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Below are sections for each of the displays in the Living Museum of Dead Computers with the goal of writing a concise statement suitable for museum signage.

==Model 15 Teletype==

Contributed by: Al Woodhull

==PDP-11==

Manufactured in 1974, this computer was still in service in the 1990's with a small paper sign taped to it saying "Please God, Keep it Running". 

Contributed by: Steven D. Brewer

==Compaq Luggable==

Contributed by: Eric Martz

==Amstrad PCW8256==

Amstrad computers claimed a substantial part of the computer market in the UK, but were never common in the US. This model was sold as a personal word processor through Sears, but came with CP/M, BASIC, and Logo.

Contributed by: Steven D. Brewer

==IBM PC==

The IBM PC is perhaps the most iconic computer of all time, symbolizing the transformation from when computers moved from the backroom and office to the home. 

Contributed by: William E. Bemis

==Powerbook 100==

The first modern laptop computer, which set the design characteristics that would define the industry, the Powerbook 100 has been recognized as the one of the most transformative computers of all time.

Contributed by: Steven D. Brewer

==TRS-80 Model 100==

The Model 100 version of the classic TRS-80 set the standard for mobile computing for a generation. It was still in service -- and in demand -- 20 years later for journalists and scientists working in remote areas due to its ability to use retail batteries (D-cells) and communicate reliably through simple telephony.

Contributed by: Steven D. Brewer

==NeXT Cube==

Contributed by: Brett Longworth

==Original George==

Contributed by: George Drake

==Raspberry Pi==

Contributed by: Biology Department

==Apple II C==

Contributed by: Joe Kunkel

==Macintosh==

Contributed by: Tom Hoogendyk

==Indigo iMac==

Contributed by: Biology Department

==Slate Tablet==

Contributed by: 

==HP Programmable Calculator==

Contributed by: George Drake

==Mechanical Calculator==

==Core Memory==

Contributed by:  George Drake

==Wafer of 386 Microprocessors==

Contributed by: Chris Woodcock