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This is a list of open-source hardware projects, including computer systems and components, cameras, radio, telephony, science education, machines and tools, robotics, renewable energy, home automation, medical and biotech, automotive, prototyping, test equipment, and musical instruments.
A multimedia computer is a computer that is optimized for multimedia performance.. Early home computers lacked the power and storage necessary for true multimedia. The games for these systems, along with the demo scene were able to achieve high sophistication and technical polish using only simple, blocky graphics and digitally generated sound.
Many materials used in computer hardware can be recovered by recycling for use in future production. Reuse of tin, silicon, iron, aluminum, and a variety of plastics that are present in bulk in computers or other electronics can reduce the costs of constructing new systems.
Canon Computer Systems: Canon Inc. United States: 1992: 1997: Exited the computer business; dissolved in 2001: Canon Inc. — Japan: 1978: 1992: Spun off computer division as Canon Computer Systems: Celerity Computing — United States: 1983: 1988: Acquired by Floating Point Systems: Chicony Electronics — Taiwan: 1988: 2000: Left the computer ...
PCMag listed the pros as being the dual-core processor, small form factor, enterprise-class hardware, ThinkVantage Technologies, and the three year on-site warranty. [8] The price, the 90-day subscription to Symantec client security , and the lack of a DVD writer were listed as the cons of the desktop.
In 2009, Acer acquired 29.9% of Italian computer system manufacturer Olidata. In August 2010, Acer and Founder Technology signed a memorandum of mutual understanding to strengthen their long-term PC business cooperation. In July 2011, Acer bought iGware Inc. (formally BroadOn) [29] for US$320 million. The aim is to create Acer Cloud to enter ...
There are a number of other companies (AMD, Microchip, Altera, etc.) making specialized chipsets as part of other ICs, and they are not often found in PC hardware (laptop, desktop or server). There are also a number of now defunct companies (like 3com, DEC, SGI) that produced network related chipsets for us in general computers.