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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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 OLIVETTI PC 1
The Olivetti PC 1 was designed to be a family computer and Olivetti’s answer to the Amstrad PC 1512.
It uses the TV screen instead of a special monitor, but one could be used if you wanted to use one. It was sold with a mouse.
No internal slot : to use ISA cards, an expansion box had to be connected onto the expansion connector. This device supplied two 8-bit ISA slots, hard disk connector (for a 20 mb hard disk, 85 ms) and 128 KB ram. It runs under MS DOS 3....
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 CZERWENY CZ-1000 Plus
TADEO CZERWENY "CZ" is a an electromechanical company, which was founded by Tadeo Czerweny in September 1958. It is located in Parana, Entre Rios province, in Argentina. The company made transformers, electric motors, etc. In the 80´s Czerweny marketed the Timex Sinclair´s models, under its own name.
The CZ-1000 Plus used a brand new case, as opposed to the CZ-1000, 1500 and 2000 which used original Timex-Sinclair ones. But in...
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 NEC PC 8001
In 1979, the NEC PC-8001 was an excellent machine, offering 8 colors when most of its competitors were still monochrome. There is even a (low) graphic resolution of 160 x 100 dots. It could display capital and small letters.
The PC-8001 had great success with Japanese businesses, where it was widely used. At the time, NEC claimed that the PC-8001 represented at least 45% of their home japanese market. This is when the PC serie from NEC and MZ serie from Sharp started competing!
The base sy...
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 OHIO SCIENTIFIC MODEL 500
This board was used as a motherboard for the Challenger II.
Three Model 500 versions were sold:
500: The board.
500-1: Fully enclosed board with power supply, reset switch and two standard terminal connectors.
500-8: A 500 board in an eight slot Challenger case with power supply.
OHIO Scientific presented later an enhanced version called SuperKit. It was a 3 board-set with a Model 500 board without the serial interface, a video boa...
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 APF TV Fun (Model 401)
APF TV Fun Model 401 is a classic pong system. It is one of the first system based on the common AY-3-8500 chipset from General Instruments. Thus, it offers four basic pong games : tennis, hockey, squash and single handball.
The case is quite nice with woodgrain style finish and silver-like knobs, switches and buttons... Switches are used to turn the system on and off, select game option and service mode (auto/manual). Buttons are used to reset the system and serve the ball. Game selection is...
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 CASIO PV-16
This MSX system has only 16 KB and one cartridge slot. It is basicaly a Casio PV-7 with 16 KB RAM.
Hopefully an expansion unit (KB-7) was available and added two catridge slots and more memory (8 + 16 = 24 KB) to the PV-16.
The chicklet keyboard is very poor and to small to do anything with it. There are big arrow keys on the right hand side of the keyboard arranged in circle. The whole pad is called "Joypad 1" and emulates a joystick inserted in port #1. T...
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 THOMSON JV1T
Even Thomson made pong systems!
Actually, this system is an Interton 2400 pong system rebadged by Thomson for the french market. Read this entry for more info.
Thomson also released another pong system, the JV-1002....
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 COMMODORE PET / CBM 40xx
These computers are new versions of the PET series. The main improvement was the new ROM version (v4.0) which offered new possibilities such as direct disk operation commands (DLOAD, DSAVE, COPY, HEADER, etc.) or the ability to repeat cursor control characters by holding down keys. Late models also had a larger screen (12'') than the 2001 computers.
The disk drives were "Intelligent", which means that they were CPU driven (MOS 6502) and had internal RAM (4 KB) & ROM (16KB, which contained the...
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 SHARP X68000 XVI Compact
The X68000 Pro is the successor of the X68000 XVI.
It runs under a version of the Operating system and its GUI.
The other new feature is a double 3''1/2 disk-drives instead of the classic 5''1/4 for the x68000 serie....
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 SANYO Wavy 3
This is apparently a classic MSX 1 computer, though this particular model is quite rare!
Its particularity is to have three cartridge slots!...
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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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 game - 3d - shoot them up
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game - car - racing - top-down view
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game - plane - shoot them up - vertical scrolling
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game - puzzle
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game - ball and paddle - hockey - sport
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game - car - racing - top-down view
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game - hangman - logic
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game - 3d (real) - shoot them up - space - vector graphics
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game - lightgun - plane - shooting gallery
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game - hockey - sport
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game - shoot them up - space - vector graphics
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game - shoot them up - vertical scrolling
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game - 2d - beat 'em up
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game - card game - casino - poker
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game - 2d - beat 'em up - dinosaurs
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