Vintage Computers
Dec 6, 2019 12:57:52 #
bcplimpton
Loc: Southern New Jersey
Here's my guesses - left to right, top to bottom: TRS-80, IBM "Lug-able/portable", Apple ?, Original Macintosh, Original IBM PC, OS/2
Dec 6, 2019 16:23:50 #
Dec 6, 2019 18:37:31 #
Dec 6, 2019 19:03:13 #
I find it interesting that Radio shack could have dominated the market if they only allowed 3rd party providers to run software on their machines. Or DEC whose CEO once said, “who’d want a computer at home.”
Dec 6, 2019 19:20:00 #
Meadwilliam wrote:
I find it interesting that Radio shack could have dominated the market if they only allowed 3rd party providers to run software on their machines. Or DEC whose CEO once said, “who’d want a computer at home.”
The same applies to Wang when they introduced the Wang PC They got greedy and tried to keep all software sales for themselves. They're gone, now.
Dec 6, 2019 19:56:49 #
No Commodores, TRS-80 my Dad had, Altair? couple of Apples and Windows 3. Think my first PC (Gateway) had that.
Dec 6, 2019 20:06:20 #
I've owned or used all those computers. The Compaq was a marvel of portability but a nuisance to travel with. It had to go in the overhead and was a boat anchor to haul around. One time on a business trip mine was in the overhead when upon landing an elderly gentleman opened up the overhead hatch and watched as my Compaq having shifted in flight slowly fell out onto the deck.
The built in monitor screen was cracked and so I figured that was one dead machine. We got to the client site and fired up the Compaq with little hope. It came up with no problem but no screen. Only had to plug in an external monitor to do the demo. Worked fine. Man, they were rugged machines.
The built in monitor screen was cracked and so I figured that was one dead machine. We got to the client site and fired up the Compaq with little hope. It came up with no problem but no screen. Only had to plug in an external monitor to do the demo. Worked fine. Man, they were rugged machines.
Dec 6, 2019 20:42:05 #
I had an Osborne I like the on the left so small you could fit it under a airplane seat. Z80 os?
Dec 6, 2019 20:54:16 #
tvhasben
Loc: Chattanooga, Tennessee
ClarkG wrote:
#1 is a Commodore 64 ?
Nope. It's a Tandy TRS80=>often called a trash 80!
Dec 6, 2019 21:51:33 #
CBruceM
Loc: South Central Texas
Second one is an IBM Personal Portable Computer Model 5155. It only weighed 30 pounds. I still have mine. Bought it on closeout sale for $1,000. (It actually cost over $4K) 8088 processor and ran on floppies DOS 2.1. I had it pretty well hopped up - 1 MB on-board memory ($$$$), an external 10 MB hard drive ($300 on sale). Flew with it all over the country doing software training in the 1980's.
Dec 6, 2019 23:02:40 #
bobbyjohn wrote:
Here's a stroll down Memory Lane! Can you name these vintage computers? And what is the Operating System in bottom right?
My first experience professionally with these computers was with the IBM PC model 5150, with two floppy disks and DOS operating system. As a computer university professor, I trained faculty and staff on this computer offering computer literacy workshops. The vintage computers are: Radio Shack Tandy TRS 80, IBM Portable model 5155, Apple Portable (1989), Apple Macintosh Plus, IBM PC model 5150 with two Floppy Disks, Windows Net Operating System version 3.1.
Dec 6, 2019 23:46:16 #
John Sh
Loc: Toronto, Australia
DWU2 wrote:
Here's my guesses - left to right, top to bottom: TRS-80, Compaq, Apple IIc, original Mac, original IBM PC, Windows 3.0
Give the man the cupie doll.
Dec 7, 2019 13:48:41 #
Dec 10, 2019 00:12:09 #
TRS-80 from Radio Shack, Compaq portable, Apple portable Mac, original Macintosh, original IBM PC (which was dual floppy only), Windows NT ver 3.1
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