</a--> 1175 1176 1177 1178 </div> 1179 </div> 1180<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/commodore/printers/commodore_mps-803.html"> 1181 <img src="/thumbnails/commodore_mps-803.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1182 </a> 1183 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/commodore/printers/commodore_mps-803.html" rel="tag" title="Commodore MPS-803">Commodore MPS-803</a></span> <br /> 1184 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1185 1985 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1186 <a href="/peripherals/commodore/"> Commodore </a> <br /> 1187 1188 <p> 1189 Commodore's seven-pin dot matrix printer of the MPS series, which used continuous paper. </p> 1190 1191 <!--a href="/removable/commodore_mps-803.html">More â</a--> 1192 1193 1194 1195 </div> 1196 </div> 1197<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/star/printers/star_sg-10.html">
1198 <img src="/thumbnails/star_sg-10.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1199 </a> 1200 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/star/printers/star_sg-10.html" rel="tag" title=" 1201Star SG-10"> 1202Star SG-10</a></span> <br /> 1203 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1204 1985 <img src="/flags/jp.png" alt="JP" title="Japan" /> 1205 <a href="/peripherals/star/"> Star </a> <br /> 1206 1207 <p> 1208 Dot matrix printer. </p> 1209 1210 <!--a href="/removable/star_sg-10.html">More â</a--> 1211 1212 1213 1214 </div> 1215 </div> 1216<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/epson/printers/epson_lx-90.html"> 1217 <img src="/thumbnails/epson_lx-90.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1218 </a> 1219 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/epson/printers/epson_lx-90.html" rel="tag" title="Epson LX-90">Epson LX-90</a></span> <br /> 1220 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1221 1985 <img src="/flags/jp.png" alt="JP" title="Japan" /> 1222 <a href="/peripherals/epson/"> Epson </a> <br /> 1223 1224 <p> 1225 This printer was quite similar to the LX-80, but required a specific emulation interface to be connected to each of the different computers: Commodore 64, Atari XE/XL, IBM PC, IBM PCjr and Apple IIc. </p> 1226 1227 <!--a href="/removable/epson_lx-90.html">More â</a--> 1228 1229 1230 1231 </div> 1232 </div> 1233<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/advanced_memory_systems/mouses/amx_mouse.html"> 1234 <img src="/thumbnails/amx_mouse.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1235 </a> 1236 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/advanced_memory_systems/mouses/amx_mouse.html" rel="tag" title="AMX Mouse">AMX Mouse</a></span> <br /> 1237 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1238 1985 Advanced Memory Systems <br /> 1239 1240 <p> 1241 The AMX Mouse was a 3-button computer mouse marketed by the British company Advanced Memory Systems beginning in 1985.<br /> 1242Versions with interfaces for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and BBC Micro were released. </p> 1243 1244 <!--a href="/removable/amx_mouse.html">More â</a--> 1245 1246 1247 1248 </div> 1249 </div> 1250<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/apple/printers/apple_imagewriter_ii.html"> 1251 <img src="/thumbnails/apple_imagewriter_ii.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1252 </a> 1253 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/apple/printers/apple_imagewriter_ii.html" rel="tag" title="Apple ImageWriter II">Apple ImageWriter II</a></span> <br /> 1254 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1255 1985 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1256 <a href="/peripherals/apple/"> Apple </a> <br /> 1257 1258 <p> 1259 The evolution of the Apple ImageWriter dot matrix printer. </p> 1260 1261 <!--a href="/removable/apple_imagewriter_ii.html">More â</a--> 1262 1263 1264 1265 </div> 1266 </div> 1267<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/amstrad/printers/amstrad_dmp2000.html"> 1268 <img src="/thumbnails/amstrad_dmp2000.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1269 </a> 1270 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/amstrad/printers/amstrad_dmp2000.html" rel="tag" title="Amstrad DMP2000">Amstrad DMP2000</a></span> <br /> 1271 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1272 1985 <img src="/flags/gb.png" alt="GB" title="United Kingdom" /> 1273 <a href="/peripherals/amstrad/"> Amstrad </a> <br /> 1274 1275 <p> 1276 Amstrad's second printer after the DMP1. </p> 1277 1278 <!--a href="/removable/amstrad_dmp2000.html">More â</a--> 1279 1280 1281 1282 </div> 1283 </div> 1284<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_propinter_xl.html"> 1285 <img src="/thumbnails/ibm_propinter_xl.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1286 </a> 1287 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_propinter_xl.html" rel="tag" title="IBM Propinter XL 4202">IBM Propinter XL 4202</a></span> <br /> 1288 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1289 1986 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1290 <a href="/peripherals/ibm/"> IBM </a> <br /> 1291 1292 <p> 1293 Wide carriage version of the IBM Proprinter II needle printer. </p> 1294 1295 <!--a href="/removable/ibm_propinter_xl.html">More â</a--> 1296 1297 1298 1299 </div> 1300 </div> 1301<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/epson/printers/epson_lx-86.html">
1302 <img src="/thumbnails/epson_lx-86.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1303 </a> 1304 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/epson/printers/epson_lx-86.html" rel="tag" title="Epson LX-86">Epson LX-86</a></span> <br /> 1305 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1306 1986 <img src="/flags/jp.png" alt="JP" title="Japan" /> 1307 <a href="/peripherals/epson/"> Epson </a> <br /> 1308 1309 <p> 1310 </p> 1311 1312 <!--a href="/removable/epson_lx-86.html">More â</a--> 1313 1314 1315 1316 </div> 1317 </div> 1318<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_proprinter_ii.html"> 1319 <img src="/thumbnails/ibm_proprinter_ii.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1320 </a> 1321 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_proprinter_ii.html" rel="tag" title="IBM Proprinter II 4201">IBM Proprinter II 4201</a></span> <br /> 1322 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1323 1986 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1324 <a href="/peripherals/ibm/"> IBM </a> <br /> 1325 1326 <p> 1327 Dot matrix printer. </p> 1328 1329 <!--a href="/removable/ibm_proprinter_ii.html">More â</a--> 1330 1331 1332 1333 </div> 1334 </div> 1335<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/oki/printers/oki_okimate_20.html"> 1336 <img src="/thumbnails/oki_okimate_20.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1337 </a> 1338 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/oki/printers/oki_okimate_20.html" rel="tag" title="Okimate 20">Okimate 20</a></span> <br /> 1339 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1340 1986 <img src="/flags/jp.png" alt="JP" title="Japan" /> 1341 <a href="/peripherals/oki/"> Oki </a> <br /> 1342 1343 <p> 1344 20-color thermal transfer printer. </p> 1345 1346 <!--a href="/removable/oki_okimate_20.html">More â</a--> 1347 1348 1349 1350 </div> 1351 </div> 1352<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/oki/printers/oki_okimate_10.html"> 1353 <img src="/thumbnails/oki_okimate_10.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1354 </a> 1355 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/oki/printers/oki_okimate_10.html" rel="tag" title="Okimate 10">Okimate 10</a></span> <br /> 1356 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1357 1986 <img src="/flags/jp.png" alt="JP" title="Japan" /> 1358 <a href="/peripherals/oki/"> Oki </a> <br /> 1359 1360 <p> 1361 It had a "plug 'n print" interface with modules for Commodore, Atari, IBM PC, and Apple computers. </p> 1362 1363 <!--a href="/removable/oki_okimate_10.html">More â</a--> 1364 1365 1366 1367 </div> 1368 </div> 1369<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/philips/printers/philips_vw-0030_20.html"> 1370 <img src="/thumbnails/philips_vw-0030_20.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1371 </a> 1372 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/philips/printers/philips_vw-0030_20.html" rel="tag" title="Philips VW-0030/20">Philips VW-0030/20</a></span> <br /> 1373 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1374 1986 <img src="/flags/nl.png" alt="NL" title="Netherlands" /> 1375 <a href="/peripherals/philips/"> Philips </a> <br /> 1376 1377 <p> 1378 80-column dot matrix printer that equipped Philips MSX computers. </p> 1379 1380 <!--a href="/removable/philips_vw-0030_20.html">More â</a--> 1381 1382 1383 1384 </div> 1385 </div> 1386<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/amstrad/printers/amstrad_dmp3000.html"> 1387 <img src="/thumbnails/amstrad_dmp3000.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1388 </a> 1389 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/amstrad/printers/amstrad_dmp3000.html" rel="tag" title="Amstrad DMP3000">Amstrad DMP3000</a></span> <br /> 1390 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1391 1986 <img src="/flags/gb.png" alt="GB" title="United Kingdom" /> 1392 <a href="/peripherals/amstrad/"> Amstrad </a> <br /> 1393 1394 <p> 1395 9-pin printer that became very popular when sold as a set with the Amstrad PC1512 and Amstrad PC1640. </p> 1396 1397 <!--a href="/removable/amstrad_dmp3000.html">More â</a--> 1398 1399 1400 1401 </div> 1402 </div> 1403<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/epson/printers/epson_lx-800.html"> 1404 <img src="/thumbnails/epson_lx-800.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1405 </a> 1406 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/epson/printers/epson_lx-800.html" rel="tag" title="EPSON LX-800">EPSON LX-800</a></span> <br /> 1407 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1408 1987 <img src="/flags/jp.png" alt="JP" title="Japan" /> 1409 <a href="/peripherals/epson/">
1409 EPSON </a> <br /> 1410 1411 <p> 1412 An improved version of the LX-86. </p> 1413 1414 <!--a href="/removable/epson_lx-800.html">More â</a--> 1415 1416 1417 1418 </div> 1419 </div> 1420<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/apple/printers/apple_imagewriter_lq.html"> 1421 <img src="/thumbnails/apple_imagewriter_lq.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1422 </a> 1423 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/apple/printers/apple_imagewriter_lq.html" rel="tag" title="Apple ImageWriter LQ">Apple ImageWriter LQ</a></span> <br /> 1424 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1425 1987 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1426 <a href="/peripherals/apple/"> Apple </a> <br /> 1427 1428 <p> 1429 </p> 1430 1431 <!--a href="/removable/apple_imagewriter_lq.html">More â</a--> 1432 1433 1434 1435 </div> 1436 </div> 1437<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/apple/printers/apple_laserWriter_ii.html"> 1438 <img src="/thumbnails/apple_laserwriter_ii.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1439 </a> 1440 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/apple/printers/apple_laserWriter_ii.html" rel="tag" title="Apple LaserWriter II">Apple LaserWriter II</a></span> <br /> 1441 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1442 1988 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1443 <a href="/peripherals/apple/"> Apple </a> <br /> 1444 1445 <p> 1446 </p> 1447 1448 <!--a href="/removable/apple_laserWriter_ii.html">More â</a--> 1449 1450 1451 1452 </div> 1453 </div> 1454<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/epson/printers/epson_lx-810.html"> 1455 <img src="/thumbnails/epson_lx-810.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1456 </a> 1457 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/epson/printers/epson_lx-810.html" rel="tag" title="EPSON LX-810">EPSON LX-810</a></span> <br /> 1458 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1459 1989 <img src="/flags/jp.png" alt="JP" title="Japan" /> 1460 <a href="/peripherals/epson/"> Epson </a> <br /> 1461 1462 <p> 1463 Dot matrix printer. </p> 1464 1465 <!--a href="/removable/epson_lx-810.html">More â</a--> 1466 1467 1468 1469 </div> 1470 </div> 1471<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_proprinter_xl24_4208.html"> 1472 <img src="/thumbnails/ibm_proprinter_xl24_4208.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1473 </a> 1474 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_proprinter_xl24_4208.html" rel="tag" title="IBM Proprinter XL24 4208">IBM Proprinter XL24 4208</a></span> <br /> 1475 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1476 1989 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1477 <a href="/peripherals/ibm/"> IBM </a> <br /> 1478 1479 <p> 1480 24-pin, wide-carriage model of the IBM Proprinter. </p> 1481 1482 <!--a href="/removable/ibm_proprinter_xl24_4208.html">More â</a--> 1483 1484 1485 1486 </div> 1487 </div> 1488<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_proprinter_x24_4207.html"> 1489 <img src="/thumbnails/ibm_proprinter_x24_4207.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1490 </a> 1491 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_proprinter_x24_4207.html" rel="tag" title="IBM Proprinter X24 4207">IBM Proprinter X24 4207</a></span> <br /> 1492 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1493 1989 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1494 <a href="/peripherals/ibm/"> IBM </a> <br /> 1495 1496 <p> 1497 24-needle version of the Proprinter model. </p> 1498 1499 <!--a href="/removable/ibm_proprinter_x24_4207.html">More â</a--> 1500 1501 1502 1503 </div> 1504 </div> 1505<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_ps1_model_2205.html"> 1506 <img src="/thumbnails/ibm_ps1_model_2205.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1507 </a> 1508 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_ps1_model_2205.html" rel="tag" title="IBM PS/1 Model 2205">IBM PS/1 Model 2205</a></span> <br /> 1509 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1510 1990 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1511 <a href="/peripherals/ibm/"> IBM </a> <br /> 1512 1513 <p> 1514 24-pin dot matrix printer. </p> 1515 1516 <!--a href="/removable/ibm_ps1_model_2205.html">More â</a--> 1517 1518 1519 1520 </div> 1521 </div> 1522<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/hewlet_packard/printers/hp_deskjet_500c.html">
1523 <img src="/thumbnails/hp_deskjet_500c.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1524 </a> 1525 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/hewlet_packard/printers/hp_deskjet_500c.html" rel="tag" title="Hewlet Packard DeskJet 500C">Hewlet Packard DeskJet 500C</a></span> <br /> 1526 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1527 1991 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1528 <a href="/peripherals/hewlet_packard/"> Hewlet Packard </a> <br /> 1529 1530 <p> 1531 </p> 1532 1533 <!--a href="/removable/hp_deskjet_500c.html">More â</a--> 1534 1535 1536 1537 </div> 1538 </div> 1539<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/media_vision/audio/pro_audio_spectrum.html"> 1540 <img src="/thumbnails/pro_audio_spectrum.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1541 </a> 1542 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/media_vision/audio/pro_audio_spectrum.html" rel="tag" title="Pro Audio Spectrum (PAS)">Pro Audio Spectrum (PAS)</a></span> <br /> 1543 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1544 1991 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1545 <a href="/peripherals/media_vision/"> Media Vision </a> <br /> 1546 1547 <p> 1548 8-bit ISA audio card with CD-ROM interface. </p> 1549 1550 <!--a href="/removable/pro_audio_spectrum.html">More â</a--> 1551 1552 1553 1554 </div> 1555 </div> 1556<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_pps_ii_2381.html"> 1557 <img src="/thumbnails/ibm_pps_ii_2381.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1558 </a> 1559 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_pps_ii_2381.html" rel="tag" title="IBM Personal Printer Series II (PPS II) 2381">IBM Personal Printer Series II (PPS II) 2381</a></span> <br /> 1560 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1561 1991 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1562 <a href="/peripherals/ibm/"> IBM </a> <br /> 1563 1564 <p> 1565 Wide-carriage printer, similar to the 2380 </p> 1566 1567 <!--a href="/removable/ibm_pps_ii_2381.html">More â</a--> 1568 1569 1570 1571 </div> 1572 </div> 1573<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_pps_ii_2380.html"> 1574 <img src="/thumbnails/ibm_pps_ii_2380.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1575 </a> 1576 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/ibm/printers/ibm_pps_ii_2380.html" rel="tag" title="IBM Personal Printer Series II (PPS II) 2380">IBM Personal Printer Series II (PPS II) 2380</a></span> <br /> 1577 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1578 1991 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1579 <a href="/peripherals/ibm/"> IBM </a> <br /> 1580 1581 <p> 1582 Narrow carriage printer. </p> 1583 1584 <!--a href="/removable/ibm_pps_ii_2380.html">More â</a--> 1585 1586 1587 1588 </div> 1589 </div> 1590<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/ch_products/joysticks/flightstick.html"> 1591 <img src="/thumbnails/flightstick_ch_products.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1592 </a> 1593 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/ch_products/joysticks/flightstick.html" rel="tag" title="FlightStick">FlightStick</a></span> <br /> 1594 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1595 1992 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1596 <a href="/peripherals/ch_products/"> CH Products </a> <br /> 1597 1598 <p> 1599 FlightStick is a stick-oriented joystick for flight simulators, with versions for PC and Mac. </p> 1600 1601 <!--a href="/removable/flightstick.html">More â</a--> 1602 1603 1604 1605 </div> 1606 </div> 1607<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/ch_products/joysticks/flightstick_pro.html"> 1608 <img src="/thumbnails/flightstick_pro_ch_products.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1609 </a> 1610 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/ch_products/joysticks/flightstick_pro.html" rel="tag" title="FlightStick Pro">FlightStick Pro</a></span> <br /> 1611 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1612 1992 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1613 <a href="/peripherals/ch_products/"> CH Products </a> <br /> 1614 1615 <p> 1616 FlightStick Pro is an evolution of the FlightStick stick-oriented joystick for flight simulators. </p> 1617 1618 <!--a href="/removable/flightstick_pro.html">More â</a--> 1619 1620 1621 1622 </div> 1623 </div> 1624<div class="card"> <a href="/peripherals/ch_products/joysticks/virtual_pilot_pro.html">
1625 <img src="/thumbnails/virtual_pilot_pro_ch_products.jpg" alt="" class="card_image" width="384" height="216" /> 1626 </a> 1627 <span class="card_title"><a href="/peripherals/ch_products/joysticks/virtual_pilot_pro.html" rel="tag" title="Virtual Pilot Pro">Virtual Pilot Pro</a></span> <br /> 1628 <div style="padding: 8px;"> 1629 1994 <img src="/flags/us.png" alt="US" title="USA" /> 1630 <a href="/peripherals/ch_products/"> CH Products </a> <br /> 1631 1632 <p> 1633 Virtual Pilot Pro is a flight simulator controller that was highly appreciated in its time. </p> 1634 1635 <!--a href="/removable/virtual_pilot_pro.html">More â</a--> 1636 1637 1638 1639 </div> 1640 </div> 1641</div> 1642 1643 </article> 1644 1645</main> 1646 1647 1648 1649 1650 1651 <div class="share_links"> 1652 <ul class="share_list"> 1653 <li class="share_fb"><a title="Share on Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/&t=Personal Computer peripherals"> 1654 <!-- img src="/images/share_icon_facebook.png" alt="" class="share_icon" /--> 1655 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" viewBox="0 0 32 32" version="1.1" role="img" aria-labelledby="at-svg-facebook-1" class="at-icon at-icon-facebook" style="width: 16px; height: 16px;" title="Facebook" alt="Facebook"><title id="at-svg-facebook-1">Facebook</title><g><path d="M22 5.16c-.406-.054-1.806-.16-3.43-.16-3.4 0-5.733 1.825-5.733 5.17v2.882H9v3.913h3.837V27h4.604V16.965h3.823l.587-3.913h-4.41v-2.5c0-1.123.347-1.903 2.198-1.903H22V5.16z" fill-rule="evenodd"></path></g></svg><span class="share_text">Facebook</span></a></li> 1656 1657 <li class="share_tw"><a title="Share on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Personal Computer peripherals&url=https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/"> 1658 <!-- img src="/images/share_icon_twitter.png" alt="" class="share_icon" / --> 1659 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" viewBox="0 0 32 32" version="1.1" role="img" aria-labelledby="at-svg-twitter-2" class="at-icon at-icon-twitter" style="width: 16px; height: 16px;" title="Twitter" alt="Twitter"><title id="at-svg-twitter-2">Twitter</title><g><path d="M27.996 10.116c-.81.36-1.68.602-2.592.71a4.526 4.526 0 0 0 1.984-2.496 9.037 9.037 0 0 1-2.866 1.095 4.513 4.513 0 0 0-7.69 4.116 12.81 12.81 0 0 1-9.3-4.715 4.49 4.49 0 0 0-.612 2.27 4.51 4.51 0 0 0 2.008 3.755 4.495 4.495 0 0 1-2.044-.564v.057a4.515 4.515 0 0 0 3.62 4.425 4.52 4.52 0 0 1-2.04.077 4.517 4.517 0 0 0 4.217 3.134 9.055 9.055 0 0 1-5.604 1.93A9.18 9.18 0 0 1 6 23.85a12.773 12.773 0 0 0 6.918 2.027c8.3 0 12.84-6.876 12.84-12.84 0-.195-.005-.39-.014-.583a9.172 9.172 0 0 0 2.252-2.336" fill-rule="evenodd"></path></g></svg><span class="share_text">Twitter</span></a></li> 1660 1661 <li class="share_li"><a title="Share on LinkedIn" href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https://personalcomputermuseum.com/peripherals/&title=Per
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