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Interesting Modified Commodore PET 2001
I was fortunate enough to be able to acquire a blue Commodore PET 2001 recently. While I have a couple of other PET 2001 variations, I don’t have a PET 2001 with blue screen...
MITS Altair 8800 lost and found
I had a slight shipping mishap and the courier company lost a MITS Altair 8800 I had recently acquired. It is a project MITS Altair as it needs the internal cards and it appears...
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...
The KIMSI S-100 expansion backplane for the KIM-1 by Forethought Technologies
Here are some pictures of the KIMSI S-100 add-on board for the KIM-1. This board was produced by Forethought Technologies along with an optional power supply known as the KIMSI-PLUS power supply that would...
Commodore 64 – Silver Label model
When Commodore first made the Commodore 64 (C64) available, it put out this version which is known as the “silver label” model because of the distinctively different top silver label and the stylized “64...
Viatron System 21 Model 2111 Restoration
Here are a number of pictures taken prior to the restoration and clean up of the Viatron System 21 Intelligent terminal. It was definitely a haven for spiders but the main unit looks very...
A Mac and a PC? It’s the Dayna MacCharlie!
Here is a quick post with some pics. The main unit and contents: Some further pics of the interesting keyboard extension:
Ithaca DPS-1 Paddle recreation pics
This paddle switch replacement for the Ithaca Intersystems DPS-1 computer was designed by Engicoder. It’s printed in white PLA at the moment until I get some orange PLA for final printing. You can internally...
Netronics Professional ASCII keyboard with a surprise inside
This is a Netronics Research and Development Limited Professional ASCII keyboard. It was originally found in a Times Sinclair lot on eBay and it had a cutout of a ZX81 keyboard advertisement taped to...
Dictaphone Dual Display system
This is the Dictaphone Dual System base unit with a model number of 3002. This is an Intel 8085 based word processor that was available through Artec International, a subsidiary of Pitney Bowes. Dating...
Ithaca InterSystems DPS-1
This is an Ithaca InterSystems DPS-1 S-100 computer. It’s an early model (serial number MFD-0095) that, unfortunately, has some front paddles missing and the run/stop switch. The front panel still has the plastic protection...
Processor Technology SOL-PC – An early Sol-20 minus the 20
I have recently acquired a home-made Sol-PC with documentation from October 1976. The original owner appears to have been a Sol-PCB purchaser (paid $40). The Sol-PC Rev D board looks like the regular “S-100...
SWTPC 6800 – A great collection of that era
I had purchased a SWTPC 6800 that came complete with a 6809 set of boards as well as some prototyped boards. There are a number of duplicate boards but I’m putting pics up here...
TRS-80 Disks
Here is a number of 8″ TRS-80 Disks that I acquired. I tried to make out what was on the labels but pictures are actually better for some. Note: I don’t know if what’s...
RCA COSMAC 18S020 Evaluation Kit in a SWTPC 6800 case
I recently acquired an RCA COSMAC 18S020 Rev 2 Evaluation kit but it was tucked inside an SWTPC 6800 case that had been customized for it’s use. The board is fully populated with memory...
IBM PC RT 6150
I’ve been on the lookout for an IBM PC RT and was able to acquire this 6150 model. Unfortunately, it was only the tower that I could find so I am trying to figure...
Dynalogic Hyperion: A Canadian Classic
The first Canadian computer I just had to collect was the Dynalogic Hyperion. It was a luggable computer with a unique design. The keyboard snaps into place for transport and had it’s own transport...
NeXT Cube with two extra cards
Thanks to Chris from the CC-Talk mailing list, I was able to re-home a NeXT Cube along with two mono NextStation slabs that were purchased from a surplus sale at the University of Waterloo. ...
Honeywell Micro Switch keyboard
Here’s an interesting keyboard with a ghostly white colour scheme. I’m not exactly sure what terminal this goes with but it is a Honeywell keyboard. The original owner modified it to work with a...