Vintage Technology Collector

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."

BBC News  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 article )

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 information ) Paul Otlet is one of several people who have been considered the father of information science. (More information )

Here is an excerpt for a rare item from an eBay Auction : " *Early 4-banger desktop calculator is in excellentcondition and works perfectly! *Includes original power cord. *Unusual Itron display is "Crisp and Bright" with all segments illumined. *Keys are responsive and all functions perform correctly."   (read more on the  auction  page)

Here is an excerpt for a rare item from an eBay Auction : " 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. " (read more on the auction  page)

Here is an excerpt for a rare item from an  eBay Auction : " 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. 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). "  (read more on the  auction  page)

Below is an excerpt  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."