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...
Category: General
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...
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...
Nabu PC Floppy Disk Controller Reproduction
Several people have asked me about reproducing the Nabu PC Floppy disk controller board even though, at this point, I do NOT have the only original I know of yet working. If you happen...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
Poster collection
Here are some of my Apple posters. My Processor Technology posters: Pixar posters:
The History of Apple’s Pascal “Syntax” Poster, 1979-80
Jef Raskin said it was useful code. Steve Jobs said it was contemporary art. You decide. Written by Lucas Wagner and Jef Raskin, Reposted with permission from Lucas Wagner since the original page is...
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...
Tandy CoCo 1 – Modified with 64K and a Macrotron keyboard
My collecting is quite polarizing. I must have the original computer (or peripheral) in as released condition but I do make exceptions when they show a progression of modifications out of necessity. Here we...
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...
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...
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....
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...