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Welcome to old-computers.com, the most popular website for old computers.
Have a trip down memory lane re-discovering your old computer, console or software you used to have.
There are actually 1286 systems in the museum.
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 ECD CORPORATION Micromind
The Micromind was a very innovative machine ahead of its time ! But despite the small group working on the machine, prototyping and developing, and pushing the limits of the time, the machine never shipped. Apparently only a few prototypes were produced.
Development began as early 1975/1976 but commercial adverts appeared only in 1977.
One of the main features of the Micromind was its innovative (for the time) redefinable characters. Up to 120 characters could be software redefined by the ...
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 SEMI-TECH (STM) PC
This extremely rare computer is Portable PC (IBM compatible) conceived in the same plastic case as the Pied Piper, released by the same company in 1983. This computer incorporates a lot of features in a compact case, which was quite innovative at the time: built-in LCD display, printer, modem, phone and disk drives !
The STM PC is based on an Intel 80186 processor and two quadruple-density disk drives. The processor is faster than the one used in the IBM PC, a...
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 LOGICAL MACHINE CORPORATION (LOMAC) Goliath
Logical’s Goliath is a server or disk file storage device has it was described at the time.
It has a capacity for 10 MByte, 30 MByte or 50 MByte of fixed disk storage and 10 MBytes of removable storage. The unit, which also houses the controller, may have memory ranging from 64K to 256K and capacity for up to 20 terminals.
Up to 20 Tina or David computers can link to Goliath as a distributed data processing system.
For ...
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 LOGICAL MACHINE CORPORATION (LOMAC) Adam
The Adam was the first computer released by Logical Machine Corporation (LOMAC) in 1975. In 1978 they also produced Tina which stands for "TINy Adam". In 1983 Logical released the David, and the L-XT in 1983. There was also the Goliath, a data storage server with 5MB hard drive. Goliath could be connected to up to 20 Davids or Tinas. David and Goliath names makes a clear reference to the mythic...
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 LOGICAL MACHINE CORPORATION (LOMAC) Tina
The Adam was the first computer released by Logical Machine Corporation (LOMAC) in 1976. In 1978 they produced Tina which stands for "TINy Adam". It seems to have the same specs as David but with two 8'' floppy disk drives. There was also the Goliath, a data storage server with 5MB hard drive. Goliath could be connected to up to 20 Davids or Tinas. David and Goliath names makes a clear reference to the mythical story found in the biblical Book of S...
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 LOGICAL MACHINE CORPORATION (LOMAC) L-XT
The L-XT was the last computer released by Logical Business Machines, after the Adam, the David, the Tina and the Goliath in 1982. It was announced at the 1983 COMDEX Fall in Las Vegas, and commercially available in March 1984.
The L-XT uses a 16-bit Intel 8088 CPU with 192KB RAM, and equipped with a 5.25'' floppy drive unit (320 KB capacity) and a 10 MB hard disk (upgradable to 60 MB)...
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 LOGICAL MACHINE CORPORATION (LOMAC) David
The David is not the first computer released by Logical Business Machines. In 1974, LOMAC (Logical Machine Corporation) released the Adam. Some times later they also produced Tina (for TINy Adam). There was also the Goliath, a data storage server with 5MB hard drive. Goliath could be connected to up to 20 Davids or Tinas. David and Goliath names makes a clear reference to the mythical story found in the biblical Book of Samuel.
The David is powered by a 16-bit Intel 8086 CPU w...
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 GESPAC Gescomp 720 / 730
GESPAC SA was a Swiss company who designed the G-64/96 Bus in 1979.
This interface bus concept provides a simple way to interface microprocessor modules with memory and peripheral modules on a parallel bus. The G-64/96 Bus uses a simple, yet modern and powerful interface scheme which allows a higher level of functionality from the single height Eurocard form factor. The low overhead of the G-64/96 Bus interface greatly eases the design of custom boards by the User. This is why, even many year...
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 WELECT W86
The W86 is a french computer released in 1983 by Welect. It's the second computer released by Welect after the W80.2.
The W86 is powered by an Intel 8086 (hence its name) to catch up with the IBM PC compatible trend of the moment and is thus able to run MS-DOS. But the W86
is also equipped with a Z80A to also be CP/M compatible. It's thus an hybrid machine typical of the mid-80s when the professional industry was moving from CP/M to MS-DOS.
There is 128 KB...
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 SMOKE SIGNAL CHIEFTAIN COMPUTERS The Chieftain 9822
In 1978, Smoke Signal Chieftain Computers (SSCC) released their first computer: The Chieftain, followed in 1980 by the Chieftain Business System, an update to the original Chieftain.
At the start of 1982, the company introduced the Chieftain 9822, an update to the Business System featuring the same processor and static RAM options, as well as the same nine-slot bus equipped with the first two Chieftains.
The system could be equipped with either two 8-inch or two 5.25-inch floppy drives and...
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 COLLINS INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION Orange 2
Almost no information about this computer, except it was one of the numerous Apple II clones the world market was becoming flooded with from 1983.
The motherboard design was quite the same as the Apple II+'s. However, only one case housed this board as well as one or two floppy drives, and the keyboard was detached from the main unit.
This Orange 2 followed a first model with built-in keyboard, called Orange+...
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 SANYO Wavy 70FD
This is a MSX 2+ computer. It'a kind of Wavy 35 with a built-in 3.5" disk-drive (720 KB).
No great enhancements over the MSX 2, the MSX 2+ has 19268 colors instead of 512, some more graphic / KANJI resolutions and the FM-PAC cartridge is included, providing 9 channels of FM sound without drums or 6 channels FM sound with 5 FM drums.
The Sanyo Wavy 70FD features the Rensha Turbo, which is a bu...
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 APPLE MACINTOSH Portable
The Mac Portable was Apple's first attempt to produce a portable version of a desktop Macintosh computer. The machine was partially engineered by Alan Kay (designer of the Dynabook), and was the first laptop computer with a GUI interface, along with Atari Stacy.
Apple launched the Mac Portable at the same time as the Mac IIci. This marketing tactic could be considered questionable given the fact that the IIci featured a 68030 processor running at 25 MHz while...
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 COMMODORE PET 30xx
The CBM 3xxx and 4xxx series were revisions of the original PET 2001.
The range was rebranded CBM (Commodore Business Machine), as PET was dropped.
The 3xxx series introduced the 3000 series ROM sets, BASIC v3, and a completely redesigned keyboard layout, which used a full typewriter keyboard instead of the "mickey mouse" keyboard of the PET, and dropped the on-board cassette unit....
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 WICAT 150
Wicat stands for World Institute for Computer Aided Training. The Wicat is one of the first (perhaps even the first) computer to use a 16-bit Motorola MC68000 processor.
It is a card-based computer. The mainboard just houses the processor, the boot PROMs, a very fast cache memory and the glue electronics.
A lot of cards were developed for this computer. Each card has its own CPU: The I/O board called ICI board uses its own 68008 (68000 with 8 bit data bus), the FD & HD controller, as the ...
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 KAYPRO Kaypro IV
The Kaypro IV (aka IV'83 later) is not to be confused with the Kaypro 4 (aka 4'84) released one year later. I know, Kaypro model names are REALLY confusing...
The Kaypro IV is basically a Kaypro II with DS/DD full-height floppy drives.
Wordstar started being included in addition to the Perfect Software suite....
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 AMSTRAD CSD
At the time when the Amstrad GX 4000 game console and the CPC+ computers were launched, Amstrad had designed this metallic box to be used by dealers as a demonstration model. It was mainly used in the UK by Dixons chain dealers. Of course, very few models were produced.
When opening the front side of the sturdy aluminium case, one finds a metal plate covering the main board, actually a CPC 464+ motherboard, and a daughterb...
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 SONY Hit-Bit F700
The Sony HIT BIT 700f was the successor of the Sony HIT BIT 500. It met the MSX 2 standard.
It was sold as a semiprofessional computer; it came with a program on disk called HiBrid, which can be seen as a graphical shell around MSX-DOS. It had a saved CMOS memory, which held time, date, password or screen definition.
It also came with a MSX-DOS floppy, the MSX operating system, made by Microsoft, which looks like CP/M.
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 UNIVERSUM TV-Spiel 1004
The Universum TV-Spiel 1004 is a classic pong system powered by the AY-3-8500 chipset which offers 4 different games (Tennis, Hockey, Squash and Handball), hence its name (1004). This system is quite unusual because of its weird triangular shape, and is thus sometimes referred to as the "boomerang pong".
The controllers are very simple: two sliders built into the case of the system... The games are selected through a big orange knob placed in the middle of the case. The usual switches ...
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 SOCIÉTÉ OCCITANE D'ELECTRONIQUE OC 6000
Apart from the chipset, this pong is 100% French made, with an original design. The name 6000 must be because of the AY-3-8600 chipset used in this pong, as the OC-5000 must be named after its GI AY-3-8500 chipset.
The paddles are fairly simple...round and cute with analog joysticks. The cosmetic design in general is very typical of late 70's french productions...
Although the OC 6000 was released after the OC 5000...
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XEROX 6085
I ran a computer center in the 80s $ 90s when I had Xerox sales reps visit me quite often. I pleaded with them in 1985-86 to get management to push their computers as they were the best at that time. Alas, all they wanted was to sell copiers. What a missed opportunity.
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GRID Compass
The Grid Compass was the first computer taken into space so the astronauts could see where they were over the earth at any time. I remember seeing an image of its screen with the earth and their route overlaid. Interestingly, the flight passed directly over the highly secure North Korean military bases.
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MICROWRITER Microwriter
A long shot, but would anyone have Microwriter Agenda they''d be willing to part with? I''ve been chasing one for a while now, but no success so far.
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PSION Organiser II
I own an lz64 64 I purchased in 1091 I find it usefully as a notebook in which ad a medical technician I keep a record of asset and serial numbers on it for the equipment I maintain it fits in my tool box its unusual in that its made in uk not china or japan its fitted with 2 32 k datapacks its well made from the days when we were able to make things ourselves everything made in china now
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SYNERTEK SYM1
Thanks to everyone for the nice comments on the SYM-1. It had a good life and I hear some are still using it.
Ray Holt
SYM-1, Jolt, Super Jolt Designer
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SINCLAIR ZX 80
You can run the same Basic programs in ZX81 and Spectrum but ... there will be slower! ZX80 Basic was faster and not only because of the FAST mode, but also because of integer variables and less tokens! $)
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DVW MICRO-ELECTRONICS Husky
I have posted all the info I have on these machine on my website. It includes images $ EPROM dumps. Soneone has even created an Emulator for the Husky Hunters. I have posted a link to my website here to.
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 application - basic - programming language
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game - educational game - mathematics
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game - car - racing - top-down view
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game - pinball
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game - shoot them up - space
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game - ball and paddle - basketball - breakout - football - hockey - sport - volleyball
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game - bowling - sport
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game - dogfight - duel - plane - shoot them up
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game - 2d - beat 'em up - martial arts
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application - database
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game - card game - casino - poker
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game - maze - platform
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game - platform - speech synthesis - vector graphics
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game - platform
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game - real time strategy - war
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