tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12095537364361614172024-03-13T21:45:59.407-07:00Vintage Technology CollectorThis site is dedicated to those people who like to collect vintage technology, no matter what it is. If you collect old computers, handheld computer/PDAs, watches, robots, cell phones, calculators, game consoles, etc... This is a place to find out more about them.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721396966626295053noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209553736436161417.post-27584156091091971672014-08-15T17:35:00.000-07:002014-08-15T17:35:20.684-07:00The development of the first hard diskAn IBM promotional filmstrip which examines the development of the first hard disk storage unit between 1952 and 1956. ca 1956-1957.<br />
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Below is a description from the <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1699256938/the-vanamo-online-game-museum" target="_blank">Kickstarter </a>site:<br />
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<b>Creating an Archive of Video Game History</b><br />Today most people's
hunt for information begins and ends with a Google search. I want to
create a video game museum that caters to this new information reality
by making an online collection that can be freely visited by anyone, at
any time, through a simple internet search.<br />The Vanamo Online Game
Museum is an effort to create an archive of video game history with
high-quality, high-resolution pictures with detailed descriptions. The
museum's photos will be free for anyone to use in other media, like
articles and videos. They will also be placed on Wikipedia, making them
highly visible and readily available, along with vastly improving the
quality of their associated articles.</blockquote>
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The goal of this Kickstarter
is to improve the quality of images and information about video game
systems one finds on the internet. The funds will go toward building a
physical archive and collection of hardware that, in turn, becomes an
online gallery of high quality pictures - a virtual museum. </blockquote>
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This
Kickstarter greatly expands and completes work that I have already
begun, which can be seen on my Video Game Wikimedia page. I'm turning
to your for help in expanding the reach and depth of my work, because I
believe others can benefit from this work, and share my appreciation for
a virtual video game collection of this quality and care.</blockquote>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721396966626295053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209553736436161417.post-13475110605066329852012-12-30T18:08:00.001-08:002012-12-30T18:08:08.069-08:00From Altair to iPad: 35 years of personal computer market shareArs Technica published the following <a href="http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/08/from-altair-to-ipad-35-years-of-personal-computer-market-share/">article</a> about the evolution from of modern computing, here is except: "<i>Back in 2005, we charted 30 years of personal computer market share to show graphically how the industry had developed, who succeeded and when, and how some iconic names eventually faded away completely. With the rise of whole new classes of "personal computers"—tablets and smartphones—it's worth updating all the numbers once more. And when we do so, we see something surprising: the adoption rates for our beloved mobile devices absolutely blow away the last few decades of desktop computer growth. People are adopting new technology faster than ever before.</i>" (Read the rest of the <a href="http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/08/from-altair-to-ipad-35-years-of-personal-computer-market-share/">article</a>)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721396966626295053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209553736436161417.post-26101001793312183192012-12-12T14:23:00.001-08:002012-12-12T14:23:26.374-08:00The Big Internet MuseumToday I came across the "<a href="http://www.thebiginternetmuseum.com/">The Big Internet Museum</a>", they're generally open 24 x 7, but per the website "<i>We will be closed during the Brazilian Carnival, for obvious reasons.</i>" <br />
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To be honest I haven't seen a online Internet museum for a little while, and I like how this one is laid out. The entrance fee is free, and you may find it worth the 3-5 minutes you may spend on the site.<br />
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The Harwell computer, later known as the Wolverhampton Instrument for Teaching Computing from Harwell (WITCH), or the Harwell Dekatron Computer, was an early British relay-based computer. From 2009 to 2012, it was restored at the National Museum of Computing, where it is described as "the oldest original functioning electronic stored program computer in the world". The museum hopes to use the computer's visual, dekatron-based memory to teach schoolchildren about computers.[Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721396966626295053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209553736436161417.post-90377231837227968802012-11-20T20:15:00.001-08:002012-11-20T20:15:33.345-08:00Video: Remembering Windows 1.0Microsoft Windows 1.0 is a 16-bit graphical operating environment, developed by Microsoft Corporation and released on November 20, 1985. It was Microsoft's first attempt to implement a multi-tasking graphical user interface-based operating environment on the PC platform. Windows 1.0 was the first version of Windows launched. It was succeeded by Windows 2.0. Microsoft ended support for Windows 1.0 on December 31, 2001. (from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_1.0">Wikipedia</a>)<br />
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Video Description: This video shows boot screen and desktop of all the versions of Windows 1.0 - 8.0.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721396966626295053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209553736436161417.post-89675252383513708022012-07-24T16:57:00.001-07:002012-07-24T16:57:18.163-07:00TEDxImperialCollege - John Graham-Cumming - The Greatest Machine That Ne...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4rzAL5YwFow?fs=1" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Video Description: "The computer was invented in the 30s: not the 1930s, but the 1830s. British mathematician Charles Babbage designed and prototyped a fully functional mechanical computer he called the Analytical Engine, but it was never completed. Now a team in Britain plans to build the machine for display at London's Science Museum before the 2030s come around."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721396966626295053noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209553736436161417.post-63680662439398302072012-07-02T18:43:00.001-07:002012-07-02T18:43:45.752-07:00BBC News - Minitel: The rise and fall of the France-wide web<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18610692">BBC News</a> reports: France is switching off its groundbreaking Minitel service which brought online banking, travel reservations, and porn to millions of users in the 1980s. But then came the worldwide web. Minitel has been slowly dying and the plug will be pulled on Saturday. (read the rest of the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18610692" target="_blank">article</a>)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721396966626295053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209553736436161417.post-20266141909697723372012-06-25T21:13:00.001-07:002012-06-25T21:13:27.813-07:00Paul Otlet, visioning a web in 1934<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hSyfZkVgasI?fs=1" width="459"></iframe><br />
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Video Description: "Paul Otlet, a Belgian bibliographer, pacifist and entrepreneur imagined a day when users would access the database from great distances by means of an "electric telescope" connected through a telephone line, retrieving a facsimile image to be projected remotely on a flat screen." (More <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Otlet">information</a>)<br /><br />
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Paul Otlet is one of several people who have been considered the father of information science. (More <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Otlet">information</a>)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721396966626295053noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209553736436161417.post-60019999273782359202012-05-19T07:43:00.001-07:002012-05-19T07:43:25.661-07:00eBay: SHARP QT-8D MICRO COMPET VINTAGE DESKTOP ITRON CALCULATOR WORKS PERFECTLY!Here is an excerpt for a rare item from an <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110881902448&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123">eBay Auction</a>: "<br />
<i>*Early 4-banger desktop calculator is in excellentcondition and works perfectly!</i><br />
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<i>*Unusual Itron display is "Crisp and Bright" with all segments illumined.</i><br />
<i>*Keys are responsive and all functions perform correctly." </i> (read more on the <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110881902448&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123">auction</a> page)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721396966626295053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209553736436161417.post-38748260899212283062012-05-19T07:30:00.001-07:002012-05-19T07:32:44.385-07:00eBay: RARE - BOXED APPLE LISA 1 COMPUTER SYSTEM - COMPLETE, RESTORED, & WORKING !Here is an excerpt for a rare item from an <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160803579021&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123">eBay Auction</a>: "<i>Steve Jobs wanted to create art in the form of technology. Like Andy Warhol, Steve wanted to "manufacture" art. If one was to think of a finished computer (product) as a form of art, then each piece of technology produced by Apple, under the vision of Steve jobs, should be considered a "print"... or a "masterpiece". The Lisa 1 Computer was Steve Jobs' first "masterpiece". The original Macintosh was his second.</i>" (read more on the <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160803579021&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123">auction</a> page)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721396966626295053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209553736436161417.post-21680773885031413272012-05-19T07:26:00.001-07:002012-05-19T07:32:11.162-07:00eBay: Sony AIBO ERS-110 w/ performer software - brand new in box (rate item)Here is an excerpt for a rare item from an <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370614901201&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123">eBay Auction</a>: "<i>up for sale is a brand new, still in the box Sony AIBO robotic dog. Released in 1999 and limited to 5,000 units (3,000 units in august for Japan & 2,000 in september for the USA), the AIBO sold out within a matter of days in both territories.</i><br />
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<i>This was one of what many would consider one of the first autonomous "toys" and allowed its owners to raise their dog from "puppy" to adult, training it along the way. the AIBO series was quite successful and popular for Sony until the mid 2000's (it was discontinued in 2006).</i>" (read more on the <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370614901201&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123">auction</a> page)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721396966626295053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209553736436161417.post-1256271725067326172012-04-18T19:14:00.001-07:002012-04-18T19:14:20.017-07:00Simon Edwards: Anti-virus is 30 years oldBelow is an <a href="http://simonedwards.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/anti-virus-is-30-years-old.html">excerpt</a> from an article: "Once upon a time, frighteningly not that long ago, Ross M Greenberg wrote the first anti-virus software for the PC. It was called FluShot and it was written in 1982, thirty years ago this year."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721396966626295053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209553736436161417.post-18342857870775545892012-04-16T18:08:00.001-07:002012-04-16T18:08:20.628-07:00eBay: RARE - APPLE LISA 1 COMPUTER SYSTEM - COMPLETE, BOXED, RESTORED, & WORKING ! ($25,000)Here is a rare working Apple Lisa with Twiggy drives, all for only $25,000. Excerpt from the <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160784312263&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123" target="_blank">auction</a>:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #007e46;">WHAT'S INCLUDED:</span></b></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br />
* A working Apple Lisa 1 Computer (with 2 x 5.25"TWIGGY floppy drives) </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">+ original box & foam inserts</span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><br />
*</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> A working Apple Lisa Keyboard with original pull-out cards (cleaned, tested, & restored - foam pads replaced)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br />
+ original box & foam inserts</span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><br />
*</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> A working Apple Lisa Mouse + original box & foam inserts</span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><br />
*</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> A working 5 MB Apple Profile Hard Drive</span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><br />
*</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> All necessary power & data cables</span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><br />
*</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> Lisa Office System 1.0 installed on external 5mb Hard Drive.</span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><br />
*</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> Software Programs installed: LisaWrite v1.0, LisaDraw</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> v1.0</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">, LisaGraph</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> v1.0</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">, LisaList</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> v1.0</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">, LisaCalc</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> v1.0</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> LisaProject</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"> v1.0</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ad001f;"><br />
Nothing else is included</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721396966626295053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209553736436161417.post-1948501576187103562011-12-14T18:01:00.000-08:002011-12-14T18:01:35.140-08:00Celebrating the birthplace of the Internet in picturesNetwork World reports: "Nov. 21 marks the 42nd anniversary of the first permanent Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) link between UCLA's Interface Message Processor (IMP) and the IMP at the Stanford Research Institute. By Dec. 5, 1969, the original four-node ARPANET environment was set up. History notes this network as the world's first operational packet switching network and the core of what is today’s Internet. UCLA recently opened the Kleinrock Internet Heritage Site and Archive in honor of the ARPANET project’s overseer Professor Leonard Kleinrock, to preserve and celebrate the birthplace of the Internet. The first message between the nodes had been sent by Kleinrock on Oct. 29, 1969. " (See the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2011/112111-internet-layer8.html">slideshow</a>)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721396966626295053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209553736436161417.post-90787257991179620752011-12-11T18:38:00.000-08:002011-12-11T18:38:39.452-08:00Apple 1 Computer 1976 Original | eBayAn original <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/170746093288?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp5197.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D170746093288%2B%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1">Apple 1 Computer</a> from 1976 is now available on eBay for with a starting bid:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>US <b>$175,000</b>.00, the auction ends at <b>Dec 20, 2011 11:23:22 PST</b>. The description states: "Original Apple 1 Computer made and purchased in 1976. A keyboard that was used with it will be included. Also a copy of the owners manual signed by Woz. Special courier delivery and payment arrangements- contact by email through ebay. No shipping fee.Will provide additional photos upon request."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721396966626295053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209553736436161417.post-68067819272010097812011-11-02T19:28:00.001-07:002011-11-02T19:28:43.321-07:00Top 5 Most Wanted Retro Tech<embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" class="rev3PlayerEmbed" height="312" quality="high" src="http://revision3.com/player-v9349" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480"></embed><br />
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Technology's come so far, but we still crave cool retro gadgets to remind us all of our childhoods! Tom runs down the Top 5 most wanted retro tech according to GDGT.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721396966626295053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209553736436161417.post-87748889790517208092011-10-19T18:56:00.000-07:002011-10-19T19:08:21.328-07:00Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Together (Video)<b>Part 1</b><br />
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Apple has never really been that innovative from a technology perspective. Although their user interfaces and product designs have always been considered the best, and their marketing campaigns were genius.<br />
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Under Steve Jobs they were able to create products that popularized technologies. For example there were several other MP3 players years before the iPod, there were also several other smartphones years before the iPhone.<br />
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This is pretty cool, its two 3.5 floppy drives playing Imperial march.<br />
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