1989 fujitsu fm towns - a cdrom based operating system called towns os where the user uses floppy disks and memory cards to store data. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #1980s #vintage #showa

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a fujitsu FM towns II

KA10 sn 137 at James Cook University in Queensland Australia. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #1970s #vintage

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an operator working on the decsystem-10 at James Cook University QLD Australia

late for Commodore Amiga day? The 3000 lives again after leaky battery mess clean up on the motherboard. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #amiga

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A Commodore Amiga 3000

Some period correct photography ... 1999 digicam imagiung a shelf with a Sun assortment.

#retrocomputing #sun #digicam #sparc

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Shelf with Sun machines taken with a 1.3 MP digicam from 1999

lamp testing on PDP-6 sn 4 with @aap simulator to replace some bad lights. running Terry Winograd’s SHRDLU under Type 340 simulation.

Want to support our efforts?
https://icm.museum/join.html

#retrocomputing #ai #mit #vintage #vintagecomputing

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The remaining pieces of the UWA PDP-6

I have somehow inherited an Athlon 64 CPU.

Is there any use in these? Recommendations?

#retrocomputing

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AMD Athlon 64 CPU

Is anyone here involved with Vogons? I keep finding stuff linked to there, and I want to be involved and go there so much but I just cannot read the pages with that wild colour scheme in place.

It needs a simple dark-on-light theme so bad. I limped though the account creation a couple of years ago and all that seems to exist in the settings is an option for an even worse one.

Anyone?

#retrocomputing #accessibility

Happyiness is testing a spare floppy drive ...

#retrocomputing #pcjr

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Testing a spare 3.5" floppy drive on a PCjr with the case lid open.

The PDP-10 that is a KL10 that is a DECSYSTEM-20 was so loud, it would put a smile on anyone's face in it's proximity to the marketing department.

Microsoft had one installed at the Bellevue, WA office known as "Heating Plant" or HEAT.

#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing

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Two smiling individuals in front of a DECSYSTEM-20 PDP-10 model KL10.

I know, many have been asking for this and even more out there didn’t even dare to ask.

But finally, the wait is over:

You can now use your #PinephonePro running #FreeBSD to do all your #Borland C++ #OS2 development while waiting for 1997 to arrive.

#RetroComputing

Which retro game fits your personality?

Loom (Lucasarts/Brian Moriarty), Doom (id Software) or .... Boom (Morrie Brianarty/Space Quest X)?

#retrogaming #retrocomputing #Games #ComputerGames

#Motorola #RetroComputing

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Motorola 68040 @ 40 MHz

This is the early configuration of what the DEC PDP-6 was to become. originally the console was crammed into half the space for production, similar to the style of the PDP-5. The type 340 display remained mounted in bay 1 for the first production unit.

#history #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #1960s

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A mock up of what was to become the design of the PDP-6

The DECSYSTEM 2020 was the smallest PDP-10 digital made.

It was also their last as the Jupiter KX10 was never realized.

The Foonly, Systems Concepts and later XKL would continue advancing the PDP-10.

#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #terminal

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A PDP-10 model KS10 (DECSYSTEM 2020), TU45 tape drive and a VT52 decscope terminal

Updated SerialDisk which now provides up to 4 RK05 virtual disks. Did you know this style of pack inspired the TRON IDENTITY DISC? Alan Kay would often bike with a disk in his backpack which was incorporated into the TRON script by Steven Lisberger.

The FORTRAN RunTime System (FRTS) has an idle pattern and is used to load Colossal Cave.

#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrogaming

Not a museum, but there are some lovely #retrocomputing devices on display in Graz, Austria.

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IBM AS/400.

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Lots of old portable computers.

Today is all about PDP-8/e!

We're open and will have a PDP-8/e and Lab-8/e running. The VT180 (CP/M) is getting cleaned up to be used in terminal mode

Interested in helping us with preservation and remote access?

https://icm.museum/join.html

#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrogaming #vintage

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Cleaning up the keys and checking the spring contacts on a DEC VT180 keyboard

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A DEC VT180 in terminal mode, a PDP-8/e and a LAB-8/e running

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Cleaning up the keys and checking the spring contacts on a DEC VT180 keyboard

Thanks to @aap there is now a Knight TV for Plan 9!

#plan9 #rpi #retrocomputing #vintage #vintagecomputing #mnt #mntreform

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A desktop screenshot of plan 9 running a knight tv emulator

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Knight TV emulator running on plan 9

To think that during the late 80s and early 90s, the IT industry was so fast-paced and full of new ideas (and, in fairness, #vaporware) that magazines like #InfoWorld came out every week and had several dozen (not counting the ads!) densely-packed pages with information, news, tests and reviews, announcements, interviews and speculation.

So many of the products - both hardware and software - are mind-blowingly awesome, like the "Earthstation III", a 386SX built into a regular sized keyboard (RPI400 anyone?). I've yet to find one on eBay or elsewhere..

I don't usually link to Google resources (evil bastards), but I'm consuming stuff like this with great apetite: https://books.google.com/books?id=VTwEAAAAMBAJ

#Retrocomputing

SDF Vintage Systems is comprised of 26 hardware, hybrid and simulated historical operating systems and computers accessible via the INTERNET.

You can support our efforts in preservation and access at https://icm.museum/join.html

#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #community #retrogaming

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A list of various historical operating systems and hardware via text interface

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An assortment of UNIX hosts available via command line

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a row of DEC minicomputers

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A row of live vintage systems accessible via the internet

PANDAmonium reigns at 三六美兎神社だっちゃ〜🛸

#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #panda #うる星やつら

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DEC large systems poster

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A decorated KS10

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A noren for the 36bit shrine entry

#retrocomputing

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An old beige tower computer on a desk, attached is a monitor displaying Solitaire running on a Windows 3.1 desktop, there's a Microsoft serial mouse, an IBM Model M keyboard, Cambridge Soundworks speakers and a Zip disk sticking cheekily out of a Zip drive in the case.

🌲 Seattle Computer Products S-1000 nearly running ~350ft away from their 1978 office where this machine was assembled. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #msdos

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Seattle computer products S-1000

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Seattle computer products S-1000

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Seattle computer products S-1000

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Seattle computer products S-1000

Thanks to modifications to TSS/8 made by Josh Dersch we can running the timesharing system on an RK05 rather than the original DF32 fixed head disk.

If you like 1960s-1980s minicomputer retro please consider supporting our efforts at https://icm.museum/join.html

#museum #retrocomputing #retrograming #vintagecomputing #community

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A two rack PDP-8/e system with a DECtape TC08 controller

Welcome “rsxie” to SDF Remote Vintage Systems! Thanks to decromancer’s QBone adapter we can do just about anything with this tiny LSI PDP-11/03

https://icm.museum/join.html

#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrogaming #museum

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A PDP-11/03

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A PDP-11/03

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A line up of SDF Remote Vintage Systems

We're open today 10-5pm!

https://icm.museum/join.html

If you join as 'EXEC' you will receive a framed 11" x 17" limited print of the SDF 36th anniversary Mecha by @laemeur

#retrocomputing #retrogaming #vintagecomputing #museum

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A Mac SE, Mac Plus and DECmate III on a table with various posters and artwork.

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An RCA COSMAC ELF, Arduino Altair 8800, PiDP-8/i, SBC-6120, and a reanimated Multics maintenance panel

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Spacewar! running on an IMLAC PDS-1D

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A print in the series of 36 of the SDF Mecha

Who's got a preference for an RS232->Wifi/Telnet project and what is it? I have an ESP32 (and a bunch of 8266), a MAX232c or whatever. I want a device I can plug into a serial console and telnet (SSH would be great, but telnet is okay) anywhere, and there seems to be quite a few projects out there but none with an idiots guide, and seemingly none I can just buy...

#retrocomputing

We’re looking for 7 new BOOTSTRAP members to support SDF Vintage Systems. You allow us to run our 25 remote systems as well as provide access to our events in Seattle!

If you join at the EXEC level you will receive the SDF 36th anniversary MECHA frame print as a gift.

https://icm.museum/join.html

#retrocomputing #vintagecomputer #museum

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An IMLAC PDS-1D running Spacewar!

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SDF artwork and our sponsor wall

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A DEC PDP-8/s and a LINC-8

5” and 10” fans have a much more calming drone as opposed to the hundreds if not thousands of 2” screamers in the modern datacenter.

PDP-8/e and LAB-8/e are in thought.

https//icm.museum

#vintagecomputing #vintage #retro #museum #retrocomputing

I'd boost it (the blog is federated - @ltning), but @writefreely doesn't render nicely for some reason.
#Fail #DOS #C #Retrocomputing

(Also @obsoletemediauk - got any new updates lately? :)

First thing at Home: trying my new #vectrex game “Hera Primera”.

It is boxed and comes with an overlay and a cartridge 🥰

#RetroComputing #VCFe

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A vectrex console with the game box, the overlay and the cartridge

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Closeup of the screen showing the prior art logo

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Game start screen showing level 2 5 lives and player 2

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Game screen with a small space ship at the bottom, a pattern of enemy ships above, all happening on a dotted grid playfield

From left to right an RCA COSMAC ELF, Arduino based Altair 8800, a PiDP-8i and an SBC-6120 PDP-8e on a chip with a pocket chip.

https://icm.museum/join.html

#retrocomputing #retrogaming #vintagecomputing #emulator #replica

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A collection of small replica computers

The wild Ilu takes its prey home into its lair from #VCFe

#vectrex #RetroComputing

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A boxed computer game for the vectrex game system.

What? Ancient, underpowered, unsupported portables? Oh God yes. #retrocomputing #netbooks #psion #wince

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A Psion netbook pro showing the WinCE desktop.

The SDF Computer Museum is open Mondays 10-5pm in Tukwila, WA to our BOOTSTRAP members. For details, visit https://icm.museum/join.html

#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

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A group of vintage computers on a table.

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An assortment of machines at the SDF computer museum

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32 artifact placards for the SDF computer museum

Then eric, lars, angelo, jason, oscar and richard greenblat had no idea the impact of the PiDP-10 and ITS recovery would make in 2025. The myths were true.

#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

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A group of 36bit hackers around a PDP-6