CC> Vintage Computer Festival Exhibition Write-ups

Here is the exhibition list showing the people who have currently volunteered to do informational write-ups for each system. In case you missed the first request, I am asking for help in coming up with an informational, one-page write-up that will be displayed next to each computer in the exhibition at the Vintage Computer Festival. This is so that the attendees can know what they are looking at. I am re-posting the original message with an updated listing of who so far is doing what. Many, many thanks to those who have already pledged their support!! Hello Fellow Classic Computer Collecting Nerds. If you've checked out the Vintage Computer Festival web page then you know that there will be an exhibition of over 100 computer systems as part of the event. Just having the computers without any accompanying literature would probably leave a lot of attendees wondering what it was they were looking at. Therefore, I would like to have a short, one-page write-up for each machine on display giving summary information about the machine. I figured there is probably no better resource for general and historical information on old computers than this discussion group. As you know, 100 computers is a lot. So I am asking for a favor from anyone interested. I need write-ups done for the machines which will be on display! Aside from my undying gratitude, anyone who contributes write-ups will receive a free Vintage Computer Festival 1.0 t-shirt and a free pass to the show either this year or for whatever year you will be able to make it out (this WILL be an annual event). A list of the systems on display will follow. If you would like to do some write-ups for a particular system or series of systems, please e-mail me and I will let you know if a write-up is required for that system. The write-up should ideally include: The company which created the computer The founding year of the company The year the company went out of business The founder(s) of the company What the company's main market was (ie. who was their customer?) The year the computer was developed/released How many were manufactured (if known) What computer (if any) preceded this computer What computer (if any) followed this computer What operating system(s) could it run? What language(s) if any were built-in or available for it? What kinds of peripherals were available for this computer What were the attributes of this computer What processor did it use? How many bits was it? How much memory did it come with standard? How much total memory could it be expanded to? What kind of bus architecture did it use (if any) or how could it be expanded (if at all)? Did it have a carthridge slot? What other computers was it compatible with (if any)? What peripherals were specifically available for it (if any)? Disk drives or other storage devices? Printers? Displays? Other stuff like speech synthesizers, graphics tablets, etc.? What (if any) graphics capabilities did it possess? What was the resolution (of all graphics modes)? How many colors were available? Any special features of the graphics? Any special graphics hardware? What (if any) sound capabilities did it possess? How many voices did it support? Any special features of the sound? Any special sound hardware? What other significant attributes did it feature? Again, it would be ideal to have all this information, but it is not mandatory. I realize that some stuff is just a mystery. Hopefully having Vintage Computer Festival's will clear up these mysteries by getting the information flowing about old computers. If you would like to contribute a write-up, please e-mail me with what you want to contribute. Thanks!!! (list to follow below) MANUFACTURER PRODUCT MODEL WRITEUP ---------------------------- --------------------------- ------------ -------- Altos Apple Computer Apple /// A3S2 S.Ismail Apple Computer Apple //c A2S4100 S.Ismail Apple Computer Apple IIe A2S2064 S.Ismail Apple Computer Apple IIe A2S2128 S.Ismail Apple Computer Apple ][ A2S0016 S.Ismail Apple Computer Apple ][+ A2S1048 S.Ismail Apple Computer Lisa 2 Apple Computer Macintosh Plus M0001A Apple Computer Macintosh M0001 Atari Atari 1040ST 1040STF Atari Atari 1200XL Home Computer 1200XL Atari Atari 130XE 130XE Atari Atari 400 Home Computer 400 Atari Atari 520ST 520ST Atari Atari 600XL Home Computer 600XL Atari Atari 800 800 Atari Atari 800XL 800XL Atari Falcon 030 Callan Data Systems Unistar 300 Commodore Amiga A1000 B.Damage Commodore Amiga A500 B.Damage Commodore CBM 2001 Series PET 2001-32 L.Anders Commodore Commodore 64 64 L.Anders Commodore Commodore 64 Personal Compu 64C L.Anders Commodore Commodore 128 128 L.Anders Commodore Commodore Plus/4 Plus/4 L.Anders Commodore PET 4016 L.Anders Commodore PET 4032 L.Anders Commodore PET 8032 L.Anders Commodore VIC 20 Computer VIC 20 B.Damage Compaq Portable CompuPro 8/16 Computer Power & Light Compal 80 Minicomputer Corona Data Systems M18P-2 Corvus Concept Cromemco Z2 Computer System Data General Data General One 2514A Epson Geneva PX-8 Epson Portable Computer HX-20 Exidy Inc. Sorcerer Computer B.Damage Fortune Systems Corporation 32:16 Forward Technologies Sun 1 Clone GCE Vectrex Heath H8 Heath Hero I Hewlett-Packard Computer HP3000/37 F.McConn Hewlett-Packard Computer HP85A F.McConn Hewlett-Packard Computer HP86B F.McConn Hewlett-Packard Portable HP110 F.McConn Hewlett-Packard Portable Plus F.McConn Hewlett-Packard Integral PC HP9000/207 F.McConn Hewlett-Packard Workstation HP9000/520 F.McConn Hewlett-Packard Computer HP9915 F.McConn IBM 3270 Personal Computer 5271 IBM Personal Computer 5150 IMSAI Manufacturing Corporat IMSAI 8080 Microcomputer Sy Interact Micro Video Intertec Data Systems SuperBrain II Kaypro Corporation Kaypro New 2 Macintosh 128 Mattel Electronics Aquarius 5931 Mindset Mindset Morrow Designs MDT 60 Morrow Designs Pivot Portable Non-Linear Systems, Inc. Kaypro II North Star Computers Horizon A.Parent OSI C4P MF Olivetti M10 Osborne Computer Corporation Executive Osborne Computer Corporation Osborne 1 Osborne Computer Corporation Osborne 3 Osborne Computer Corporation Vixen PMC Inc. PMC 81 Processor Technology Corp. SOL 20 Quest Electronics Super Elf Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I C.Coslor Radio Shack TRS-80 Model III C.Coslor Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100 R.Merch Radio Shack TRS-80 64K Color Computer 2 26-3127B R.Merch Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 2 26-3027 R.Merch Radio Shack TRS-80 Micro Color Computer MC-10 R.Merch Radio Shack TRS-80 Micro Computer Syste 26-1006-1 R.Merch Radio Shack TRS-80 PC-1 SWP Microcomputer Products ATR8000 SWTP 6800 SWTP 6809 Sanyo MBC-550 MBC-550 Sinclair ZX80 ZX80 H.Pufal Sinclair ZX81 Personal Computer ZX81 H.Pufal Sun Microsystems Workstation 2/50 Synertek VIM-1 Tandy TRS-80 Model 2000 26-5103 Tandy Tandy 1000EX 25-1050B Tandy Tandy 100HX Personal Comput 25-1053A Televideo TS1603 Texas Instruments 99/4A Computer PHC004A Texas Instruments Silent 700 745 Portable Timex Computer Corporation Timex-Sinclair 1000 M 330 H.Pufal Timex Computer Corporation Timex-Sinclair 1500 H.Pufal Toshiba T1000 PA7027U Vector Graphics Inc. Vector 1 Victor Technologies, Inc. Victor 9000 412 Video Technology Ltd. Laser 50 C.Coslor Visual Computer Inc. Commuter COMMUTER US Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Historian, Programmer, Musician, Philosopher, Athlete, Writer, Jackass Attend the First Annual Vintage Computer Festival See http://www.siconic.com/vcf for details!