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Some of my collection is Vintage

seaken

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I just walked around my basement and counted more than 60 computers. Some are not working. Most are. Most are not vintage. Some of them are. Here's the systems I think most here would say are "vintage":

(I am in the process of cataloging all this and for now this is from memory)

Atari 800 (6502)
Commodore C64 (6510)
Radio Shack Color Computer 2 (6809E)
Apple //e (65C02)
Apple IIc (65C02)
NorthStar Advantage (Z80)
Packard Bell VX88 PC ("8088")
Leading Edge Model D ("8088")
KLH Model 195 ("8088")
Tandy 1400FD (V20)
IBM PS/2 Model 30 (8086)
IBM XT-286 (80286)
MicroLab 80L286
NEC PowerMate 286 (V33?)
IBM PS/2 Model 50Z (80286)
IBM PS/1 2133-G13 (80286)
VIP 80286
Leading Technology PC Partner 386sx-16
AST Premium 386SX/16
Packard Bell Legend 81CD Supreme (486DX2/66)
Gateway 2000 4DX2-66 (486DX2/66)

So, that's about 33 percent of my collection are vintage.

The rest are from Pentium on up to Core 2 Duo.

I inherited most of these as our business upgraded to new machines. Some I got at garage sales, some out of dumpsters, many from the transfer station and a few from people who know I was into computers.

I intend to keep most of these vintage class systems as I curate my own little museum. But many of my Pentium/P-II/P-III/P4 systems will find new homes with retro gamers or other interested parties.

I also have some Cameras, PDA's, Phones, and early Android tablets, printers and copiers. All of these were used in my business.

Sean
 
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I have tended to "collect" IBM PC compatibles, from the days of MS-DOS forward. I never really had much contact with Apple. I did later get the Apple II's and some MACs on various trips to the dump/transfer station. I found the Apple //e in a dumpster at the local community college. I recently put it together and found out it works! I have no software but I figured out how to use the serial port to hook up to a PC and transfer programs.

I picked up the three "home computers" (C64, Atari 800, CoCo2) at garage sales. I always wanted at least the C64 so $10 to $20 didn't seem too bad. I used the CoCo for some games and I had it connected to the phone lines and did BBS and Telnet using the 300 baud modem that plugged in to the cartridge slot. I never used the C64. I recently plugged it in and it works. But again, no software. I plan on finishing a complete C64 system in the near future. The Atari 800 does not have a power adapter so I've never turned it on.

Sean
 
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Oops! I'm sorry for not responding @nachoman. I seem to have lost track of VCF for awhile. I have been doing some more work on my old computers recently and just logged in again after a five year absence.

Anyway, no, that particular computer is not for sale. It was the only PC Clone I had with the original 4.77Mhz 8088 speed that is working. But I recently picked up a Tandy 1000HD so now I have two in that classification. I am keeping both of these in my collection.

Seaken
 
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