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| alternate name = I.T. Unlimited (UK) <br> Genius IQ 128 (<abbr title="Germany">DE</abbr>) <br> Genius PC (<abbr title="France">FR</abbr>) | | 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]] | |developer = [[VTech]] | ||
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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. | 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]] | Hardware wise, the PCU runs on a [[wikipedia:Freescale DragonBall|DragonBall]] microcontroller and came with a custom Windows 3.1 inspired OS. | ||
==Emulators== | ==Emulators== | ||
{{No playable emulators}} | {{No playable emulators}} | ||
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! scope="col"|Name | ! scope="col"|Name | ||
! scope="col"|Platform(s) | ! scope="col"|Platform(s) | ||
! scope="col"|Latest | ! scope="col"|Latest version | ||
! scope="col"| | ! scope="col"|[[Licensing|License]] | ||
! scope="col"|Active | ! scope="col"|Active | ||
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]] | ! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]] | ||
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! colspan="10"| | ! colspan="10"|x86 | ||
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|[[MAME]] | |[[MAME]] | ||
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}} | |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> | |<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= *] | |||
|{{✗}} | |||
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<references group=N/> | <references group=N/> | ||
[[Category:Computers]] | [[Category:DragonBall-based]] | ||
[[Category:Computers (for kids)]] | |||
[[Category:Educational]] | [[Category:Educational]] | ||
[[Category:Very early emulation]] | [[Category:Very early emulation]] | ||
[[Category:VTech computers]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:42, 31 August 2026
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| Developer | VTech |
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| Type | Computer |
| Release date | 1997 |
| Predecessor | PreComputer series |
| Emulated | ✗ |
Quite possibly VTech second most powerful computer for kids, just behind the 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 DragonBall microcontroller and came with a custom Windows 3.1 inspired OS.
Emulators
[edit | edit source]THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EMULATORS FOR THIS DEVICE THAT CAN RUN COMMERCIAL GAMES AND/OR SOFTWARE.
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended | ||||
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| x86 | |||||||||
| MAME |    
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git artifacts[N 1] 0.289 libretro core[N 2] |
GPLv2 BSD-3-Clause |
✓ | ✗* | ||||
- ↑ CI-Windows CI-Linux CI-Macos
- ↑ As 0.251, 0.139 (2010), 0.78 (2003), 0.37b5 (2000)