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So, @fyrwrxz posted a For Sale thread that got a number of us squirreling off into topics regarding old computers.
Who all has collections of older systems, and what do you collect?
For me, it's TRS-80 Model 1, III and 4, along with the Apple ][, ][+, //e and //c. Of those, the Apple ][ is the only one I have yet to lay my hands on. For the others, I have at least one working system of each.
I'm delivering a Model II to Adrian Black (Adrian's Digital Basement) in the near future. At the same time, I'm also delivering a Model II disk expansion to a rocketry person.
For those who don't collect them, if you have an old computer you want to get rid of, send me the details - I'll help you find someone who wants it, to keep it from becoming e-waste and landing in a landfill. Last fall, I made a 13 hour round trip to Ness City, KS to rescue some computers from that fate. I've farmed all but the 2 I wanted out to new homes, at no cost to their new owners.
I also have a PiDP 11, which is a PDP-11/70 emulator running on a Raspberry Pi, with a replica PDP-11/70 control panel. Blinkin' lights!
I once had a crack at an Altair 8800, but couldn't offer the guy a fair price, considering that it also had a hard drive with it.
-Kevin
CC: @cwbullet, @jsdemar, @AllDigital
Who all has collections of older systems, and what do you collect?
For me, it's TRS-80 Model 1, III and 4, along with the Apple ][, ][+, //e and //c. Of those, the Apple ][ is the only one I have yet to lay my hands on. For the others, I have at least one working system of each.
I'm delivering a Model II to Adrian Black (Adrian's Digital Basement) in the near future. At the same time, I'm also delivering a Model II disk expansion to a rocketry person.
For those who don't collect them, if you have an old computer you want to get rid of, send me the details - I'll help you find someone who wants it, to keep it from becoming e-waste and landing in a landfill. Last fall, I made a 13 hour round trip to Ness City, KS to rescue some computers from that fate. I've farmed all but the 2 I wanted out to new homes, at no cost to their new owners.
I also have a PiDP 11, which is a PDP-11/70 emulator running on a Raspberry Pi, with a replica PDP-11/70 control panel. Blinkin' lights!
I once had a crack at an Altair 8800, but couldn't offer the guy a fair price, considering that it also had a hard drive with it.
-Kevin
CC: @cwbullet, @jsdemar, @AllDigital
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