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Home computer, an Uncommon card
Home computers were a class of microcomputers that entered the market in 1977 and became common during the 1980s.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 85
- DEF
- 83
- Power
- 168
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 67,000
Power 168 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Home computer quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Home computer card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
However, a home computer often had better graphics and sound than ______ business computers.
Answer
contemporary. However, a home computer often had better graphics and sound than contemporary business computers. From the Home computer article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Chinese art. Chinese art 90 · Home computer 85 · PC-98 81 · Edmond Halley 76 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- They were marketed to consumers as affordable and accessible computers that, for the first time, were intended for the use of a single, non-technical user.
- These computers were a distinct market segment that typically cost much less than business, scientific, or engineering-oriented computers of the time, such as those running CP/M or the IBM PC, and were generally less powerful in terms of memory and expandability.
- However, a home computer often had better graphics and sound than contemporary business computers.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Home computer article was read about 67,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 85 and blocks with 83: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
How to get Home computer
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Home computer in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Ronald EvansUncommon · History · ATK 76 DEF 92
- Jacoby EllsburyUncommon · Society · ATK 80 DEF 88
- After SchoolUncommon · Arts · ATK 82 DEF 86
- Laurence SterneUncommon · Arts · ATK 74 DEF 94
- RingetteUncommon · Society · ATK 81 DEF 87
- John Wesley PowellUncommon · History · ATK 83 DEF 85
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Home computer (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
