GRiD GRiDPad 2260
The GRiDPad model 2260 is an early pen-based personal computer that has a very distinction convertible action from pen-based slab to laptop configuration with full keyboard. Below are some pictures.
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An early Commodore PET
On October 17, 1977 the Commodore PET started shipping. There was an initial run of 100 units and this unit may have been one of them. It is serial number 10051 (number 51). It’s...
Commodore 900: The Unix-like workstation/server that was eclipsed by Amiga
Some time ago I acquired a Commodore 900 computer. It was originally owned by one of the engineers who worked on the project but it needed some attention to get it to work. The...
Rockwell AIM-65 – RM65 Development Control System
I acquired a couple of AIM-65s from a seller on a popular auction site and the seller also had this RM65 Development Control System (what they called it) that was originally used by the...
Commodore TED Developer Alpha – P15
This is a TED Developer Alpha unit (number P15) that was used to give early access to developers to be able to create software for the TED line of computers including the Commodore 116,...
Escon Kit that converts an IBM Selectric into a printer
I recently acquired a NOS Escon Model E-P that converts an IBM Selectric I, II or III into a printer. This was originally purchased and sat unused until the company that purchased it eventually...
Amiga CD1200 – Prototype upper shell
Below are pictures of an internal engineering model for the ill-fated Amiga CD1200. This was to be an add-on CD peripheral for the Amiga 1200 with later working prototypes in white. The CD1200 was...
Rockwell AIM65 Development environment
Below are pictures of the Rockwell AIM 65 system that I acquired with RM 65 family interface cards. Documentation is in the Files Area under Rockwell/AIM 65.
IBM 5535-M18 Multistation
Below are some pictures of a recent acquisition; the IBM 5535-M18 Multistation with 3274 terminal adapter. This was a business PC from Japan that also acted as a word processor and a terminal. Sadly,...
The Microsystems International Limited MF8008 based Modular Microcomputer – the MIL Mod8 / Mod80
Here are pictures of the Microsystems International Limited MF8008 based Modular Microcomputer known as the MOD 8. These boards were put together with original MIL chips where available. Here are additional boards to convert...