The following hardware, software, firmware and games have not been preserved and are endangered. What is listed here is at higher risk of becoming lost than most un-preserved items.
Notes:
- Hover your cursor over text with * for more info.
- Each item listed is given a rating on how severe the situation is on a scale of 1 to 3. usually the more issues the item has, the more likely it will given 3.
Computers
Name
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Year
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Category
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HS*
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Severity
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Description*
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Lagonda Dashboard Computer
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1976
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In-Car Computer
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✓
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3
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The Lagonda had the first in-car computer and thanks to the Z80 MPU, Its also is an early example of computer miniaturization (For More Info: Jalopnik (Video) Gizmodo)
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Consoles
Name
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Year
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HS*
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Severity
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Description*
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CAI System
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1990
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✓
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?
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Exclusivity sold in Taiwan, the CAI System is most likely the first completely original Taiwanese designed console. made in Taiwan for Taiwanese customers.
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Gamate 3D
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1983
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✗
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2
|
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ProScreen
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1984
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✗
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2
|
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Teachermate
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2008
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✗
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3
|
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Variety
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1983
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✗
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2
|
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Game/Software
Name
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Year
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Category
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HS*
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Severity
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Description*
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DoDonPachi Campaign Version
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1997
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Arcade
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✓
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3
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A arrange of the Bullet Hell arcade game "DoDonPachi" with a feature of Hyper which was first seen probably in the campaign version and was widely available later in different game DoDonPachi Dai-Ou-Jou and become a staple of the genre. It's significant in Bullet Hell communities because of having Hyper even before Dai-Ou-Jou and likely only a single board was ever manufactured, so it is needful to preserve it.
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ShadowCaster (CD-ROM Version)
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1994
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Computer
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?
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2
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Game for the PC-98
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Formerly Endangered
Name
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Year
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Category
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Description
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OMNI Games
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1980 - Unknown
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Console
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The OMNI games have been preserved since 2020, and are available here.
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Crayon Shin Chan 3
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2003
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Console
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Was recently found and is available here A special version of the game is required to get it to work with Nuance which can be downloaded here
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This article is a never ending list. It will always need updates, it will likely have new content added to it on a consistent basis, & can never truly be a finished article.