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Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from 1984-1989

by Bill Detwiler | 04-12-07

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Computers from 1984-1989

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As the year of George Orwell's totalitarian future passed us by, PC technology took tremendous steps forward-including the first GUI. This gallery showcases several 1984-1989 machines from Steven Stengel‘s vintage computer collection. Steven has graciously allowed us to republish his photos and descriptions.

You can find a much more detailed description of each machine and additional photos of Steven‘s collection on his Web site Oldcomputers.net.
                                         

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Atari 8bit Computers kitkimes41@... | 07/29/06
Where is the Amstrad 64 and Amiga dino friends? ICT World | 03/13/07
No mention of PCs Limited? james.hare@... | 12/19/07
PC Limited was a Taiwan Clone Distributor oledawg@... | 01/07/08
How about these? R.E.C. | 07/29/06
NCR DM V MandMPC | 05/30/07
Rare R.E.C. | 05/30/07
first comps with gui cloud_a_rama@... | 07/29/06
PS3's older brother? neonsoldja | 10/01/06
Xerox GUI & friends stomfi@... | 03/13/07
I think that is interesting too RknRlKid | 03/13/07
Thanks?Finally someone else gets it!!! rwagner@... | 05/30/07
Lets not forget them spencpa@... | 05/30/07
It's called marketing and the almighty $ Glen6490@... | 08/03/07
IBM convertible and Xerox... JCitizen | 08/11/07
Where is the Sinclair ZX Spectrum? NewYorkYankee | 03/13/07
Amazing, it still worked. mjmuk | 05/30/07
Plug it in Glen6490@... | 08/03/07
16 Meg? paulob@... | 08/09/07
16Kb, and it was launched early in '83 Miquel Gantzer | 08/23/07
Got one sal.fresco@... | 03/14/07
MACSE stunttnt@... | 08/17/07
MAC SE jensen@... | 12/19/07
How about the Amiga 500? normsauppe | 04/17/07
Yeh, an amazing machine stempy@... | 06/25/08
What about the Amstrad 8256 and 8512? robin@... | 05/30/07
Had One, and... jpdecesare@... | 05/30/07
No mention of DataPro 2000? ted.knutson@... | 05/30/07
Why no BBC terry.marston@... | 05/30/07
BBC? Glen6490@... | 08/03/07
Yes it is and they had a computer James29UK | 08/13/07
RS 16/6000 XENIX 68K msquires@... | 05/30/07
RE: Atari Stacy (Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from 1984-1989) poppasdg@... | 06/24/07
RE: Atari Stacy (Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from 1984-1989) mmatos@... | 07/16/07
RE: Atari Stacy (Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from 1984-1989) f.g.fletcher@... | 07/26/07
RE: Atari Stacy (Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from 1984-1989) techr@... | 07/27/07
Waht about the first PCs like 8086/8088 rafal@... | 08/02/07
RE: Atari Stacy (Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from 1984-1989) Glen6490@... | 08/03/07
Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from 1980-1989 brjefferson@... | 08/23/07
RE: Apple Talk IT Dept_MBSSI | 08/24/07
Yep... JCitizen | 08/26/07
No WANG?? sad. stuff@... | 06/26/08

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