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...
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...
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...
Attached are pictures of a recent acquisition; the Jupiter Ace 4000. This is the North American version of the Jupiter Ace, a small home computer from the early 80’s produced by Jupiter Cantab. The...
I recently received an email from Peter Groen from the Netherlands who graciously offered to donate a set of boards that he acquired some time ago. As a vintage computer from Canada (the Ottawa...
Pictured here is a Cherry based terminal keyboard from Control Data Corporation that was part of the CDC 721 Terminal also known as the CDC 721 Viking terminal. It is one an example of a pre-PC...
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...
I am really sad that this monitor didn’t make it in transit. The seller packed it quite well but the damage may have been caused because packing peanuts were used even though there was...
This is an Albert computer that is an Apple II clone. It is a recent acquisition so I am exploring its abilities. This computer works and starts up at an “Apple ][” screen. Hitting...
Keyboard 1 (small scratch on back, one foot missing. Front looks awesome. Cord is almost excellent) Keyboard 2 (small abrasion on back, two feet missing. Front looks awesome. Cord has expanded coils) Keyboard...
This keyboard was purchased at the same time as a Cherry model KFN3-8351 keyboard that looks almost exactly like this Cherry Solid State capacitive keyboard except for the model number. Once the key caps...
I was able to acquire two interesting Cherry keyboards that were a bit of a mystery. One keyboard had a broken key switch (shown here) that caused days of research and theories… The other...
Some time back, I acquired an IBM 5161 expansion unit that adds extra capacity to the original IBM PC model 5150. The 5150 only had 5 expansion slots and two full-height 5.25″ floppy drives...
I recently acquired a Lear Siegler ADM 3A terminal and I was thrilled. This is one of the quintessential terminals of it’s day and if one ever mentions “terminal” to someone who’s been around...
I found an IBM Model M key cap set on eBay that looked rather interesting. It included both uppercase characters (as is the norm) but it also included lower case characters on the same...
This is another Canadian computer from Semi-Tech Microelectronics Corporation (STM) called the Pied Piper that looks a little worse for wear but the paint wearing down actually exposes a metallic finish underneath. This is ...
The Alps AKB-3420 keyboard was built for early 80’s S-100 computers as these generally had toggle switches for data entry and led blinking lights for output. If someone wanted a monitor and keyboard, one...
I was very happy to find a blue PCB version of a KIM-1 computer some time ago. I have a couple of different versions but this KIM-1 is Revision E. More information is available...
This is a combination of two items that sits on the mantel of my fireplace. One item is an old 1950s IBM 701 vacuum tube component that I wanted to display but couldn’t quite...