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   LATEST ADDITIONS
ECD CORPORATION Micromind
The Micromind was a very innovative machine ahead of its time ! But despite the small group working on the machine, prototyping and developing, and pushing the limits of the time, the machine never shipped. Apparently only a few prototypes were produced. Development began as early 1975/1976 but commercial adverts appeared only in 1977. One of the main features of the Micromind was its innovative (for the time) redefinable characters. Up to 120 characters could be software redefined by the ...
SEMI-TECH (STM) PC
This extremely rare computer is Portable PC (IBM compatible) conceived in the same plastic case as the Pied Piper, released by the same company in 1983. This computer incorporates a lot of features in a compact case, which was quite innovative at the time: built-in LCD display, printer, modem, phone and disk drives ! The STM PC is based on an Intel 80186 processor and two quadruple-density disk drives. The processor is faster than the one used in the IBM PC, a...
LOGICAL MACHINE CORPORATION (LOMAC) Goliath
Logical’s Goliath is a server or disk file storage device has it was described at the time. It has a capacity for 10 MByte, 30 MByte or 50 MByte of fixed disk storage and 10 MBytes of removable storage. The unit, which also houses the controller, may have memory ranging from 64K to 256K and capacity for up to 20 terminals. Up to 20 Tina or David computers can link to Goliath as a distributed data processing system. For ...
LOGICAL MACHINE CORPORATION (LOMAC) Adam
The Adam was the first computer released by Logical Machine Corporation (LOMAC) in 1975. In 1978 they also produced Tina which stands for "TINy Adam". In 1983 Logical released the David, and the L-XT in 1983. There was also the Goliath, a data storage server with 5MB hard drive. Goliath could be connected to up to 20 Davids or Tinas. David and Goliath names makes a clear reference to the mythic...
LOGICAL MACHINE CORPORATION (LOMAC) Tina
The Adam was the first computer released by Logical Machine Corporation (LOMAC) in 1976. In 1978 they produced Tina which stands for "TINy Adam". It seems to have the same specs as David but with two 8'' floppy disk drives. There was also the Goliath, a data storage server with 5MB hard drive. Goliath could be connected to up to 20 Davids or Tinas. David and Goliath names makes a clear reference to the mythical story found in the biblical Book of S...
LOGICAL MACHINE CORPORATION (LOMAC) L-XT
The L-XT was the last computer released by Logical Business Machines, after the Adam, the David, the Tina and the Goliath in 1982. It was announced at the 1983 COMDEX Fall in Las Vegas, and commercially available in March 1984. The L-XT uses a 16-bit Intel 8088 CPU with 192KB RAM, and equipped with a 5.25'' floppy drive unit (320 KB capacity) and a 10 MB hard disk (upgradable to 60 MB)...
LOGICAL MACHINE CORPORATION (LOMAC) David
The David is not the first computer released by Logical Business Machines. In 1974, LOMAC (Logical Machine Corporation) released the Adam. Some times later they also produced Tina (for TINy Adam). There was also the Goliath, a data storage server with 5MB hard drive. Goliath could be connected to up to 20 Davids or Tinas. David and Goliath names makes a clear reference to the mythical story found in the biblical Book of Samuel. The David is powered by a 16-bit Intel 8086 CPU w...
GESPAC Gescomp 720 / 730
GESPAC SA was a Swiss company who designed the G-64/96 Bus in 1979. This interface bus concept provides a simple way to interface microprocessor modules with memory and peripheral modules on a parallel bus. The G-64/96 Bus uses a simple, yet modern and powerful interface scheme which allows a higher level of functionality from the single height Eurocard form factor. The low overhead of the G-64/96 Bus interface greatly eases the design of custom boards by the User. This is why, even many year...
WELECT  W86
The W86 is a french computer released in 1983 by Welect. It's the second computer released by Welect after the W80.2. The W86 is powered by an Intel 8086 (hence its name) to catch up with the IBM PC compatible trend of the moment and is thus able to run MS-DOS. But the W86 is also equipped with a Z80A to also be CP/M 86 compatible. It's thus an hybrid machine typical of the mid-80s when the professional industry was moving from CP/M to MS-DOS. There are 128...
SMOKE SIGNAL CHIEFTAIN COMPUTERS The Chieftain 9822
In 1978, Smoke Signal Chieftain Computers (SSCC) released their first computer: The Chieftain, followed in 1980 by the Chieftain Business System, an update to the original Chieftain. At the start of 1982, the company introduced the Chieftain 9822, an update to the Business System featuring the same processor and static RAM options, as well as the same nine-slot bus equipped with the first two Chieftains. The system could be equipped with either two 8-inch or two 5.25-inch floppy drives and...

   RANDOM SYSTEMS
SHARP  MZ 700
The Sharp MZ 700 series replaced the aging MZ 80 (MZ 80K, MZ 80A and MZ 80B) series. Moreover, the MZ 700 was compatible with the MZ 80K and MZ 80A. The MZ 700 series is composed of four machines: the first three models were launched in 1983 (November 1982 in Japan) and the last one was launched in late 1985 (in fact, this one is the "ancestor" of the MZ 800): - the MZ 711 was the "nak...
IPTVT (TRAIAN VUIA POLYTECHNICAL INSTITUTE) MicroTim
The MicroTim is a Romanian unlicenced ZX Spectrum clone. It is one of the first models made at the factory in Timisoara, western Romania in the early 1980s. MicroTim stands for "Micro" and "TIMisoara". It was designed at Polytehnica University from Timisoara (former TUT - Technical University of Timisoara, former IPTVT - "Traian Vuia" Polytechnical Institute), but its large scale fabrication started and continued at the Fabrica de Memorii Timisoara (the Computer ...
SEGA Mega Drive II
The Mega Drive II is basically just a re-designed Mega Drive. The Mega Drive II was much smaller and squarer then the original Mega Drive. It did not have the headphone jack, volume control or RF TV output. The A/V port changed to a custom multi out port that now provided stereo sound to T.V's (previously only mono was output by the Mega Drive, the headphone jack had to be used for stereo sound). The power lead port was made smaller and a different AC a...
SINCLAIR  ZX 80
After the modest but encouraging success of the MK-14 (initiation board with hexadecimal keyboard), Sinclair (at the time Sciences of Cambridge) decided to develop a slightly more advanced computer. The ZX-80 is regarded as a pioneer system in micro-computing as at the time the only available computers were kits for hobbyists like the MK-14 or more expensive systems intended for education or research such as the Tandy TRS-80 or the
TANDY RADIO SHACK  TRS 80 PC-4
The Tandy PC-4 Was a rebadged version of the Casio PB-100. Apart from the brand/model plate, the design and features was identical to the original Casio model....
CANON  V-20
The V-20 is a classic MSX-1 computer. It's basicaly a V-10 with more memory....
BINATONE Colour TV Game (model n° 01 / 4931)
This pong is one of the many Binatone systems. It is the first of the "Colour TV game" serie and offers 4 pong games (squash, squash practise, football, tennis). In order to understand how this system fits into the Binatone pong range, here is simplified list of the systems : TV Master MK IV TV Master 4 plus 2 TV Master MK 6 TV Master MK 8 TV Master MK 10 Colour TV Game Colour TV Game 4 plus 2 Colour TV Game MK 6 Colour TV Game MK 10 The TV master serie are black & white pongs...
SANYO  PHC-25
The PHC-25 was released at the same time as the PHC-10 and the PHC-20, in 1982. Sanyo wanted to offer a perfect line of products for computing initiation. These three models were supposed to be complementary. But despite high hopes, they just were flops and it's not clear if the PHC-10 and PHC-20 were even really sold, as very few were ever found. The PHC-25 was the only model of the line to have been sold with moderate success....
HOMELAB SERIES Homelab
The HomeLab computers family was conceived in the People's Republic of Hungary by the famous Lukács brothers. József Lukács, the older brother was the creator of the hardware, and the younger, Endre Lukács was the father of software (a great BASIC language). The HomeLab machines were cheap, well-working and easy-to-use Basic computers. They were neither clones nor licencied, but original Hungarian home computers. The HomeLab-2 (see the 'More pictures' section) was also cal...
MICRONIQUE  Victor / Hector 2HR / 2HR +
The 2HR (HR for High Resolution) is the successor of the Victor / Hector 16k models, but this time is conception is entirely french. The machine has been completely redesigned and this new model is then more powerful. This is in fact a completely new machine with more memory and high-resolution. It is still compatible with the 16k models in a "model 1" mode choosen at the start-up menu....

   LATEST COMMENTS
Martin Kuster
3/29/2023
CASIO  PB-700
Hello Is there any way to use the Casio PB-700 together the FA-10 Plotter in a way that the plotter just prints a protocol of all mathematic operation you enter? Example if i press 2+2enter i want the Plotter to write 2+4$4 The Sharp PC-1600 does this automatic if you slide the printer switch to"P". Thank you for helping me out. Ragrds Martin

Jamel Tayeb
3/28/2023
HEWLETT PACKARD  INTEGRAL PC
The IPC is remarkable! I was gifted an early prototype and have spent some time to restore it. You can find details and HP pics at these addresses: https://jameltayeb.com/2015/12/31/hp-207-part-1-presentations/ https://jameltayeb.com/2015/12/31/hp-207-part-2-breakout-the-hazmat-suit-2/ https://jameltayeb.com/2015/12/31/hp-207-part-3-a-historically-significant-piece-2/ Enjoy!

Mac
3/24/2023
SANWA 9015
Hi I have a Sanwa 9015 that I am trying to repair. Component on the board in place marked Q1 which I think is some sort of regulator has blown in a way preventing me from identifying what it was. Can anyone please let me know what this component is?

Lawrence Shadai
3/21/2023
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 300 Professional series
The 300 Professional Series was, in truth, only "sort of" compatible with most of the PDP-11 line. Radically different interrupt hardware, and many other vital differences, meant that even the operating systems needed major modifications to work. Almost none of the software from the PDP-11 could run "as is". This left you what seemed like a fine machine with almost no software. For all of IBM''s faults they did a far better job here. Other things prevented this model series from catching on.

Art C.
3/10/2023
ALTOS COMPUTER SYSTEMS ACS-586 / 686
This was the best machine to run a multiuser bulletin board. From 1988 until around 1992 I used one to run UNCENSORED! BBS using the Citadel software (see the link above $ it''s still running today on Linux). The fact that the Xenix operating system handled all of the serial and modem stuff for you made it an excellent choice for any multiuser system.

Mike
3/9/2023
DYNALOGIC  HYPERION
Stumbled across this site, as I was just thinking about the good old days at Dynalogic/ Hyperion. I used fly out of Canada every 2nd week to train dealers on how to repair the machines. It got so bad, that I ended up writing a piece of software that we later sold to dealers (I think Dysan ended up copying it and selling it under another name, my first experience with such business practices). My software allowed them to use the machine as a disk drive exerciser alignment tool (yes, because the drives caused the machine to be DOA far too many times). I later switched over to a company that made a solid state disk drive emulator (for the Hyperion), using "bubble memory" - it too had technology failure problems LOL. Those were the days. I still have a brand new Hyperion, in the original bag, with all the various software. BTW, we called it a "luggable" back then.

Mike
3/9/2023
DYNALOGIC  HYPERION
Stumbled across this site, as I was just thinking about the good old days at Dynalogic/ Hyperion. I used fly out of Canada every 2nd week to train dealers on how to repair the machines. It got so bad, that I ended up writing a piece of software that we later sold to dealers (I think Dysan ended up copying it and selling it under another name, my first experience with such business practices). My software allowed them to use the machine as a disk drive exerciser alignment tool (yes, because the drives caused the machine to be DOA far too many times). I later switched over to a company that made a solid state disk drive emulator (for the Hyperion), using "bubble memory" - it too had technology failure problems LOL. Those were the days. I still have a brand new Hyperion, in the original bag, with all the various software. BTW, we called it a "luggable" back then.


   RANDOM SOFTWARE TITLES
DRACULA - THE UNDEAD (PA2087)
Atari Lynx
Atari (publisher), Hand Made Software (developer) - 1992
 game - adventure - dracula - vampire
RAMPART (PA2102)
Atari Lynx
Atari, Tengen - 1992
 game - shoot them up
BONUS PINBALL / DELUXE PINBALL / SHOOTING GALLERY / SHOOT THE BEAR (cartridge #3)
Coleco Telstar Arcade
Coleco - 1977
 game - pinball - shooting gallery
SUICIDE RUN
Sharp MZ-700
Knights - year unknown
 game - dodge
SENSIBLE SOCCER - INTERNATIONAL EDITION (JA250)
Atari Jaguar compatible systems
Renegade, Sensible Software (developer), Telegames (publisher) - 1995
 game - football - sport
CHAMPION BILLIARDS (C-71)
Sega SG-1000 compatible systems
Sega - 1986
 game - pool
WWF RAW (32X) (T-8103B)
Sega Mega Drive compatible systems
Acclaim (publisher), Sculptured Software (developer), TitanSports - 1995
 game - wrestling
SQUASH
GI AY-3-8500 (4 games)
General Instruments - 1976
 game - ball and paddle - sport - squash
ROAD RIOT 4WD
Atari Lynx
Atari, Tengen - 1994
 game - prototype - racing
MS. PAC-MAN (PA2057)
Atari Lynx
Atari, Namco - 1990
 game - maze
MISSILE COMMAND 3D (J9097E)
Atari Jaguar compatible systems
Atari (publisher), Virtuality Entertainment (developer) - 1995
 game - 3d - shoot them up
CLIO
Indata Dai
Dialog Informatique - 1983
 application - paint program
ANALOGIC
Magnavox Odyssey
Magnavox - 1972
 game - logic - mathematics
HOCKEY
Odyssey 200
Magnavox - 1975
 game - ball and paddle - hockey - sport
HYDRA (PA2073)
Atari Lynx
Atari, NuFX Inc., Tengen - 1992
 game - boat - shoot them up

   RANDOM ADVERTS
In schools #3

BULL
MICRAL 80/22

 
U.K. ad (Dec. 1985)

MEMOTECH
MTX 500 /512

 
French flyer

MATTEL ELECTRONICS
Intellivision

 
French advert (1980)

TANDY RADIO SHACK
TRS 80 MODEL I

 
US ad. June 1983

TELEVIDEO
Personal Mini PM/4T

 
464 - 6128 periphera...

AMSTRAD
CPC 464

 
Orange+ US ad. (1983...

COLLINS INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION
Orange 2

 
French leaflet

SANYO
MBC-55x

 
 Acorn ad #2

ACORN COMPUTER
BBC Master Compact

 
Computers in the exa...

OSBORNE CORP.
OSBORNE 1

 
U.S. advert (1980)

HEATHKIT
H8

 
Japanese advert (198...

SANYO
Wavy 10 (MPC 10)

 
Dutch advert

COMMODORE
PET 2001

 
French advert #2

SINCLAIR
ZX SPECTRUM

 
French ad (1985)

TOSHIBA
PASOPIA 16 / T300 / PAP

 
Promo pic #5

THOMSON
TO 7 / 70

 
French ad (jan. 1980...

I.S.T.C. (INFORMATIC SYSTČMES TÉLÉCOM)
5000

 
Advert

CROMEMCO
Z-1

 
Microsoft advert (19...

TANDY RADIO SHACK
TRS 80 MODEL I

 
US brochure (recto)

SANYO
MBC-1000

 
Isaac Asimov ad #2

TANDY RADIO SHACK
TRS 80 MODEL III

 
Advertising picture

ACORN COMPUTER
Risc PC

 
French advert #2

ACORN COMPUTER
BBC Model A / B / B+

 
Docs

SONY
SMC 777 - 777C

 
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