Retrocomputing

I'm interested in old computing devices. Mostly machines made before 1982, but with a few exceptions. Some of these machines are well known and were very commercially successful. Others have faded into obscurity, despite having advanced the state of the art.

I've tried to provide some technical information of a few of the interesting machines. Unfortunately I don't have very much time to spend on this endeavor.

Generally speaking, nothing listed on this page is being offered for sale, except perhaps the items in the trade section.


Hardware: Advanced Micro DevicesAT&TAlpha MicroAppleAtariCommodoreDECthe digital groupElectronic Product AssociatesEpsonFortune SystemsFridenHeathkitHPIBMIMSIntelLinnMotorolaNational SemiconductorNetronicsNon-Linear SystemsNovalOAEOhio ScientificOsbornePanasonicProcessor TechnologyRockwellSage/StrideScionSunTandy/Radio ShackTektronixTerakTexas InstrumentsWestern DigitalXeroxZenith

Software

WantedTrade Links


Advanced Micro Devices


AT&TAT&T


Alpha Micro

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Apple ComputerApple Computer

The Department of Special Collections of the Stanford University Libary has a collection of Apple records from 1977-1998

AtariAtari

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Commodore Business Machines

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Digital Equipment CorporationDigital Equipment Corporation

The Central Research Institute for Physics (KFKI) in Hungary made a series of computers called Stored-Program Analyzer (TPA). Many (but not all) of these machines were clones of DEC machines.

DEC module lists are available from:


the digital group


Electronic Product Associates


Epson

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Fortune Systems


Friden

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Heathkit

See also the Zenith listings.

Hewlett-PackardHewlett-Packard

Minicomputers

various handheld or portable calculators

Desktop Calculators

Desktop Computers (BASIC-language programmable unless otherwise specified)

Handheld Computers

Peripherals

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IBM


IMS

I expect to add a Cromemco Dazzler soon. If anyone has a Cromemco D+7A card available, or software for the Dazzler, please let me know.

For more information on S100 systems:

For more information on the Z80:


Intel


Linn

Yes, the same Linn that makes audiophile equipment in Scotland!

Motorola

Motorola is famous for their PowerPC, 68K, and 68HC11 processors, but they had some interesting and lesser-known processors.

National Semiconductor


Netronics


Non-Linear Systems

For more information:

Noval


Oliver Audio Engineering (OAE)

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Ohio Scientific

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Osborne


Panasonic (Matsushita)

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Processor Technology

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Rockwell

Rockwell developed their own early microprocessors, including the PPS-4 and PPS-8, which were not terribly successful. Later they second-sourced the MOS Technology 6502. For more information:

Sage Computer Technology/Stride Computer/Stride Micro

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Scion

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Sun


Tandy/Radio Shack

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Tektronix


Terak

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Texas Instruments


Western Digital

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Xerox

For more information:

Zenith

See also my Heathkit listings.

Software


Wanted


Available for Trade


Links to information regarding other specific systems


Museums, collections, periodicals, etc.


Periodicals


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