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Julie Barrett
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Actually, this is has been on the back burner for a while, but a an exchange of Tweets with a Twitter friend got me to thinking that I really do need to drag out the old computers and start shooting. I did that once, but that was way back when I was using film. Of course, it got me to thinking about our collection of old hardware. I really need to start a list, and this is the most convenient way to get it out of my head so I can get back to writing:
Altair 8800, complete with memory expansion. Yes, we did get it to play "Daisy" over a transistor radio once.
IBM 5100
Timex 1000
Sinclair ZX-81
Sinclair QL
Timex 2068 (with Sinclair Spectrum ROM)
TRS-80 Color Computer
A "sewing machine" portable (Can't remember if it's a Compaq or another model. Not digging in the closet right now.)
An original Mac - the one with the team signatures stamped on the inside cover.
A couple of later Macs including an SE that I tried to work on for a while.
Mac IICX. Currently used as a monitor stand.
A whole raft of old laptops from Compaq, DEC, Epson, and others.
Several portables. We're handheld freaks. I don't have a Newton, but I have the Amstrad PenPal and the first Cassiopeia Windows CE device. (You don't want to see the typo I almost made on that last one).
An early tablet computer I bought at a flea market.
An old LSI terminal
DEC GiGi graphics terminal
DEC VAXstation 3200
DEC Alpha
Amiga 1000
Mac LCII
Radio Shack Model 100 (with the DVI)
How could I forget the Atari 400? I think we may have an 800 hanging around as well.
Lots of calculators including a Star Trekulator!
Oh, I know there's more, but this is a start. Are we geeks, or what?
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