| What do you collect? | Fashion + Jewelry | Watches + Clocks | Pottery + Glass | Furniture + Home | Art + Photos | Music + Movies | Toys + Games | Sports | Coins + Stamps | Paper + Books | Advertising | Autos + Transport. | Eras | Other » |
| What do you collect? | Fashion + Jewelry | Watches + Clocks | Pottery + Glass | Furniture + Home | Art + Photos | Music + Movies | Toys + Games | Sports | Coins + Stamps | Paper + Books | Advertising | Autos + Transport. | Eras | Other » |
Vintage computers aren't your typical collector's item, but some of the earliest PCs from the 1970s and 80s are already starting to command big bucks in working condition. This is particularly true of models that preceded the volume production IBM PCs and Apple Macintoshes, such as MITs Altair 8800 (1975) and 680 (1976) kit computers, Apple IIs with low serial numbers (1977), early Commodore 64’s (1982) and Apple Lisas (1983).
Aside from the above, there are plenty of vintage computer names to collect, including Compaq, Kaypro, Amiga, Sinclair, Franklin, Xerox, Digital Equipment, Atari, Heathkit, Texas Instruments, and Silicon Graphics. With vintage computers, displayability is key, so make sure you get all the accessories, software, manuals and power cords you'll need to run your vintage machine...
Also, keep your eye out for vintage computer-related paper items and ephemera. Some early magazines, like the famous January 1975 Popular Electronics issue featuring the Altair 8800, can fetch over $100.
Collect computers? This California-based museum's website has several excellent online exhibits, including an exten… [read review or visit site]
This gallery of over 900 vintage computers is notable for its comprehensiveness. Each model includes a text descrip… [read review or visit site]
If you collect early computers, you'll enjoy this site. Assembled by Kevin Savetz and a group of volunteers, with p… [read review or visit site]
An extensive collection of computer-related artifacts and reference information, plus a detailed history of IBM. St… [read review or visit site]
Steven Stengel's showcase of old computers from the 1970's and 80's. Also includes a reference section on old compu… [read review or visit site]
Terry Stewart's deep dive on vintage computers features an exhaustive tribute to the Dick Smith System 80, a TRS-80… [read review or visit site]
Got a site to suggest? Let us know.
Are we missing one? Tell us.
PR Leap (press release)
The Bright Place launches iTrumps : Vintage Computer Edition game ...
PR Leap (press release)
COM) The Bright Place today announced the launch of iTrumps : Vintage Computer Edition for iPhone and iPod Touch. iTrumps : Vintage Computer Edition is a ...
PC Plus
Meet The Techno Luddites
PC Plus
And Gmail, which I use right now because I'm pretty lazy, is much slower than a decent mail client even on an antique computer. Yet it and other web-based ...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
It's being proposed because state officials have finally updated a 1980s-vintage computer system that paid hospitals based on the types of services they ...
TIME
(See pictures of vintage computers.) In cases where there were available data on the type of activity that led to injury, researchers found the most common ...
Fast Company
Starting at $600, the pack includes every deck produced as well as an extremely rare pack of vintage computer-themed cards. Herd of Elephants: These molded ...
oralhealthjournal.com
Instead, if a 'vintage' computer doesn't meet your needs -- invest in a new computer. Newer computers can often be judiciously upgraded to allow improved CT ...
Top Tech News
The operating system, in fact, installs on many recent-vintage computers without requiring a single driver disk from you. If Windows 7 fails to load a ...
