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3-D Bomberman <=SEP=> 3-D Bomberman (三次元ボンバーマン, Sanjigen Bonbāman) is a video game in the Bomberman series developed by Hudson Soft and released for the Sharp X1 and MSX computers only in Japan. It is a sequel to the original Bomberman game, featuring Bomberman before Hudson Soft changed his appearance to that of a robot.

Arcus II: Silent Symphony <=SEP=> Arcus II: Silent Symphony (アークスII　サイレントシンフォニー, Ākusu II Sairento Shinfonī) is a computer game developed and released in Japan by Wolf Team. Narumi Kakinouchi, co-creator of Vampire Princess Miyu, was the art director for this game. The music for the game was composed by Masaaki Uno, Motoi Sakuraba, and Yasunori Shiono.

BASIC <=SEP=> BASIC (an acronym for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages whose design philosophy emphasizes ease of use.In 1964, John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz designed the original BASIC language at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. They wanted to enable students in fields other than science and mathematics to use computers.

Bokosuka Wars <=SEP=> Bokosuka Wars (ボコスカウォーズ) is a 1983 action-strategy role-playing video game developed by Kōji Sumii (住井浩司) and released by ASCII for the Sharp X1 computer, followed by ports to the MSX, FM-7, NEC PC-6001, NEC PC-8801 and NEC PC-9801 computer platforms, as well as an altered version released for the Nintendo Famicom console and later the Virtual Console service.

Bomberman (video game) <=SEP=> Bomberman (ボンバーマン, Bonbāman) is an arcade-style maze-based video game developed by Hudson Soft. The original home computer game Bomber Man (爆弾男, Bakudan Otoko) was released in 1983 for the MSX, NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-6001, Sharp MZ-700  and FM-7 in Japan, and a censored version for the MSX and ZX Spectrum in Europe (known in the UK as Eric and the Floaters). It had a Japanese sequel known as 3-D Bomberman, in which Bomberman navigates the maze in the first-person.

Calculator input methods <=SEP=> There are various ways in which calculators interpret keystrokes.One can categorize calculators into two main types: 1) single-step or immediate execution calculators and 2) expression or formula calculators.On a formula calculator one types in an expression and then presses 'Enter' to evaluate the expression.

Door Door <=SEP=> Door Door (ドアドア, Doa Doa) is a Japanese-developed puzzle-platformer video game designed by Koichi Nakamura and published by Enix. As Enix's debut title, Door Door first released in February 1983 for the NEC PC-8801 and was subsequently converted for other Japanese computers. The game's success prompted a Famicom port and an expanded edition in 1985 as well as a mobile phone release in 2004.

Dot matrix <=SEP=> A dot matrix is a 2-dimensional patterned array, used to represent characters, symbols and images. Every type of modern technology uses dot matrices for display of information, including cell phones, televisions, and printers.

Dracula Hakushaku <=SEP=> Dracula Hakushaku (ドラキュラ伯爵) (also known as Count Dracula) is a 1992 Japan-exclusive text adventure video game released for the NEC PC-9801, Sharp X68000 and FM Towns.

Dragon Knight 4 <=SEP=> Dragon Knight 4 (ドラゴンナイト４) is an erotic role-playing video game developed by ELF Corporation and released only in Japan for several platforms between 1994 and 1997. In 1994, the game first became available for PC DOS, NEC PC-9801 and Sharp X68000, with a censored version ported to the SNES in 1996 and later to the PC-FX, PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1997.

Dragon Slayer (video game) <=SEP=> Dragon Slayer (ドラゴンスレイヤー, Doragon Sureiyā) is an action role-playing game, developed by Nihon Falcom and designed by Yoshio Kiya. It was originally released in 1984 for the PC-8801, PC-9801, Sharp X1 and FM-7, and became a major success in Japan.

E500 <=SEP=> E500 can refer to: E number 500, a food additive Olympus E-500, a digital SLR camera Eclipse 500, a business jet aeroplane PowerPC e500, a microprocessor core from Freescale Sharp PC-E500S, a pocket computer by Sharp Corporation Mercedes-Benz E500, a luxury sports sedan automobile LG LGE50 E500, a laptop created by LG Alexander Dennis Enviro500, a tri-axle double-decker bus from Alexander Dennis__DISAMBIG__

Flappy <=SEP=> Flappy (フラッピー, Furappī) is a puzzle game by dB-Soft in the same vein as the Eggerland series and Sokoban that is obscure outside of Japan. It features Flappy, a somewhat mole-like character who must complete each level by pushing a blue stone from its starting place to the blue tile destination.Flappy first appeared on the Sharp X1 home computer in 1983.

Gavilan SC <=SEP=> The Gavilan SC was an early laptop computer, and was the first ever to be marketed as a "laptop".The brainchild of Gavilan Computer Corp. founder Manuel (Manny) Fernandez, the Gavilan was introduced in May, 1983, at approximately the same time as the similar Sharp PC-5000.

Handheld PC <=SEP=> A handheld PC, or H/PC for short, is a computer built around a form factor which is smaller than any standard laptop computer.  It is sometimes referred to as a palmtop computer.  The first hand-held device compatible with desktop IBM personal computers of the time was the Atari Portfolio of 1989.  Other early models were the Poqet PC of 1989 and the Hewlett Packard HP 95LX of 1991.

Hydlide <=SEP=> Hydlide (ハイドライド, Haidoraido) is a 1984 action role-playing video game developed and published by T&E Soft. It was originally released for the NEC PC-6001 and PC-8801 computers in 1984, in Japan only; ports for the MSX, MSX2 (a separate port released on ".5\ floppy), FM-7 and NEC PC-9801 were released the following year.

IBM PC DOS <=SEP=> IBM PC DOS (Acronym for International Business Machines Corporation Personal Computer Disk Operating System) was an operating system for the IBM Personal Computer, manufactured and sold by IBM from the 1980s to the 2000s. Before version 6.1, PC DOS was an IBM-branded version of MS-DOS. For versions 6.1 and later, development diverged and PC DOS became an independent product.

IBM PC compatible <=SEP=> IBM PC compatible computers are those similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT and able to run the same software as those. Such computers used to be referred to as PC clones, or IBM clones. They duplicate almost exactly all the significant features of the PC architecture, facilitated by IBM's choice of commodity hardware components and various manufacturers' ability to reverse engineer the BIOS firmware using a "clean room design"  technique.

Influence of the IBM PC on the personal computer market <=SEP=> Following the introduction of the IBM Personal Computer, or IBM PC, many other personal computer architectures became extinct within just a few years.

Jesus: Kyōfu no Bio Monster <=SEP=> Jesus: Kyōfu no Bio Monster (ジーザス：恐怖のバイオ・モンスター, Jīzasu: Kyōfu no Baio Monsutā, lit. "Jesus: Dreadful Bio-Monster") is a video game developed by Enix and published by King Records. It was first released in 1987 on the NEC PC-8801, FM-77AV, Sharp X1, and the MSX2 as simply Jesus, and was later ported to the Nintendo Famicom with the subtitle "Kyōfu no Bio Monster" appended.

Kevin Sharp <=SEP=> Kevin Grant Sharp (December 10, 1970 – April 19, 2014) was an American country music singer, author, and motivational speaker. Sharp made his debut on the country music scene in 1996 with his first single "Nobody Knows", which topped the Billboard country charts for four weeks. The same year, Sharp released his debut album, Measure of a Man.Having survived a rare form of bone cancer in his teenage years, Sharp became actively involved in the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Knights of Xentar <=SEP=> Knights of Xentar is an eroge role-playing video game published for the PC DOS in North America by Megatech Software in 1995 and has been originally published as Dragon Knight III in Japan in 1991. It is part of the Dragon Knight series of games created by Japanese game developer ELF, who originally released the game for the NEC PC-8801 computer in 1991, followed by ports for the Sharp X68000 and PC Engine CD platforms.The game is a sequel of  Dragon Knight and Dragon Knight II.

Laplace no Ma <=SEP=> Laplace no Ma (ラプラスの魔, Rapurasu no Ma, literally "Laplace's demon") is a Japanese video game released in 1987 for the NEC PC-8801 and NEC PC-9801. The game was also ported to Sharp X68000, the SNES and TurboGrafx-CD.

Leading Company <=SEP=> Leading Company (リーディングカンパニー) is a construction-oriented strategy video game that was released for both the Super Famicom, NEC PC-9801 and Sharp X68000.

Liquid-crystal display <=SEP=> A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat panel display, electronic visual display, or video display that uses the light modulating properties of liquid crystals. Liquid crystals do not emit light directly.LCDs are available to display arbitrary images (as in a general-purpose computer display) or fixed images with low information content which can be displayed or hidden, such as preset words, digits, and 7-segment displays as in a digital clock.

Music Macro Language <=SEP=> Music Macro Language (MML) is a music description language used in sequencing music on computer and video game systems.MML is sometimes known as Music Markup Language, by conflation with the XML musical notation markup language of that name. For instance, what the video game Mabinogi refers to as "Music Markup Language" is actually a typical implementation of Music Macro Language.

PC Advisor <=SEP=> PC Advisor is a monthly computer magazine, released in the UK, and website published by IDG.  It offers advice on various aspects of PCs, related items such as digital photography, the internet, security and smartphones, and other personal-technology products and services.It is the UK edition of IDG's PC World. (Another now-discontinued magazine called Personal Computer World and a PC World retailer – neither related to the PC World magazine – already existed in the UK.)

PC System Design Guide <=SEP=> The PC System Design Guide (also known as the PC 97, PC 98, PC 99, or PC 2001 specification) is a series of hardware design requirements and recommendations for IBM PC compatible personal computers, compiled by Microsoft and Intel Corporation during 1997–2001.

PC World <=SEP=> PC World, stylized PCWorld, is a global computer magazine published monthly by IDG. Since 2013 it has been an online-only publication. It offers advice on various aspects of PCs and related items, the Internet, and other personal-technology products and services.

Palmtop PC <=SEP=> A Palmtop PC was an about pocket calculator-sized, battery-powered PC in a horizontal clamshell design with integrated keyboard and display. It could be used like a subnotebook, but was light enough to be comfortably used handheld as well. Most Palmtop PCs were small enough to be stored in a user's shirt or jacket pocket.Palmtop PCs distinguish from other palmtop computers by utilizing a mostly IBM-compatible PC architecture and BIOS as well as an Intel-compatible x86 processor.

Pocket computer <=SEP=> A pocket computer was a small calculator-sized handheld programmable computer.This specific category of computers existed primarily in the 1980s. Manufacturers included  Casio, Hewlett-Packard, Sharp, Tandy/Radio Shack (Selling Casio and Sharp models under their own TRS line) and many more.The programming language was usually BASIC, but some devices offered alternatives. For example the Casio PB-2000 could be programmed in Assembly, BASIC, C, and Lisp.

RiscPC <=SEP=> The RiscPC (stylised with a half-space as Risc PC, also referred to as Risc PC and codenamed Medusa) was Acorn Computers's next generation RISC OS/Acorn RISC Machine computer, launched on 15 April 1994, which superseded the Acorn Archimedes. The Acorn PC card and software allows PC compatible software to be run.Like the Archimedes, the RiscPC continued the practice of having the RISC OS operating system in a ROM module.

Sharp (music) <=SEP=> In music, sharp, dièse (from French), or diesis (from Greek) means higher in pitch and the sharp symbol raises a note by a half tone. Intonation may be flat, sharp, or both, successively or simultaneously.

Sharp Actius RD3D Notebook <=SEP=> The "Sharp Actius RD3D Notebook" was a 3D laptop computer manufactured by the Sharp Corporation in 2004.  The company marketed it as the first "autostereo" PC, offering 3D images without glasses.

Sharp Corporation <=SEP=> Sharp Corporation (シャープ株式会社, Shāpu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products. Headquartered in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, Sharp employed  49,096 people worldwide as of March 2015. The company was founded in September 1912 and takes its name from one of its founder's first inventions, the Ever-Sharp mechanical pencil, which was invented by Tokuji Hayakawa (早川 徳次) in 1915.

Sharp MZ <=SEP=> The Sharp MZ is a series of personal computers sold in Japan and Europe (particularly Germany and Great Britain) by Sharp beginning in 1978.

Sharp PC-1211 <=SEP=> The Sharp PC-1211 is a small handheld computer. It was powered by two 4-bit CPUs laid out in power-saving CMOS circuitry.  One acted as the main CPU, the other dealt with the input/output and display interface.A badge-engineered version was marketed by Radio Shack as the original model of the TRS-80 Pocket Computer line.

Sharp PC-1251 <=SEP=> The Sharp PC-1251 was a small pocket computer that was also marketed as the Tandy or TRS-80 Pocket Computer PC-3.It was created by Sharp Corporation in 1982.

Sharp PC-1350 <=SEP=> The Sharp PC-1350 is a small pocket computer manufactured by Sharp. The PC-1350 was introduced in 1984 and was used by engineers, and favored by programmers for its decent programming and graphical capabilities. It was superseded in 1987 by the PC-1360, which featured one additional RAM expansion port, improved BASIC, floppy disk capability, and a faster CPU.

Sharp PC-1401 <=SEP=> The Sharp PC-1401 is a small pocket computer manufactured by Sharp. It was introduced in 1983 and represents a combination of scientific calculator and computer with BASIC interpreter. The PC-1402 has the same features but includes 10K of RAM.

Sharp PC-1403 <=SEP=> The Sharp PC-1403 was a small scientific calculator and pocket computer manufactured by Sharp. It was the successor of the Sharp PC-1401, and had better display, more RAM and better system software.

Sharp PC-1500 <=SEP=> The Sharp PC-1500 was a  pocket computer produced by Sharp during 1981-1985. A rebadged version was also sold as the TRS-80 Pocket Computer PC-2.The whole computer was designed around the LH5801, an 8-bit CPU similar to the Zilog Z80, but all laid-out in power-saving CMOS circuits. Equipped with 2KB of on-board RAM, the programming language is BASIC. Later German engineers provided an assembler for the machine.

Sharp PC-1600 <=SEP=> The Sharp PC-1600 was a pocket computer introduced by Sharp in 1986 as a successor to the PC-1500. The PC-1600 provided compatibility with its predecessor through the use of a slave CPU that could run assembly language programs targeting the older machine.

Sharp PC-5000 <=SEP=> The Sharp PC-5000 was a pioneering laptop computer, announced by Sharp Corporation of Japan in 1983. Like the GRiD Compass, which preceded it, and its contemporary the Gavilan SC, it employed a clamshell design in which the display closes over the keyboard.The PC-5000 was largely IBM PC-compatible, with the same 4.77-MHz Intel 8088 processor as the IBM PC, and ran MS-DOS 2.0 (in ROM).

Sharp PC-E220 <=SEP=> The Sharp PC-E220 was a 1991 pocket computer from Sharp Corporation featuring 32 kB RAM, 128 kB ROM and a 3.072 MHz CMOS-SC7852 CPU which was Z80A compatible. The display was able to display 4 lines x 24 characters/144 x 32 pixels. Programming languages were BASIC and Z80-Assembler.The computer was powered by four consecutively ordered AA batteries which makes this computer the biggest of the Sharp pocket computer range, whereas the CPU made it the fastest.

Sharp PC-E500S <=SEP=> The Sharp PC-E500S was a 1995 pocket computer by Sharp Corporation and was the successor to the 1989 PC-E500 model, featuring a 2.304 MHz CMOS CPU.It came with 32 kB of RAM which could be upgraded to 96 kB. The monochrome LCD display had 240×32 pixels which could display four lines with 40 characters per line. The 256 kB system ROM also contained a BASIC interpreter which could be used to program the device.

Sharp Wizard <=SEP=> The Sharp Wizard is a series of electronic organizers released by Sharp Corporation. The first model was the OZ-7000 released in 1989, making it one of the first electronic organizers to be sold. The OZ-7000 was about 6.1 inches (155 mm) tall, 3.5 inches (90 mm) wide closed, 7.25 inches (184 mm) open, and 0.75 inches (19 mm) thick closed, making it much larger than current PDAs.

Sharps rifle <=SEP=> Sharps rifles are a series of large bore single shot rifles, beginning with a design by Christian Sharps in 1848, and ceasing production in 1881. They are renowned for long-range accuracy.

Smartbook <=SEP=> A smartbook was a class of mobile device that combined certain features of both a smartphone and netbook computer, produced between 2009 and 2010.Smartbooks were advertised with features such as always on, all-day battery life, 3G, or Wi-Fi connectivity and GPS (all typically found in smartphones) in a laptop or tablet-style body with a screen size of 5 to 10 inches and a physical or soft touchscreen keyboard.A German company sold laptops under the brand Smartbook and held a trademark for the word in many countries (not including some big markets like United States, China, Japan, or India).

Tandy Pocket Computer <=SEP=> A Tandy Pocket Computer or TRS-80 Pocket Computer is one of a line of 1980s small pocket computers—calculator-sized programmable computing devices—sold by Tandy Corporation under the "Tandy" or "Radio Shack TRS-80" brands.Computers in the line were actually rebadged Sharp and Casio devices with different model names. They were given designations from PC-1 to PC-8. The PC-1, PC-2, PC-3 and PC-8 are Sharp devices, while the PC-4, PC-5, PC-6 and PC-7 were designed by Casio.

Thrice (video game) <=SEP=> Thrice (also known as Slice) is a puzzle game created in 1990 by M.N.M. Software for the PC Sharp X68000.The game notably features the music of Yuzo Koshiro, and he said once it was his most difficult work.

Valis II <=SEP=> Valis: The Fantasm Soldier II (夢幻戦士 ヴァリスⅡ, Mugen Senshi: Varisu Tsū), which had a remake done with super deformed characters and released as SD Valis (SDヴァリス, Esu Dī Varisu) on the Japanese Mega Drive and Syd of Valis – a translation mistake as SD means super deformed – on the North American Sega Genesis, is the second title in the Mugen Senshi Valis video game series. Like its predecessor, it is an action platformer.

X1 (computer) <=SEP=> The X1 (エックスワン, Ekkusuwan), sometimes called the Sharp X1, is a series of home computers released by Sharp Corporation from 1982 to 1988. It was based on a Z80 CPU.Despite the fact that the Computer Division of Sharp Corporation had released the MZ series, suddenly the Television Division released a new computer series called the X1. At the time the original X1 was released, all other home computers generally had a BASIC language in ROM.

X68000 <=SEP=> The X68000 (X68000, Ekkusu Rokuman Hassen) is a home computer created by Sharp Corporation, first released in 1987, sold only in Japan.The first model features a 10 MHz Motorola 68000 CPU (hence the name), 1 MB of RAM, and no hard drive; the last model was released in 1993 with a 25 MHz Motorola 68030 CPU, 4 MB of RAM, and optional 80 MB SCSI hard drive. RAM in these systems is expandable to 12 MB, though most games and applications do not require more than two.

Xak: The Art of Visual Stage <=SEP=> Xak: The Art of Visual Stage (サーク) is the first game in the fantasy role-playing video game series Xak developed and published by Micro Cabin. It was originally released for the NEC PC-8801 computer system, with subsequent versions being developed for the NEC PC-9801, Sharp X68000, MSX2, PC-Engine, Super Famicom, and mobile phones. The first four versions were re-released for Windows on online store Project EGG.

Zilog Z80 <=SEP=> The Zilog Z80 is an 8-bit microprocessor which was designed and manufactured by Zilog. It was launched in July 1976 and was widely used in desktops, as an embedded computer, and in military applications.