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...
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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...
ThunderScan: Turning an ImageWriter into a scanner
I was able to acquire a ThunderScan scanner recently that turned an original Apple ImageWriter printer into a scanner by means of replacing the print head with a scan head. This one looks to...
Macintosh SE Upgraded to SE-30 (note the dash)
This computer had a curious feature that made me think it might have been a prototype. This is a Macintosh SE that was upgraded to an SE/30 but it’s unique feature included finger wells...
Apple Macintosh 128k upgraded with SCSI and extra memory
I recently acquired a Macintosh 128k that looked almost stock except for the external SCSI connector on the back. Clearly, this was an upgraded machine but I wanted to see how original it was...
IBM PC 110 Memory Module
Below are pictures of the front and back of the IBM PC 110 Memory module that I have in my PC 110. Unfortunately, I can’t boot it properly, at the moment so I can’t...
Altair Card Guide dimensions
Here are a series of pictures of the card guides inside my Altair 8800. The top picture is what the card guides look like installed (overhead shot). The card guide dimensions (some may not...