Monthly Archives: September 2010

Reputable Systems is selling their Domain name

Posted on September 30, 2010 by admin

Reputable Systems is closing and is selling their domain name reputable.com Back in the day, Reputable was a great used SGI dealer. In fact they still have one of the best webpages for information on the SGI indy workstation http://www.reputable.com/indytech.html … Continue reading →

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Arstechnica reviews GET LAMP

Posted on September 30, 2010 by admin

Arstechnica has a nice review about the text game documentary Get Lamp Arstechnica also did a great review of The Vintage Computer festival East 2009.

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Reminder Maker Faire this Weekend in NYC

Posted on September 24, 2010 by admin

Just a Reminder that the 2010 NYC Make Magazine Maker Faire I will be there on Sunday with the Mid Atlantic Retro Computer Hobbyists. Come by and say “Hi!”

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Focus.com shows off some vintage computer ads

Posted on September 23, 2010 by admin

The folks over at focus.com put together a nice collection of vintage enterprise ads. My favorites: Here is an odd one… Exxon?? Focus.com is a research publication with a focus (pardon the pun) on business. It was nice that they … Continue reading →

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8 Bit Wood, 8 Bit Pixel Art for your home and office

Posted on September 22, 2010 by admin

Ok.. I know this doesn’t have to do with Vintage Computing, but it is very very cool. Looks like a company is putting together 8bit pixel art made of wood that you can purchase http://www.8bitwood.com Check out some of this … Continue reading →

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Calling all Ferguson Big Board Aficionados

Posted on September 22, 2010 by admin

Across the pond is the great country of Italy. The land of great food & fast cars. Actually my favorite is the Fiat 500 From this great land we find another great aficionado Enrico Lazzerini. As you can easily see by his … Continue reading →

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Multics Honeywell 6180 Mainframe Panel on Ebay

Posted on September 22, 2010 by admin

This is something you don’t see often… or ever… This is the front panel for a Honeywell 6180 Mainframe http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270638335277 Close up front Look at the wiring… They don’t make stuff like this anymore Another picture The Honeywell 6180 mainframes … Continue reading →

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A Xerox Alto and More pictures of VCFMW 5.0

Posted on September 21, 2010 by admin

If you don’t know the website vintagecomputer.net, you should. vintagecomputer.net is run by Bill Degnan and he is the epitome of a 8bit Aficionado. He has pictures of a Xerox Alto. That was shown at the Vintage Computer Fest in … Continue reading →

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Pictures from Vintage Computer Fest Mid West 5.0 2010

Posted on September 21, 2010 by admin

From the looks of these pictures I really regret not being able to make Vintage Computer Fest Mid West 5.0. I was on weekend reserve duty and couldn’t make it. Luckily other people went took pictures and have allowed me to post … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Macintosh Portable

Posted on September 20, 2010 by admin

I’m sorry for being late on this [Very long Weekend] but it’s the Mac Portable’s Birthday! It’s 21 and now it’s old enough to drink! On Sept 20 1989 The Apple Macintosh Portable was released to the public. The portable … Continue reading →

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