A German computer magazine from 1983 to 1990. Published by Markt & Technik-Verlag, it was originally named Hobby Computer, but due to a name conflict became Happy Computer. Games and applications sent to the magazine by readers were sold under the Happy Software brand and made available to the public on floppy disk and tape cassette.
We Use "Happy Computer" in a Prompt
Some of the examples in this encyclopedia are actual results from asking chatbots "what is a happy computer?" The prompt was designed to see how a chatbot would react because there is no such thing. See
AI image generator,
Bing Chat,
ChatGPT,
Dream Studio,
Gemini chatbot,
generative AI,
Inflection AI,
Leonardo AI and
Mistral.
Happy Computers in Germany
Although the magazine title remained in English, the content was in German. The main feature of this February 1986 issue was testing five top home computers. (Image courtesy of the C64 Wiki, dedicated to the Commodore 64.)