The E.S.R.B. And P.E.G.I. Age Rating

The new age rating system, known as PEGI (Pan European Game Information) will gradually supersede existing national systems successfully operated in a number of countries. The age brackets are: 3 and over; 7 and over; 12 and over; 16 and over, and 18 and over. Classification of Audiovisual Media (NICAM). NICAM has already processed dozens of PEGI applications in the early stages of march 2003, and the first products bearing the new PEGI set of logos and descriptors will reach European retail stores towards the end of April. In the United Kingdom, the Video Standards Council (VSC) acts as the agent of NICAM in the administration of PEGI. ESRB Short for Entertainment Software Rating Board, ESRB is a rating system that helps parents and others choose games for their children. Below is a listing of some of the ESRB rating symbols that you are most likely going to see on a software product and a description for each of these ratings. Rating Description EC Short for Early Childhood, EC games are best fit for children under the age of 3. E Short for Everyone, E games are games that are good for all ages of people. T Short for Teen, T games are games that are best for persons over the age of 13. M Short for Mature, M games are games that are best for persons over the age of 17. AO Short for Adults Only, AO games are games that are best for persons over the age of 18. RP Short for Rating pending, RP are games that have a rating that is still under investigation.

G Developers

There are several game developers now: including the ones today like, sony,microsoft(xbox&360) but theres been many other developers in the past like: Atari, Magnevision,Panasonic,vectrex,Arcadia,Amstrad,NUON,Intellivision,Odesey, and many many more. Over the years manufacturers have blurred the lines of what a videogame console really is. A videogame console consists of a main unit that connects to a visual display device. In the 1980's thru the 1990's computer makers redesigned lines of home computers, and made them into consoles (FM Towns Marty, the Commodore 64GS, the Amstrad GX400, Zemmix, and the Amiga CD32). Console makers created media, or added features, to give consoles "Computer-like" abilities. If it plays portable "right out of the box", then it is a handheld. If the device uses a power cord that requires AC power, and cannot run without it (no batteries), then it is a console. G developers liked the compertition between each other abd they expressed that by developing, more and more consoles and G,

The first Wireless PC

NAME TRS-80 Model 100 / 102 MANUFACTURER Tandy Radio Shack TYPE Home Computer ORIGIN U.S.A. YEAR 1983 BUILT IN LANGUAGE Enhanced version of Microsoft BASIC KEYBOARD Full-size typewriter style keyboard8 function keys CPU Intel 80c85 (code and pin compatible with 8085) SPEED 3 MHz RAM 8 kb, up to 32 KB (29638 bytes free)by incremental 8 kb RAM pack on PCB ROM 32 kb (up to 64 kb) TEXT MODES 40 x 8 (LCD screen) GRAPHIC MODES 240 x 64 (Full-Dot matrix) COLORS monochrome SOUND Beeper SIZE / WEIGHT 30 (w) x 21.5 (D) x 4.5 (H) cm. I/O PORTS CentronicsTapeBar CodeRS232PhoneSystem Bus BUILT IN MEDIA User RAM battery backup POWER SUPPLY 6v DC - 1.1 w or 4 x AA alkaline-manganese batteries PERIPHERALS Disk-drivePrinterAcoustic modem PRICE Equil to $,1,500/£800 today Kyocera made this computer for three main companies: Tandy, Olivetti (Olivetti M10) and NEC (PC 8201), these computers are the same except the case and some little differences in the programs and a few physical differences. The Tandy 102 is 1/2 inch thinner and one pound weight different. The "Date-Bug" (random changing of the calendar) is also repaired from the Model 100. The Tandy Radio Shack Model 100 was also a big hit with journalists. Another big-time user of this computer was the McDonald's restaurant chain. Until fairly recently every McD's had one of these units hanging in an custom designed "holster" above the heat-lamp trays to track custom orders. A B&W CRT monitor was mounted above the computer.

pc timeline

the first generaly used desktop pc was the IBM with their first publicly used computer in 1980. The first IBM PC ran on a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 microprocessor. The PC came equipped with 16 kilobytes of memory, expandable to 256k. The PC came with one or two 160k drives and an color monitor. The price started at £1,000, which would be nearly £3,000 today. On August 12, 1981, IBM introduced its new revolution in a box, the "Personal Computer" complete with a brand new operating system from Microsoft and a 16-bit computer operating system called MS-DOS 1.0. Konrad Zuse (1910-1995) was a construction engineer for the Henschel Aircraft Company in Berlin, Germany at the beginning of WWII. Konrad Zuse earned the semiofficial title of "inventor of the modern computer" for his series of automatic calculators, which he invented to help him with his lengthy engineering calculations.

Atari arcade G Timeline

The Magnavox Odyssey was the very first home video game system. It was the brilliant creation of Ralph Baer (dubbed "The Father of home video games"). It played "Ball and Paddle" games such as "Ping Pong", "Table Tennis", "Volleyball", and others. On January 27th, 1972, Magnavox began production on the machine, and the system was released in May. It was heavily advertised and reportedly sold 100,000 units in 1972 for around $100 each. The Atari 2600 Video Computer System, Model # CX-2600. The Atari 2600 was designed in Grass Valley, California, in 1977. The Atari 2600 team consisted of Jay Minor, Steve Mayer, Ron Milner and Joe Decuir. Originally Atari started out selling home game consoles such as PONG, Super Pong, Stunt Cycle, Video Pinball and others. Atari had originally planned to sell a total of 10 games for the Atari 2600. Most G came with dozens of different variations of the game. The Atari 2600 took on a life of its own when Atari introduced the first home licensed version of Space Invaders. People couldn't get enough. Even though consoles such as the Sony Playstation, the new Sega Dreamcast and even older discontinued systems like the Atari Jaguar 64 have power that is 100's of time greater then the Atari 2600.

The first computer

1936- The first programable computer was invented, in vented by konrad zuse. 1951-The first computer was used to pick presidential winners. 1953- IBM makes their way to the computer business. 1958- The first micro chip. 1971- The first floppy disc. 1977- Apple sells Apple 2 for $1,195 with 16k of RAM but no monitor. 1979- word processors were now publicly available. 1980- Apple has 50% of the market. 1984/5- Apple and Microsoft start their friendly war over their sales. 1985/present day Apple,Microsoft and Linux have published a varid amount of software as well as computers/games, and microsoft windows 1.0. 1989- The number of hosts break 100,000. 1992- There are now1mln hosts.