Vintage Technology Collector

A replica of the original W.O.P.R. from the movie WarGames that was commissioned for an AT&T commercial was for sale on eBay. Here is an except from the eBay auction: "The W.O.P.R unit is big! Nine feet long, five feet deep and five foot two and a half inches high. All systems are fully operational and there is a removable access panel to gain entry to the electronics inside. Has been found in storage in a Hollywood wharehouse where it has been since it was recreated for a 2006"

The most violent game on the original Nintendo, besides Duck Hunt. (This is a Parody)

Sales tape for the E4540 line of mainframe terminals from AT&T.

AT&T UNIX PC Model 7300 "The UNIX Connection" Account Executive Briefing 1985 AT&T Information Systems --- Salesman's companion video to the "UNIX Connection" customer video. A Sam Spade type of character takes you around the 3B1 (Model 7300) UNIX PC, taking it real slow, introducing the mouse, the windows, the pointer, the modem port, etc.

AT&T Promotional video for the Model 7300 aka 3B1 aka UNIX PC. Silly fictionalized format with Sam Spade type of detective character trying to get to the bottom of this crazy new UNIX thing. Lots of good shots of old PCs and good, pure AT&T UNIX!

Promotional video for the Commodore Amiga.

Below is an excerpt from an eBay auction for an interesting piece of technology history ( background ): "Up for auction is a Heathkit HERO JR robot kit - straight out of 1984 and amazingly unbuilt. I recently picked this up with the intention of building it myself and turning the HERO JR into my personal servant; however, I definitely don't have the time it requires to assemble, program, and troubleshoot. So, I offer this kit up to you. Here's the deal. The gentleman I got this from purchased it new in 1984, poked around some of the boxes and components, started a little work on it, then packed it up nicely not to be seen again until 2008. He had no reason to believe that anything was missing and, while I can't be 110% sure, I've been through the package several times and everything seems to be in order." Note: These posts are not meant as recommendations of the items, or seller. If you choose to bid on the item do so at your own risk.

Below is an excerpt from an eBay auction for an interesting piece of technology history ( background ): "A 1999 first generation AIBO ERS-110 robot dog! This is an incredibly rare model of the highly sought after AIBO dog. In fact, this is the VERY first model of the AIBO robot dog. Not very many of these were ever produced making them VERY difficult to come by. It is metallic grey and retailed for $2500." Note: These posts are not meant as recommendations of the items, or seller. If you choose to bid on the item do so at your own risk.

Below is an excerpt from an eBay auction for an interesting piece of technology history ( background ): "This auction is for a Atari Stacy 4 or Stacy4 Laptop computer. Based on the specifications it has 4 megs of ram. It may or may not have a hard drive. I don't know how to check." Note: These posts are not meant as recommendations of the items, or seller. If you choose to bid on the item do so at your own risk.

Below is an excerpt from an eBay auction for an interesting piece of technology history ( background ): "You are bidding on this machine for parts, but please note that it does work. Here’s the scoop: At first the machine was dead, so I tested the power supply fuses for continuity (both were good). I then tested the mainboard batteries. One was reading 3.67v, the other was dead. I then installed a fresh battery, and the machine booted. Please note that I can’t supply that second battery (I need it for another machine; the one you need is a 3.6v 1/2 AA, but if you’re looking at this, you probably know that already!). When it booted, all I got was a picture of a floppy with a question mark (I assume that the hard drive is either stuck or has nothing on it, but it seemed to be making the usual spinning noises). Also, the video was cutting in and out (floppy icon, then black screen, then icon, etc), but I was using an adapter with dip switches to hook it up to my flat panel Vie...

Below is an excerpt from an eBay auction for an interesting piece of technology history ( background ): "TRS-80 computer system with keyboard/CPU, expansion interface, monitor, two 1/2 height 5 1/4 disk drives in a single enclosure, TRS-DOS manual, level II basic manual, expansion interface manual, RS-232 option manual, TRS-80 IB modem (untested, no land line), printer and all of the cables. All components except the modem are guaranteed to be working well. The memory is at the maximum size of 48K. The disk drives are double sided double density (supported by some third party DOSs, compatible with single side TRSDOS). Does not have the double density disk controller option. The disk drive enclosure and drives are third-party parts. The Okidata Microline 80 printer is compatible with the Model 1 character and graphics set and includes 4 ribbons. The new ribbons are not tested and could be dry by now. Software disks includes TRSDOS, Newdos 80 for the model 1, a games disk and a util...

Part of a new feature for this site, I am going to start to post links to interesting items that I find on eBay. I will try to post only unique items or ones with interesting history. Below is an excerpt from an eBay auction for an interesting piece of technology history ( background ): "Vintage Digital Equipment Corporation Rainbow Computer. Model PC 100 - B. It is clean with no musty or bad odors. The top is discolored - you can see the outline of books that sat on top of it. It's very heavy, about 32 or 33 pounds. I have no idea if it still works, so I'm selling it 'as is'. If you need me to take a close up picture of any part, I would be happy to. Buyer pays actual shipping. I accept PayPal, money order or check. Thank you for looking!" Note: These posts are not meant as recommendations of the items, or seller. If you choose to bid on the item do so at your own risk.