History of video games/Platforms/Galaksija

History

Developed in 1983 in Yugoslavia.[1]

Technology

The CPU was a Z80, which also had to largely handle video generation.[2]

Games

  • Diamond Mine[3]
  • 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.
    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
    1984 unit
  • Setup
    Setup

Notes

Shares similarities to later DIY & open consoles, though the primary motivating factors are different.

References

  1. ↑ 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. 
  2. ↑ 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. 
  3. ↑ 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/. 


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