A generic class of peripherals, for example "joystick" or "light gun". Specific peripherals should use the Computer Peripheral type.
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| x Guitar controller |
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Game controller | Guitar Hero Guitar |
A guitar controller is a video game controller designed to simulate the playing of the guitar, a string musical instrument. Guitar controllers are often used for music games such as UmJammer Lammy: NOW!, GuitarFreaks, Guitar Hero, and the Rock Band...
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| x Game controller |
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Guitar controller | Xbox 360 Controller |
A game controller is a device used with games or entertainment systems to provide input to a video game, typically to control an object or character in the game. A controller is usually connected to a game console or computer by means of a wire or...
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| x Racing Wheel | Game controller | Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel | |||
| x Light gun |
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GunCon | Magnum Light Phaser |
A light gun is a pointing device for computers and a control device for arcade and video games.
Modern screen-based light guns work by building a sensor into the gun itself, and the on-screen target(s) emit light rather than the gun. The first...
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| x Joystick interface | Kempston joystick interface | RamTurbo Interface |
A peripheral which allows a joystick to be used with a computer which otherwise wouldn't allow it.
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| Fuller joystick interface | Comcon Joystick Interface | ||||
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| x Microphone |
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A microphone (colloquially called a mic or mike; both pronounced /ˈmaɪk/) is an acoustic-to-electric transducer or sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal. Microphones are used in many applications such as telephones, tape recorders,...
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| x Dance pad |
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A dance pad, also known as a dance mat, dance platform, or jigger deck is a flat electronic game controller used for input in dance games. Most dance pads are divided into a 3×3 matrix of square panels for the player to stand on, with some or all of...
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| x Joystick |
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Joydick |
A joystick is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling. Joysticks, also known as 'control columns', are the principal control in the cockpit of many civilian and...
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| x Mouse |
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SNES Mouse |
A computer input device that senses the two-dimensional displacemnt of a controlling hand.
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| x Computer keyboard |
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Alphanumeric keyboard |
In computing, a keyboard is a typewriter-style keyboard, which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys, to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches. Following the decline of punch cards and paper tape, interaction via teleprinter-style...
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| x Stylus |
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A stylus (plural: styli or styluses) is a writing utensil, or a small tool for some other form of marking or shaping, for example in pottery. It can also be a computer accessory that is used to assist in navigating or providing more precision when...
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| x GunCon |
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Light gun | GunCon 2 |
The Guncon (often styled "GunCon", a portmanteau of "Gun Controller"), known as the G-Con in Europe, is a family of light gun peripherals designed by Namco for the PlayStation consoles.
The first Guncon NPC-103 (G-Con 45 in Europe) (Sony ID: SLEH...
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| x Kempston joystick interface | Joystick interface | Kempston Interface |
Any joystick interface which implements the protocol originally created by Kempston Micro Electronics.
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| x Speech Synthesizer | DECtalk | ||||
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| x Magnetic tape data storage |
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DECtape |
Magnetic tape data storage uses digital recording on to magnetic tape to store digital information. Modern magnetic tape is most commonly packaged in cartridges and cassettes. The device that performs actual writing or reading of data is a tape...
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| x Modem |
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Satellaview |
A modem (modulator-demodulator) is a device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information, and also demodulates such a carrier signal to decode the transmitted information. The goal is to produce a signal that can be...
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| x Webcam |
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EyeToy |
A webcam is a video camera that feeds its images in real time to a computer or computer network, often via USB, ethernet, or Wi-Fi.
Their most popular use is the establishment of video links, permitting computers to act as videophones or...
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| x 3D scanner |
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A 3D scanner is a device that analyzes a real-world object or environment to collect data on its shape and possibly its appearance (i.e. color). The collected data can then be used to construct digital, three dimensional models.
Many different...
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| x Laser range scanner |
A laser range scanner acquires three dimensional geometry by scanning a laser across an object. The device measures the time of flight or the phase shift of the laser pulse to determine the distance from the scanner to each point on the object that...
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| x Image scanner |
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In computing, a scanner is a device that analyzes images, printed text, or handwriting, or an object (such as an ornament) and converts it to a digital image. Most scanners today are variations of the desktop (or flatbed) scanner. The flatbed...
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| x Film scanner |
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A film scanner is a device made for scanning photographic film directly into a computer without the use of any intermediate printmaking. It provides several benefits over using a flatbed scanner to scan in a print of any size: the photographer has...
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| x Planetary scanner |
A planetary scanner (also called an orbital scanner) is a type of image scanner for making scans of rare books and other easily damaged documents. In essence, such a scanner is a mounted camera taking photos of a well-lit environment. Originally,...
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| x Robotic book scanner |
A robotic book scanner is a machine which is used to scan books, integrating automated components that allow the device to exceed the speed of traditional manual imaging devices such as camera stands. A robotic scanner usually consists of three...
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| x Motion picture film scanner |
A motion picture film scanner is a device used in digital filmmaking to scan original film for storage as high-resolution digital intermediate files.
A film scanner scans original film stock: negative or positive print or reversal/IP. Units may scan...
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| x Flying spot scanner |
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A flying-spot scanner (FSS) uses a scanning source of a spot of light, such as a high-resolution, high-light-output, low-persistence Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), to scan an image, usually from motion picture film or a slide. The output of the scanner is...
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| x Alphanumeric keyboard |
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QWERTY | Computer keyboard |
After punch cards and paper tape, interaction via teletype-style keyboards became the main input device for computers. During the 1980's and 1990's almost all computers came equipped with them as the main form of interaction, and most users are...
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| x International QWERTY keyboards |
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Alphanumeric keyboard |
International QWERTY keyboards feature minor changes to the QWERTY key layout used on most computer keyboards.
Belgian and French keyboards interchange both Q and W with A and Z and move M to the right of L; they are known as AZERTY keyboards....
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| x QWERTY |
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Alphanumeric keyboard |
QWERTY ( /ˈkwɜrti/) is the most common modern-day keyboard layout. The name comes from the first six letters (keys) appearing in the top left letter row of the keyboard, read left to right: Q-W-E-R-T-Y. The QWERTY design is based on a layout created...
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| x QWERTZ | Alphanumeric keyboard |
The QWERTZ or QWERTZU keyboard is a widely used computer and typewriter keyboard layout that is mostly used in Central Europe. The name comes from the first six letters at the top left of the keyboard: Q, W, E, R, T, and Z.
The QWERTZ layout differs...
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| x Dvorak Simplified Keyboard |
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Alphanumeric keyboard |
The Dvorak Simplified Keyboard (/dᵊˈvɔræk/ d-VOR-ak) is a keyboard layout patented in 1936 by Dr. August Dvorak and his brother-in-law, Dr. William Dealey. Over the years several slight variations were designed by the team led by Dvorak or by ANSI....
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| x Throttle controller |
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A throttle controller, also called a throttle quadrant , is a device that takes physical hand motions with the use of levers to output a digital or analog signal typically to computer hardware. It is used to simulate real aircraft controls by...
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| x Laser printer |
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Printer | HP LaserJet 1020 |
A laser printer is a common computer peripheral that rapidly produces high quality text and graphics on plain paper. As with digital photocopiers and multifunction printers (MFPs), laser printers employ a xerographic printing process, but differ...
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| x Printer |
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Laser printer |
In computing, a printer is a peripheral which produces a text or graphics of documents stored in electronic form, usually on physical print media such as paper or transparencies. Many printers are primarily used as local peripherals, and are...
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| x Sound interface | Fuller Box |
A computer peripheral which adds additional audio capabilities to the base computer.
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| x Fuller joystick interface | Joystick interface | Fuller Box |
A peripheral which implements the joystick protocol originally created by Fuller Micro Systems in their "Fuller Box" interface.
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| x Spark printer |
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Printer | ZX Printer |
A spark printer is an obsolete form of computer printer which uses a special paper coated with a layer of aluminium over a black backing, which is printed on by using a pulsing current onto the paper via two styli that move across on a moving belt...
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| x Inkjet printer |
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Printer |
An inkjet printer is a type of computer printer that creates a digital image by propelling droplets of ink onto paper. Inkjet printers are the most commonly used type of printer and range from small inexpensive consumer models to very large...
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| x IDE interface | Mass storage interface | DivIDE |
A peripheral which adds IDE capabilties to a computer.
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| x Floppy disk interface | Mass storage interface | +D |
A peripheral which allows a computer to access a floppy disk drive.
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| x Mass storage interface | Floppy disk interface |
Any computer peripheral which allows access to a form of mass storage.
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| x Centronics printer interface | Printer interface | +D |
A peripheral which enables a computer to use the well-known Centronics printer interface.
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| x Printer interface | Centronics printer interface | ZX Lprint III |
A peripheral which allows a computer to access a printer.
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| x Network interface controller |
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SpeccyBoot |
A network interface controller (also known as a network interface card, network adapter, LAN adapter and by similar terms) is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network.
Whereas network interface controllers were...
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| x Multifunction printer |
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Printer | Océ VarioLink 2821 |
An MFP (Multi Function Product/ Printer/ Peripheral), multifunctional, all-in-one (AIO), or Multifunction Device (MFD), is an office machine which incorporates the functionality of multiple devices in one, so as to have a smaller footprint in a home...
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| x Photo printer | Compact photo printer | Printer |
A photo printer is a printer (usually an inkjet printer) that is specifically designed to print high quality digital photos on photo paper. These printers usually have a very high number of nozzles and are capable of printing droplets as small as 1...
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| x Compact photo printer | Photo printer |
A compact photo printer is a stand-alone inkjet printer designed to produce 4 x 6 inch prints from digital cameras. It works without the use of a computer. It is also be known as a portable photo printer or a snapshot printer.
Compact photo printers...
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| x Ethernet hub |
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An Ethernet hub, active hub, network hub, repeater hub, multiport repeater or hub is a device for connecting multiple Ethernet devices together and making them act as a single network segment. It has multiple input/output (I/O) ports, in which a...
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| x 3D television |
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A 3D television (3DTV) is a television set that projects a television program into a realistic three-dimensional field by employing techniques such as stereoscopic display, multi-view display, or 2D-plus-depth, and a 3D display.
In the late 1890s,...
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| x Interactive urinal |
An interactive urinal is a device that allow users to play video games or control interactive displays using a stream of urine. Several designs have been produced to date, usually comprising a urinal fitted with a pressure sensor to measure the...
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| x 3D Printer |
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Printer |
In today’s increasingly competitive marketplace, the time-to-market for companies researching, developing and marketing new products a key success factor. In many industries such as jewelry, footwear, industrial design, automotive and medical...
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| x PlayStation |
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The PlayStation (プレイステーション, Pureisutēshon, officially abbreviated as PS; unofficially referred to as the PSX or PS1) is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, 1994. The...
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