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Galaksija Plus
Galaksija Plus was an improved version of Galaksija (computer), Galaksija, with 256x208 monochrome graphics mode, 3-voice sound based on AY-3-8910 and 48 KiB RAM. The hardware of Galaksija Plus was created by Nenad Dunjić and software by Milan Tadić in 1985. The goal was to enhance original Galaksija while keeping the original goal of keeping things inexpensive and simple for the constructor. Continuing to use Static RAM in Galaksija Plus would have significantly increased the cost, so designers decided to switch to Dynamic random access memory, dynamic, built out of 4416 chips. Larger memory prompted the need for faster cassette tape data recording rate, which was increased to 1200 Bit rate, bit/s by modifying another piece of firmware. Having enough memory to store the bit map and since Galaksija's own CPU directly drove the video signal, video generation hardware did not have to change significantly. Video generation Source code, routine was modified to take the raw video dat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galaksija (computer)
The Galaksija ( sr-cyrl, Галаксија; , meaning "Galaxy") was a build-it-yourself computer designed by Voja Antonić. It was featured in the special edition ''Računari u vašoj kući'' (''Computers in your home'', written by Dejan Ristanović) of a popular eponymous science magazine, published late December 1983 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Kits were available but not required as it could be built entirely out of standard off-the-shelf parts. It was later also available in complete form. History In the early eighties, restrictions in SFR Yugoslavia prevented importing computers into the country. At the same time, even the cheapest computers available in the West were nearing average monthly salaries. This meant that only a relative minority of people owned one – mostly a ZX Spectrum or a Commodore 64, though most Yugoslavs were only familiar with a programmable calculator. According to his own words, some time in 1983, Voja Antonić, while vacationing in Hotel Teuta in Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |