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Posted on 09/20/2010 9:32:50 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
We still have our old Mac Plus. No idea what to do with it but it’s one of those weird things that will probably follow us where ever we go.
Just got a Kindle recently and it reminds me of the Mac Plus with it’s little black and white screen.
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posted on
09/20/2010 9:51:23 AM PDT
by
Nickname
To: Doogle
The Guy running the site is looking for old computers he says....
Says he is in Orange County...not sure which State however,.
To: 556x45
Sorry meant to say the Timex Sinclair
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posted on
09/20/2010 9:52:34 AM PDT
by
556x45
To: IronJack
Wish I’d kept mine. Just to show the kids.
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posted on
09/20/2010 9:53:26 AM PDT
by
skeeter
To: RetroSexual
I remember the Kaypro II. First portable that I used. Before that is was mainframes. After that it was history.
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posted on
09/20/2010 9:53:33 AM PDT
by
DakotaGator
(Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Wow. I have seen and/or worked on all of these machines. We sure put up with a lot back then, didn't we?
On second thought, we still do... !
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posted on
09/20/2010 9:54:01 AM PDT
by
Joe Brower
(Sheep have three speeds: "graze", "stampede" and "cower".)
To: Nickname
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
...well he can dig in a landfill somewhere in PA by now.....sorry
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posted on
09/20/2010 9:54:23 AM PDT
by
Doogle
((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: DManA
Exactly. I remember visiting my Dad's office and playing with the mechanical Marchant and Friden calculating machines. You could divide by zero forever. :-)
http://www.hpmuseum.org/ffmotor.htm
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posted on
09/20/2010 9:55:39 AM PDT
by
NCjim
("You can't pick up a turd by the clean end", Bob Lonsberry on Obamacare)
To: Windcatcher
Oh I had one of those....
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posted on
09/20/2010 9:57:17 AM PDT
by
shankbear
(Al-Qaeda grew while Monica blew)
To: Doogle
Guess he is in California:
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This website was created and is maintained by one person, yours truly, the Sysop. I am located in Orange County, California - this is a few miles south of Los Angeles.
This site's intent is not to list or show all of the computers ever made, its purpose is to exhibit all of the computers in my personal collection, and some of the systems which I am currently looking for.
All of the systems presented here are in my personal possession, and none of them are for sale, but I may be interested in trades for systems of similar worth.
The computers on display here were found, purchased, or donated from various sources both near and far. They are mostly stored in a storage unit 'down the street'.
There exists many more old computers than those I have listed - probably hundreds. European systems, for example, are not well represented here. This doesn't mean that they are not interesting, valuable, or welcome, I just don't yet possess many.
If you have anything to sell, donate, inquire or complain about, please send e-mail to "OLDCOMPUTERS" at this website (oldcomputers.net) - even if it's a system that's already displayed here, I may still be interested.
Those with a PayPal account can donate funds to the same address.
Help save a computer - please notify us of any prospective
computer rescue opportunities.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Cool, thanks. I’ll bookmark it for later.
We may be moving/downsizing and it’d be nice for it to have a good home if we decide to part with it.
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posted on
09/20/2010 9:57:34 AM PDT
by
Nickname
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
too late, it’s gone. But good info for others
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posted on
09/20/2010 9:58:58 AM PDT
by
Doogle
((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: Billthedrill
To: Snickering Hound
That is painful to watch....typing in those node numbers ....what was Contiki?
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"14. The Osborne 1 (1981) is considered to be the first practical and useful "portable" computer. It weighs 25 pounds"
Yup, I had one of these...it was really cool at the time. Carried it around like a suitcase and it had cool progs like 'WordStar I". The o/s was 'CPM' which was a precursor to DOS.
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posted on
09/20/2010 10:07:45 AM PDT
by
cweese
(Hook 'em Horns!!!)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
We paid $5K for this baby back in '82 or 83', IIRC. Remember Word Star?
With a daisy wheel printer, I had the complete home office back then, lol.
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posted on
09/20/2010 10:09:14 AM PDT
by
RightField
(one of the obstreperous citizens insisting on incorrect thinking - C. Krauthamer)
To: Joe Brower
Get an early smartphone ...resembles the old experience....except you can poke at pictures.
LOL!
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
WRT #15: Introduced in 1981, the Apple III was a commercial flop for Apple. It was also the first personal computer to incorporate a hard drive, which turned out to be an almost ubiquitous feature of modern personal computers over the next three decades.
To: RightField
There was a word....
Luggable...For that!
LOL!
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