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I was a Commodore user and never had much experience with the Apple II world. I'm sure that these are digitized on archive.org or similar sites but if anyone would like these they're at the Habitat For Humanity ReStore in Westminster, MD.
The Macintosh Plus computer was the third model in the Macintosh line, introduced on January 16, 1986, two years after the original Macintosh and a little more than a year after the Macintosh 512K, with a price tag of US$2599.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_Plus
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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrocomputing
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.
The word is about, there's something evolving,
whatever may come, the world keeps revolving
They say the next big thing is here,
that the revolution's near,
but to me it seems quite clear
that it's all just a little bit of history repeating
The newspapers shout a new style is growing,
but it don't know if it's coming or going,
there is fashion, there is fad
some is good, some is bad
and the joke is rather sad,
that its all just a little bit of history repeating
.. and I've seen it before
.. and I'll see it again
.. yes I've seen it before
.. just little bits of history repeating
Some people don't dance, if they don't know who's singing,
why ask your head, it's your hips that are swinging
life's for us to enjoy
woman, man, girl and boy,
feel the pain, feel the joy
aside set the little bits of history repeating
.. just little bits of history repeating
.. and I've seen it before
.. and I'll see it again
.. yes I've seen it before
.. just little bits of history repeating
[Propellerheads & Mrs Shirley Bassey]
The original IBM PC, the first one. It run on Intel 8088 @ 4,77 MHz. Not happy to say that I had one, it was my first pc...
I like old computers. But I have a teeny-tiny home office, so I can't have all of them set up all the time; I need to multi-task. What to do? Organize them into the Retrocomputing Closet of Doom, so I have easy access to each piece whenever I fancy pulling it out!
From bottom to top: MicroVAX 3100, Apple ][ Plus, Dell Optiplex PII, Apple IIgs, Commodore 64, VT320 terminal, Sun SPARCstation LX, and an overabundance of keyboards, keyboards, keyboards.
The scary thing is, everything works.
The Indy, code-named "Guinness", is a low-end workstation introduced on 12 July 1993. Developed and manufactured by Silicon Graphics Incorporated (SGI), it was the result of their attempt to obtain a share of the low-end computer-aided design (CAD) market, which was dominated at the time by other workstation vendors; and the desktop publishing and multimedia markets, which were mostly dominated at the time by Apple Computer. It was discontinued on 30 June 1997 and support ended on 31 December 2011.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGI_Indy
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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrocomputing
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.
Con "soli" 10,7 kg di peso, l'Osborne-1 fu il primo computer portatile disponibile sul mercato.
With "only" 10.7 kg of weight, the Osborne-1 was the first commercially available portable computer ever.
IBM's PCjr was a failure, or so I gather, but this one was more successful. Released only in Australia and New Zealand, I spotted a couple at a garage sale many years ago, and had to grab them. There used to be a cartridge-based version of Lotus 123 for this computer, on two cartridges, which always impressed me.
My Amiga 600 with built in Flickerfixer by Indivision. I removed the useless RF modulator, modded the case so that a VGA port would fit.
Ithaca Intersystems DPS-1 with Wyse WY-120 terminal: - running a handy MBASIC program from Ken Tracton's book "Programs in Basic for Electronic Engineers, Technicians & Experimenters" c1979.
Still working!
The add-on board provided SLOW/FAST modes switching, making this ZX80 like a ZX81.
The side switch allows screen black/white reverse.
My first home micro. They came in 16k and 48k models. (that's 16 or 48 kbytes RAM)
To save space, this one used 8×64 kbit chips (4164), which actually made it a 64k computer, but the internal address decoding only allowed access to the 16 kbyte ROM at the top of the address space. People resorted to hackery to access the memory, or using the external floppy drive which included this logic.
Apple IIc (model no. A2S4000) with Apple Monitor (model no. G090S) and Apple Stand (model no. A2M4021).
Olivetti Philos 44
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivetti
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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrocomputing
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.
Il 23 aprile 1982 Clive Sinclair annunciava il suo nuovo home computer, lo ZX Spectrum, che avrebbe spalancato le porte della rivoluzione informatica a milioni di persone. Io sono una di quelle.
On the 23rd of April, 1982, Clive Sinclair presented his new home computer, the ZX Spectrum, which would have laid the way to the information technology revolution for millions of people. I am one of them.
Memories from the '90s. While cleaning a forgotten place in my house, I found this panel that I made during the '90s, collecting pins and stickers from events. It's fascinating to see how many of the ideas of those times are now in place. Technology runs fast, but the adoption has its rates.
Nonetheless, if you do not imagine and invent, you will never know where to go. It's just a matter of time.
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