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|title =

|logo = PreComputer Unlimited.jpg

|logowidth = ~~310~~

|logowidth = 300px

| alternate name = I.T. Unlimited (UK) Genius IQ 128 (<abbr title="Germany">DE</abbr>) Genius PC (<abbr title="France">FR</abbr>)

|developer = [[VTech]]

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|games released =

|introductory price = {{Inflation|USD|179.99|1997}}

|predecessor = [[PreComputer series]]

|emulated = {{✗}}

}}

Quite possibly VTech second most powerful computer for kids, just behind the [[I.Q. Unlimited Computer|I.Q.]], The system came with included 45 programs built-in and had many of the basic features and oddities that came standard on most late 90s and early 2000s VTech educational computers, this includes a cartridge slot for more programs & games, a parallel port for printing and an odd mouse that plugged into an RJ11-Type port.

Hardware wise, the PCU runs on a [[wikipedia:Freescale DragonBall| DragonBall]] ~~MCU, a 68000-based~~ microcontroller ~~widely used on Palm OS device of the era,~~ and came with a custom Windows 3.1 inspired OS.

Hardware wise, the PCU runs on a [[wikipedia:Freescale DragonBall|DragonBall]] microcontroller and came with a custom Windows 3.1 inspired OS.

==Emulators==

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! scope="col"|Name

! scope="col"|Platform(s)

! scope="col"|Latest ~~Version~~

! scope="col"|Latest version

! scope="col"|~~<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>~~

! scope="col"|[[Licensing|License]]

! scope="col"|Active

! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]

|-

! colspan="10"|~~PC /~~ x86

! colspan="10"|x86

|-

|[[MAME]]

|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}

|<abbr title="Latest development version">git artifacts</abbr><ref group=N>[https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-windows/master CI-Windows] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-linux/master CI-Linux] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-macos/master CI-Macos]</ref>[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}] [https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<ref group=N>As 0.251, 0.139 (2010), 0.78 (2003), 0.37b5 (2000)</ref>

|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} {{License|BSD3}}

|{{✓}}

~~|{{✓}}~~

|{{✗}}[http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/dettaglio_mame.php?game_name=pcunlim&back_games=iqtv512;&search_id= *]

|{{✗}}

|}

[[Category:Computers]]

[[Category:DragonBall-based]]

[[Category:Computers (for kids)]]

[[Category:Educational]]

~~[[Category:VTech personal computers]]~~

~~[[Category:Computers (for Kids)]]~~

~~[[Category:68000-based]]~~

[[Category:Very early emulation]]

[[Category:VTech computers]]

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 |title =
 |logo = PreComputer Unlimited.jpg
-|logowidth = 310
+|logowidth = 300px
 | alternate name = I.T. Unlimited (UK) <br> Genius IQ 128 (<abbr title="Germany">DE</abbr>) <br> Genius PC (<abbr title="France">FR</abbr>)
 |developer = [[VTech]]
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 |games released =
 |introductory price = {{Inflation|USD|179.99|1997}}
+|predecessor = [[PreComputer series]]
 |emulated = {{✗}}
 }}
 Quite possibly VTech second most powerful computer for kids, just behind the [[I.Q. Unlimited Computer|I.Q.]], The system came with included 45 programs built-in and had many of the basic features and oddities that came standard on most late 90s and early 2000s VTech educational computers, this includes a cartridge slot for more programs & games, a parallel port for printing and an odd mouse that plugged into an RJ11-Type port.
-Hardware wise, the PCU runs on a [[wikipedia:Freescale DragonBall| DragonBall]] MCU, a 68000-based microcontroller widely used on Palm OS device of the era, and came with a custom Windows 3.1 inspired OS.
+Hardware wise, the PCU runs on a [[wikipedia:Freescale DragonBall|DragonBall]] microcontroller and came with a custom Windows 3.1 inspired OS.
 ==Emulators==
 {{No playable emulators}}
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 ! scope="col"|Name
 ! scope="col"|Platform(s)
-! scope="col"|Latest Version
+! scope="col"|Latest version
-! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
+! scope="col"|[[Licensing|License]]
 ! scope="col"|Active
 ! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 |-
-! colspan="10"|PC / x86
+! colspan="10"|x86
 |-
 |[[MAME]]
 |align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 |<abbr title="Latest development version">git artifacts</abbr><ref group=N>[https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-windows/master CI-Windows] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-linux/master CI-Linux] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-macos/master CI-Macos]</ref></br>[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<ref group=N>As 0.251, 0.139 (2010), 0.78 (2003), 0.37b5 (2000)</ref>
+|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}}<br>{{License|BSD3}}
 |{{✓}}
-|{{✓}}
+|{{✗}}[http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/dettaglio_mame.php?game_name=pcunlim&back_games=iqtv512;&search_id= *]
-|{{✗}}
 |}
 <references group=N/>
-[[Category:Computers]]
+[[Category:DragonBall-based]]
+[[Category:Computers (for kids)]]
 [[Category:Educational]]
-[[Category:VTech personal computers]]
-[[Category:Computers (for Kids)]]
-[[Category:68000-based]]
 [[Category:Very early emulation]]
+[[Category:VTech computers]]