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The MessagePad was the first series of personal digital assistant devices developed by Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) for the Newton platform in 1993. Some electronic engineering and the manufacture of Apple's MessagePad devices was done in Japan by the Sharp Corporation. The devices were based on the ARM 610 RISC processor and all featured handwriting recognition software and were developed and marketed by Apple. The devices ran the Newton OS.
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Retrocomputing (a portmanteau of retro and computing) is the use of early computer hardware and software today. Retrocomputing is usually classed as a hobby and recreation rather than a practical application of technology; enthusiasts often collect rare and valuable hardware and software for sentimental reasons. However some do make use of it.[1] Retrocomputing often gets its start when a computer user realizes that expensive fantasy systems like IBM Mainframes, DEC Superminis, SGI workstations and Cray Supercomputers have become affordable on the used computer market, usually in a relatively short time after the computers' era of use.
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Con il termine retrocomputing si indica una attività di "archeologia informatica" che consiste nel reperire, specialmente a costi minimi, computer di vecchie generazioni, che hanno rappresentato fasi importanti dell'evoluzione tecnologica, ripararli se sono danneggiati, metterli nuovamente in funzione e preservarli.
Atari 520ST system running the Spectre Mac emulator/translator, emulating the Macintosh and running Pinball Construction Set.
I have an old InnerDrive 40MB hard drive that wouldn't spin up. I cut it out of the old power supply enclosure and used a 3rd party power supply (from a firewire enclosure) to power the drive. You can see how I've connected the chassis of both the hard drive to the IIGS so the grounds don't float from each other and screw up the data transfer. The hard drive fortunately is a PC compatible MFM or RLL drive, pre-IDE, but using the same 4-pin power supply. The second IIGS is a loaner from a friend. I'm using a CFFA CompactFlash Apple II board to replace the hard drive.
My home made Covox Speech Thing Digital-to-Analog LPT (parallel port) stereo sound card. Fairly easy to build. The sound is not perfect but it plays stereo, 44kHz!
Paper feed and print head are visible here, along with the ribbon. There's a fuse in the back, and the paper tape punch is visible in the lower-right.
Two PhD students at a physics department wanted a computer on their own, and started to build a PDP-8 clone, based on what was available in the 1970. The system is built based on the Intersil IM6100 CPU. They had access to documentation via university. Everything is built by themselfes, beginning with the board layout, exposition, etching and soldering. They have extensive documentation on their work. There exist exactly two of those systems worldwide. Both still working.
Commodore Amiga 1200, Commodore 1802 display, Amiga mouse, Competition Pro joystick, Hitachi Super Woofer 3D boombox. Image NOT sponsored by Coca Cola.
This is the French language manual for the Oric Atmos by ASN Diffusion. Based on the English original by Ian Adamson, it was translated and updated by Jean Pascal Duclos.
M0001 Macintosh - the computer that told the world never to trust a machine you couldn't lift.
At present it looks like a candidate for Retr0bright - although as this wasn't a Platinum case I'm actually not sure how noticeable the effects would be.
And here it is, the new Amiga, or the A1-X1000. The hardware's supposedly really impressive; when it's out, it'll cost £1500-2000. One for the true fans, then.