Living Museum of Dead Computers
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Compaq Portable III: In 1987, this 20 lb "luggable" was the closest thing to a laptop. $5,000 in 1987 ($10,545 in 2014 dollars) with a 20 MB hard disk. 12 MHz 80286 CPU, 640 to 2048 Kilobytes RAM. 5 and 1/4 inch floppy disk, 1.2 MB. Salmon-colored gas plasma display, 640 x 400 pixels or 25 lines by 80 characters text. Operating system: text based MS-DOS 3.31 (no GUI). | Compaq Portable III: In 1987, this 20 lb "luggable" was the closest thing to a laptop. $5,000 in 1987 ($10,545 in 2014 dollars) with a 20 MB hard disk. 12 MHz 80286 CPU, 640 to 2048 Kilobytes RAM. 5 and 1/4 inch floppy disk, 1.2 MB. Salmon-colored gas plasma display, 640 x 400 pixels or 25 lines by 80 characters text. Operating system: text based MS-DOS 3.31 (no GUI). | ||
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Revision as of 16:01, 31 October 2014
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
Compaq Portable III: In 1987, this 20 lb "luggable" was the closest thing to a laptop. $5,000 in 1987 ($10,545 in 2014 dollars) with a 20 MB hard disk. 12 MHz 80286 CPU, 640 to 2048 Kilobytes RAM. 5 and 1/4 inch floppy disk, 1.2 MB. Salmon-colored gas plasma display, 640 x 400 pixels or 25 lines by 80 characters text. Operating system: text based MS-DOS 3.31 (no GUI).
Sources:
- Specifications: http://oldcomputers.net/compaqiii.html
- MS-DOS 3.31 released by Compaq in 1987: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_DOS_operating_systems
- Conversion of dollars from 1987 to 2014: http://www.dollartimes.com/calculators/inflation.htm
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
Inscribed by its contributor with the statement "Your new information technology may become obsolete".
Contributed by: Rodger Gwiazdowski
HP Programmable Calculator
Contributed by: George Drake
Mechanical Calculator
Core Memory
Contributed by: George Drake
Wafer of 386 Microprocessors
Contributed by: Chris Woodcock
