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It has it all, and while the World Cup is enthralling (or disappointing, depending on how well your country is doing) fans across the globe,
Representing Russia is the Elektronika 60, a terminal computer made by the Electronika company
Its claim to fame is that in the 1980s, the first version of Tetris was written for it by Alexey Pajitnov.On the Spanish side is the
250,000 operations per second, and this has led to a pretty lacklustre performance
card towards the Russians! Oh dear, oh dear
It looks like the Elektronika 60 is being penalised for being a Soviet clone of the LSI-11, a 16-bit minicomputer by the Digital Equipment
to lighten the weight of the books carried by her students and, in celebration of her 121st birthday, Google immortalised her in a Google
Both have less-than-catchy names, but the Aussies get an early advantage by being better known as CSIRAC, which is slightly easier to
But, as Spain proved, age is no barrier to success in this World Cup
Introduced in the early 1980s by the French government, this beige beauty effectively created the internet before the internet existed
Except it was all in French, and there were no pictures of cats on it.Using the Alcatel Minitel communication terminal, owners could access
up to 22,000 databases and services after paying a subscription charge
France Telecom gave away millions of the terminals for free, and they can still be found in over 6 million homes
Some French government agencies also continue to use these devices.The fact that the Alcatel Minitel communication terminal is still in use,
and not just a dusty curio, gives it an early lead in this contest.With a text-based screen, keyboard (which can be folded away to cover the
communication terminal is running rings around the CSIRAC, specs wise, the latter being a valve-driven computer which uses mercury acoustic
delay lines to store data, with a memory clock of 1000 Hz and a control unit that takes two cycles to execute an instruction.France is
dominating this game, but in the dying minutes of the match, its showboating may be its undoing
While the Alcatel Minitel communication terminal is still being used, some people blame the popularity of the device as being the reason why
France was slow to embrace the internet
computational power, has arguably done nothing but further technological progress for its home nation.And now the whistle has blown, and
Australia has won! Sorry France
(Sinclair ZX Spectrum)Oh, come on
Taiwan brings the Asus ZenBook 13 UX331UN onto the pitch
which has a 3.5Mhz Zilog Z80 A CPU, 16KB of RAM and has an image resolution of 256 x 192
13 is beautifully designed, lightweight and comes with a backlit keyboard, but the Sinclair ZX Spectrum underdog has plenty of charm as well
launched in 1982 and discontinued in 1992, over 40 new pieces of software have been released so far in 2018! Would the ZenBook have that
kind of following over 30 years laterAnd the games
Jet Set Willy, R-Type, Dizzy, The Hobbit
Match Day II for football fans who are still reading this.As for the ZenBook 13, what iconic games can it play Except for all of those games
And many modern classics thanks to its powerful dedicated GPU
OK, fine, the ZenBook 13 is a much better computer than the Sinclair ZX Spectrum
anticipating: the showdown between two goliaths: on the US side we have the iconic iMac G3, one of the most popular all-in-one PCs ever
made, and from Japan we have the near-indestructible Panasonic Toughbook CF-31.First on the pitch is the iMac G3, which although slightly
egg shaped, is a tough little PC, emerging onto the scene in 1998, with an eye-catching design by Sir Jonathan Ive that became a pop culture
icon in the 1990s.Meanwhile, the Panasonic Toughbook CF-31 is a sturdy little bruiser, combining military-endorsed ruggedness with high
Toughbook CF-31 Of course not
You just have to look at the G3 the wrong way for it to crack like an over-expensive egg.Tough by name, tough by natureWith a DVD drive,
GPS, touchscreen and more, the Toughbook CF-31 is dominating this game, while the iMac G3 can barely keep up with its 4GB hard drive and
The fact that it helped change the fortunes of the floundering Apple, which went on to become one of the biggest companies in the world,
means the win has to go to the iMac G3.But Japan should hold its head high, the Panasonic Toughbook CF-31 put in a fantastic
crowd roaring its support, buoyed by its surprise win in the knockout round
CSIRAC is already on the pitch, and looks terrified
CSIRAC has blown a valve in fear! Meanwhile, the Asus ZenBook 13 dominates the game, the only valve it knows being the company behind
design gives it an early lead, but the ZenBook 13 counters with a slim and light look that makes it an incredibly desirable laptop
However, the ZenBook 13 has one more trick up its sleeve: the future.While the iMac G3 was a ground-breaking all-in-one PC (which means it
is a desktop PC with a built-in monitor), all-in-ones remain a rather niche product.Meanwhile, the ZenBook 13 represents the future of
well-deserved winner.WINNER: Asus ZenBook 13 UX331UNTheIndianSubcontinent's World Cup coverage is brought to you in association with
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