PreComputer Unlimited

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Developer VTech
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 MCU, a 68000-based microcontroller widely used on Palm OS device of the era, and came with a custom Windows 3.1 inspired OS.

Emulators

THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EMULATORS FOR THIS DEVICE THAT CAN RUN COMMERCIAL GAMES AND/OR SOFTWARE.

Name Platform(s) Latest Version FLOSS Active Recommended
PC / x86
MAME         git artifacts[N 1]
0.289
libretro core[N 2]
*
  1. CI-Windows CI-Linux CI-Macos
  2. As 0.251, 0.139 (2010), 0.78 (2003), 0.37b5 (2000)