Category: General

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Gifts from Bil Herd

Further to my post about returning Bil Herd’s Commodore 128D sample computer, Bil mentioned that he would send me something as a token of appreciation.  I had let him know that I didn’t want...

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Bil Herd’s Commodore 128D

I recently learned that a Commodore 128D I acquired in early 2019 was confirmed to be Bil Herd’s.  For Commodore enthusiasts, everyone knows Bil was the lead hardware engineer and case designer for the...

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Educator 64 Video board info

This is information for the Educator 64 video board.  Here are some small pictures: Large pictures are in this zip file.   Parts list for things that had numbers on them.  Note: Pots have...

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Total Microcomputer Model 4000

Some time back I acquired a Total Microcomputer Model 4000 computer.  It was stated to be similar to a Sphere 1 computer when I got it but I could not be sure.  As noted...

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Mysterious Acquisition

In December, 2021, I saw an auction for a “Vintage Portable Monitor Keyboard Cables/Cords and Carrying Case *Parts/Repair*”.  The pictures in the eBay auction were plentiful but the description was vague.  It was one...

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Olivetti Programma 101: First look

Yesterday, i received a computer that has been on my “want list” for a very long time.  I do searches for certain historical computers on an almost daily basis and the Olivetti Programma 101...

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Nabu PC and Development Server

I recently acquired a Nabu PC and Nabu 1100 server..  These were reported to be used for development of software for the Nabu Network.  More information to follow but for now, here are pictures...

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Intecolor 3600 series computer

I recently acquired an Intelligent Systems Corp (ISC) Intecolor 3600 Series desktop computer recently from someone who used to work at ISC.  Wikipedia calls it the successor to the COMPUCOLOR II. Unfortunately,  it is...

MFM Emulator on the Commodore 900 0

MFM Emulator on the Commodore 900

These are my notes on using David Gesswein’s MFM emulator with the Commodore 900.  At present, I do not have it set up to use the emulator on a regular basis but I was...

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Computer Systems computer?

This is something I acquired a few weeks ago and I am still unsure what it is.  To be honest, I got it just to see what was inside and see if I could...

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Poster collection

Here are some of my Apple posters. My Processor Technology posters: Pixar posters:

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Integrand S100 system with hard disk

Here are some pictures of an Integrand encased S100 computer who’s heart is a Advanced Digital Corp Super Six SBC and features an Electragraphic Quasi-Disk board with a Quality Control Systems WDAC-1 board.  This...

Getting Rid of a Computer? 2

Getting Rid of a Computer?

Vintage computer collecting and restoring is my passion so  I am always looking for interesting computers and related software, documentation and peripherals that may not be in my collection.   I am particularly interested in...

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A Time to Blog…

Over the past little while, I’ve been accumulating my vintage computer collection. While I say, “I think I’m almost done”, I know of at least one more computer that I have to acquire but I...

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The Making of a Virtual Exhibit

You will notice I don’t use the term “museum” but I do use “virtual exhibit”.  Museum is an academic term and a very involved process of accession, cataloging and displaying one or many collections....

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It’s Official!

It’s been some time that I’ve considered creating a virtual exhibit for some of the computers I’ve been able to collect to honour their place in computing history.  Now it’s official!  This is the...