2 Aug
2004
2 Aug
'04
6:05 a.m.
Probably the rarest computer in my collection is a Japanese version of
the Altair that was given to my by the owner of the company when I was
over in Japan. I liked it so much that I had it mostly assembled except
for soldering by the time I got off the plane :). Other rare stuff would
probably include an 8" drive Polymorphic computer.
"Dwight K. Elvey" wrote:
From: "Vintage Computer Festival"
<vcf(a)siconic.com>
They have a *very* well done restoration page. Cool project! However, I
don't believe their claim to have the only original Alto left in existence
is accurate.
Hi
I was just wondering. What people on this list consider their
rarest computers in their collections. Here is my list
1. Nicolet 80 ( 20 bit mini with core. working condition. Only know
of 2 others. I doubt there are more than 10 left
anywhere. )
2. SIM-4 4004 development system ( most likely fewer than 30 left. Running.
I only know of 2 others. )
3. Olivetti M-20 ( Few in the US but maybe a couple hundred in Europe.
Z8000 processor. Runs )
4. Jupiter Ace ( Several hundred most likely exist but unusual in that
it had Forth in ROM. Runs )
5. NC4000 Delta Board ( Most likely only 100 around but most have no
idea as to the collectable nature. These might be
found in embedded system. These are unique in that they
have the Forth processor on them that was designed by
NOVIX and Chuck Moore. A 4 Mhz processor could run rings
around a 33MHz 80386 of its time. Things like sorting
1000 integers in 19.2ms )
Dwight