http://compmuseum.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Michael+Burch 2026-07-25T19:17:13Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.35.5 http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=HHCM:Computer_inventory&diff=2507 2009-01-01T16:49:45Z

<p>Michael Burch: added top level categories</p> <hr /> <div>59 models listed.<br /> ==Desktops==<br /> ===Apple===<br /> *II Plus<br /> *IIe<br /> *IIc (2)<br /> *IIc Plus<br /> *IIgs (limited edition)<br /> *IIgs<br /> ====Macintosh====<br /> *IIci<br /> *Portable<br /> *512K<br /> *SE/30<br /> *Plus 1Mb (3)<br /> *SE (2)<br /> *Power Macintosh 7200/120<br /> *Performa 6400/180<br /> *Power Macintosh 6100/66 DOS Compatible<br /> ===Atari===<br /> *520ST (2)<br /> *800XL<br /> *XE<br /> ===Coleco===<br /> *Adam (2)<br /> ===Commodore===<br /> *CBM 8032<br /> *CBM 2001 series (PET)<br /> *VIC 20 (2)<br /> *64<br /> *64C (3)<br /> *16<br /> *plus/4<br /> *128<br /> *128D<br /> ====Amiga====<br /> *A500<br /> *1000<br /> ===DEC===<br /> *Digital Professional 380<br /> ===IBM and compatible===<br /> *PS/2E<br /> *PS/2 Model 30<br /> *PS/2 Model 50<br /> *PC 5150 (3)<br /> *PC XT 5160 (3)<br /> *Tandy 1000 PC HX<br /> ===Mattel===<br /> *Aquarius<br /> ===NeXT===<br /> *NeXTstation Turbo (2)<br /> *NeXTstation color<br /> ===Tandy===<br /> *Color Computer (CoCo) 3<br /> ===Texas Instrument===<br /> *TI99/4A (2)<br /> ===Timex Sinclair===<br /> *2040<br /> *1000<br /> ==Handhelds and Portables==<br /> ===Handhelds===<br /> *Sharp PC-1500A<br /> *Atari Portfolio<br /> *Casio Z-7000<br /> *Cybiko<br /> ===Portables===<br /> *Osborne 1<br /> *Osborne Executive<br /> *Kaypro 2X<br /> *Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100<br /> ====IBM and compatible====<br /> *IBM PC Convertible 5140<br /> *IBM PS/2 Model L40 SX 8543<br /> *IBM PS/2 Model P70 386 8573-061<br /> *Compaq<br /> *Compaq SLT/286<br /> *Compaq Portable III (2)<br /> *Sharp PC-7000</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=Current_events&diff=2489 2008-02-10T00:38:02Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>This page replaces the old [[HHCM:Development News and Notes]] as a place to find out what's happening on the website, at the computer museum, and in the world of old computers.<br /> <br /> ==Website events==<br /> <br /> ==Computer museum events==<br /> *September 25, 2005: A total of 5 Apple Macintosh computer systems and related items have been donated by Eduardo in Canada de los Alamos, New Mexico --[[User:Martin Burch|Martin Burch]] 20:50, 25 Sep 2005 (EDT)<br /> **Macintosh 512K<br /> **Macintosh Plus<br /> **Macintosh Plus 1Mb (2x)<br /> **Macintosh Performa 476<br /> **Macintosh Keyboard M0110A (2x)<br /> **AppleDesign Keyboard<br /> **Apple ImageWriter Printer<br /> **Guide to Personal Computing Second Edition (book) (© 1983 Digital Equipment Corporation)<br /> **Macintosh 512K enhanced System Tools (floppy) (2x)<br /> **Macintosh 512K enhanced A Guided Tour (floppy)<br /> **Software Sampler An Intro to Macintosh Applications MacDraw MacWrite MacProject MacPaint (for 512K) (floppy)<br /> **Microsoft Works Program Disk for Apple Macintosh (floppy) (© 1986 Microsoft Corporation)<br /> <br /> ==Old computer events==</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=The_digital_villain_(book)&diff=1635 2006-12-27T06:15:36Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>'''The digital villain''' by Robert M. Baer is a book in the [[HHCM:Library|Highland Historic Computer Museum Library]]. Published by Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., Reading, Mass., 1972.<br /> <br /> ==Bibliographic Data==<br /> ===Keywords===<br /> Computers and civilization, Electronic digital computers, Electronic data processing<br /> <br /> ===Comments===<br /> Full title: The digital villain: notes on the numerology, parapsychology, and metaphysics of the computer. Includes bibliographies.<br /> <br /> ===Details===<br /> *LCCN: 70173956<br /> *187 pages<br /> [[Category:Museum library]]<br /> [[Category:Physical collection]]</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=SpeedScript_(book)&diff=1641 2006-12-27T06:15:33Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>'''SpeedScript''' by Charles Brannon is a book in the [[HHCM:Library|Highland Historic Computer Museum Library]]. Published by Compute! Publications, Greensboro, N.C., 1985. Copyright 1985.<br /> <br /> ==Bibliographic Data==<br /> ===Keywords===<br /> Word processing, SpeedScript, Commodore 64 (Computer) -- Programming, VIC 20 (Computer) -- Programming<br /> <br /> ===Comments===<br /> Full title: SpeedScript, the word processor for the Commodore 64 and VIC-20. Includes index.<br /> <br /> ===Details===<br /> *ISBN: 0942386949<br /> *LCCN: 85179450<br /> *139 pages<br /> [[Category:Museum library]]<br /> [[Category:Physical collection]]</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=Starting_FORTH_(book)&diff=1643 2006-12-27T06:15:30Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Starting FORTH''' by Leo Brodie is a book in the [[HHCM:Library|Highland Historic Computer Museum Library]]. Published by Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1987.<br /> <br /> ==Bibliographic Data==<br /> ===Keywords===<br /> FORTH (Computer program language)<br /> <br /> ===Comments===<br /> Full title: Starting FORTH : an introduction to the FORTH language and operating system for beginners and professionals. Includes bibliographies and indexes.<br /> <br /> ===Details===<br /> *ISBN: 013843087X<br /> *346 pages<br /> [[Category:Museum library]]<br /> [[Category:Physical collection]]</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=NeXTSTEP_programming_(book)&diff=1656 2006-12-27T06:15:26Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>'''NeXTSTEP programming''' by Simson Garfinkel is a book in the [[HHCM:Library|Highland Historic Computer Museum Library]]. Published by Springer-Verlag, New York, 1993.<br /> <br /> ==Bibliographic Data==<br /> ===Keywords===<br /> NeXT (Computer) -- Programming, NeXTSTEP, Object-oriented programming (Computer science)<br /> <br /> ===Comments===<br /> Full title: NeXTSTEP programming : step one, object-oriented applications. Includes bibliographical references and index.<br /> <br /> ===Details===<br /> *ISBN: 0387978844<br /> *LCCN: 92039585<br /> *631 pages<br /> [[Category:Museum library]]<br /> [[Category:Physical collection]]</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=Games_27_Macintosh_Disk_Image&diff=1602 2005-10-13T23:04:29Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>{{MacDiskImage|Games%2027}}<br /> <br /> '''Games 27 772K'''<br /> *Dieter Ÿ 530K<br /> **Dieter 936K<br /> ***Alpha Talk 224K<br /> ***Dieter Collection - READ ME 35K<br /> ***GAMER - EAR v91.3 331K<br /> ***Number Talk 270K<br /> ***Quotes 54K<br /> ***Sage 10K<br /> ***Sage Doc 3K<br /> ***Talk Doc 8K<br /> *Star Patrol 235K<br /> <br /> [[Category:Macintosh disk images]]<br /> [[Category:Physical collection]]</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=Games_24_Macintosh_Disk_Image&diff=1601 2005-10-13T23:03:22Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>{{MacDiskImage|Games%2024}}<br /> <br /> '''Games 24 723K'''<br /> *Artillery 165K<br /> **Artillery 2.0.2 161K<br /> **Artillery Info 3K<br /> *Behind Dark Castle 34K<br /> *Fifteens 43K<br /> *Phoenix 446K<br /> **About &quot;The Phoenix&quot; 14K<br /> **Phoenix.MW 7K<br /> **The Phoenix 424K<br /> *Silicon Volleyball 2.0 18K<br /> <br /> [[Category:Macintosh disk images]]<br /> [[Category:Physical collection]]</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=Games_20_Macintosh_Disk_Image&diff=1600 2005-10-13T23:02:02Z

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Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=Games_19_Macintosh_Disk_Image&diff=1599 2005-10-13T23:00:50Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>{{MacDiskImage|Games%2019}}<br /> <br /> '''Games 19 774K'''<br /> *Pararena 225K<br /> **Pararena 1.1 222K<br /> **READ ME! 3K<br /> *Solitaire 147K<br /> *Toxic Ravine 1.1 231K<br /> *TrainSet 1.2C 68K<br /> *Video Poker 68K<br /> *Zyzzyxz 26K<br /> <br /> [[Category:Macintosh disk images]]<br /> [[Category:Physical collection]]</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=Games_16_Macintosh_Disk_Image&diff=1598 2005-10-13T22:59:33Z

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Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=Games_15_Macintosh_Disk_Image&diff=1597 2005-10-13T22:58:01Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>{{MacDiskImage|Games%2015}}<br /> <br /> '''Games 15 430K'''<br /> *Rogue Ÿ 129K<br /> **Mac Notes 4K<br /> **Rogue-Clone II 90K<br /> **Rogue.font 1K<br /> **rogue.guide 29K<br /> **rogue.man 4K<br /> *Stratego 0.91 112K<br /> *Teltnuag Ÿ 177K<br /> *** Read Me To! * 2K<br /> **Readme 37K<br /> **Room.1 5K<br /> **Room.1.txt 3K<br /> **Room.2 5K<br /> **Room.2.txt 3K<br /> **Room.3 5K<br /> **Room.3.txt 3K<br /> **Room.4 5K<br /> **Room.4.txt 3K<br /> **Room.5 5K<br /> **Room.5.txt 3K<br /> **Room.6 5K<br /> **Room.6.txt 3K<br /> **Room.7 5K<br /> **Room.7.txt 3K<br /> **Room.Master 3K<br /> **Teltnuag 79K<br /> <br /> [[Category:Macintosh disk images]]<br /> [[Category:Physical collection]]</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=Games_14_Macintosh_Disk_Image&diff=1596 2005-10-13T22:53:09Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>{{MacDiskImage|Games%2014}}<br /> <br /> '''Games 14 763K'''<br /> *Robot Wars 365K<br /> **Instructions 104K<br /> **Others 38K<br /> ***Aeneas III 6K<br /> ***Existentialist 4K<br /> ***Freud 3K<br /> ***Ghost 2K<br /> ***Invisible Stalker 3K<br /> ***King Ludvig 4K<br /> ***Lewis Girod 3K<br /> ***Pearl 4K<br /> ***Robot B2 2K<br /> ***Silo IV 2K<br /> ***TimBot IV 3K <br /> **Robots 70K<br /> ***Aeneas III 6K<br /> ***Blade 2K<br /> ***Coroner1 4K<br /> ***Coroner2 4K<br /> ***DumBot 1K<br /> ***Existentialist 4K<br /> ***Freud 3K<br /> ***invis bot 5K<br /> ***Leibniz 2K<br /> ***Lewis Girod 3K<br /> ***Mine 1K<br /> ***MoveBot 2K<br /> ***Shazbot 4K<br /> ***ShotBot 1K<br /> ***Silo IV 2K<br /> ***StarBot Mk I 3K<br /> ***StarBot Mk II 4K<br /> ***Stationary 1K<br /> ***Suicide 1K<br /> ***test1 1K<br /> ***test2 2K<br /> ***TimBot 1K<br /> ***TimBot II 3K<br /> ***TimBot IV 3K <br /> **RoboWar 85K<br /> **Text Instructions 67K <br /> *Shanghai 45K<br /> *Shufflepuck 73K<br /> *SQIX 31K<br /> *Sqix.Top Scores 0K<br /> *Trek...Revisited 157K<br /> *Utaan Attack 84K<br /> **Utaan Attack //// 82K<br /> **Utaan Monster 1 0K<br /> **Utaan Monster 2 0K<br /> **Utaan monster 3 1K <br /> <br /> [[Category:Macintosh disk images]]<br /> [[Category:Physical collection]]</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=Games_12_Macintosh_Disk_Image&diff=1595 2005-10-13T22:47:20Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>{{MacDiskImage|Games%2012}}<br /> <br /> '''Games 12 767K'''<br /> *Forty Thieves 2.0 73K<br /> *Glider+2.02ß 57K<br /> *Glypha 150K<br /> **Glypha 2.0 137K<br /> **Glypha2.0.docs 13K <br /> *Haunted House 170K<br /> **Example Sound Lib 53K<br /> **GAME 1 2K<br /> **The haunted house 1.4 108K<br /> **WN/Haunted house info 6K <br /> *macninja 3.0 170K<br /> *Mazer scores 0K<br /> *MazerLaze 76K<br /> *Montana v2.0 37K<br /> *Pits &amp; StonesŠV2.20 19K <br /> <br /> [[Category:Macintosh disk images]]<br /> [[Category:Physical collection]]</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=Games_11_Macintosh_Disk_Image&diff=1594 2005-10-13T22:43:35Z

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Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=User:Michael_Burch&diff=1565 2005-08-19T04:01:48Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Mike_summer05_001.jpg|thumb|right|Michael 'Lemon' Burch]]<br /> Hello, I'm Mike Burch, a Software Developer living in Highland Maryland, USA. Along with my nephew, [[User:Martin Burch|Martin Burch]], I am one of the founding curators of the Highland Historic Computer Museum. <br /> <br /> No, I'm not really such a 'sourpuss' as some may people think ;)<br /> <br /> ==Background==<br /> I grew up in the era of Mainframes, punch cards and 40MB hard drives the size of a washing machine. While in college I was one of the lucky few to work in the Computer Graphics Lab where we used a Minicomputer to draw on a vector display. Microcomputers were still years away.<br /> <br /> Of course it was the dream of every geek to one day own an actual 'Personal Computer'. Finally with the arrival of microprocessors in the late 70s this dream came true!<br /> <br /> My first computer was the fantastic Commodore 64. It had it all: color graphics, sprites, multi-channel sound with a real music synthesizer - a real multimedia extravaganza. And there was fabulous software too - productivity applications, great games. And with a modem you could go online to Compuserve, Bulletin Boards, and the amazing Quantum Link!<br /> <br /> For me, the museum is a way to preserve some of the magic of that era.<br /> __NOTOC__</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=User:Michael_Burch&diff=284 2005-08-19T04:00:57Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Mike_summer05_001.jpg|thumb|right|Michael 'Lemon' Burch]]<br /> Hello, I'm Mike Burch, a Software Developer living in Highland Maryland, USA. Along with my nephew, [[User:Martin Burch|Martin Burch]], I am one of the founding curators of the Highland Historic Computer Museum. <br /> <br /> No, I'm not really such a 'sourpuss' as some may people think ;)<br /> <br /> ==Background==<br /> I grew up in the era of Mainframes, punch cards and 40MB hard drives the size of a washing machine. While in college I was one of the lucky few to work in the Computer Graphics Lab where we used a Minicomputer (PDP11) to draw on a vector display. Microcomputers were still years away.<br /> <br /> Of course it was the dream of every geek to one day own an actual 'Personal Computer'. Finally with the arrival of microprocessors in the late 70s this dream came true!<br /> <br /> My first computer was the fantastic Commodore 64. It had it all: color graphics, sprites, multi-channel sound with a real music synthesizer - a real multimedia extravaganza. And there was fabulous software too - productivity applications, great games. And with a modem you could go online to Compuserve, Bulletin Boards, and the amazing Quantum Link!<br /> <br /> For me, the museum is a way to preserve some of the magic of that era.<br /> __NOTOC__</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=User:Michael_Burch&diff=283 2005-08-19T04:00:19Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Mike_summer05_001.jpg|thumb|right|Mike 'Lemon Wedge' Burch]]<br /> Hello, I'm Mike Burch, a Software Developer living in Highland Maryland, USA. Along with my nephew, [[User:Martin Burch|Martin Burch]], I am one of the founding curators of the Highland Historic Computer Museum. <br /> <br /> No, I'm not really such a 'sourpuss' as some may people think ;)<br /> <br /> ==Background==<br /> I grew up in the era of Mainframes, punch cards and 40MB hard drives the size of a washing machine. While in college I was one of the lucky few to work in the Computer Graphics Lab where we used a Minicomputer (PDP11) to draw on a vector display. Microcomputers were still years away.<br /> <br /> Of course it was the dream of every geek to one day own an actual 'Personal Computer'. Finally with the arrival of microprocessors in the late 70s this dream came true!<br /> <br /> My first computer was the fantastic Commodore 64. It had it all: color graphics, sprites, multi-channel sound with a real music synthesizer - a real multimedia extravaganza. And there was fabulous software too - productivity applications, great games. And with a modem you could go online to Compuserve, Bulletin Boards, and the amazing Quantum Link!<br /> <br /> For me, the museum is a way to preserve some of the magic of that era.<br /> __NOTOC__</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=User:Michael_Burch&diff=282 2005-08-19T03:58:14Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Mike_summer05_001.jpg|thumb|right|Michael 'Lemon Wedge' Burch]]<br /> Hello, I'm Mike Burch, a Software Developer living in Highland Maryland, USA. Along with my nephew, [[User:Martin Burch|Martin Burch]], I am one of the founding curators of the Highland Historic Computer Museum. <br /> <br /> No, I'm not really such a 'sourpuss' as some may people think ;)<br /> <br /> ==Background==<br /> I grew up in the era of Mainframes, punch cards and 40MB hard drives the size of a washing machine. While in college I was one of the lucky few to work in the Computer Graphics Lab where we used a Minicomputer (PDP11) to draw on a vector display. Microcomputers were still years away.<br /> <br /> Of course it was the dream of every geek to one day own an actual 'Personal Computer'. Finally with the arrival of microprocessors in the late 70s this dream came true!<br /> <br /> My first computer was the fantastic Commodore 64. It had it all: color graphics, sprites, multi-channel sound with a real music synthesizer - a real multimedia extravaganza. And there was fabulous software too. Productivity applications, great games. And with a modem you could go online to Compuserve, Bulletin Boards, and the amazing Quantum Link!<br /> <br /> For me, the museum is a way to preserve some of the magic of that era.<br /> __NOTOC__</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=User:Michael_Burch&diff=281 2005-08-19T02:51:15Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Mike_summer05_001.jpg|thumb|right|Michael 'Lemon Wedge' Burch]]<br /> Hello, I'm Mike Burch, a Software Developer living in Highland Maryland, USA. Along with my nephew, [[User:Martin Burch|Martin Burch]], I am one of the founding curators of the Highland Historic Computer Museum. <br /> <br /> No, I'm not really such a 'sourpuss' as some may people think ;)<br /> <br /> ==Background==<br /> I grew up in the era of Mainframes, punch cards and 40MB hard drives the size of a washing machine. While in college I was one of the lucky few to work in the Computer Graphics lab where we used a Minicomputer (PDP11) to draw on a vector display. Microcomputers were still years away.<br /> <br /> Of course it was the dream of every geek to one day own an actual 'Personal Computer'. Finally with the arrival of microprocessors in the late 70s this dream came true!<br /> <br /> My first computer was the fantastic Commodore 64. It had it all: color graphics, sprites, multi-channel sound with a real music synthesizer - a real multimedia extravaganza. And there was fabulous software too. Productivity applications, Great games. And with a modem you could go online to Compuserve, Bulletin Boards, and the Unbelievable Quantum Link!<br /> <br /> I guess for me, the museum is a way to preserve some of the magic of that era.<br /> __NOTOC__</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=User:Michael_Burch&diff=280 2005-08-19T02:47:52Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Mike_summer05_001.jpg|thumb|right|Michael G Burch]]<br /> Hello, I'm Mike Burch, a Software Developer living in Highland Maryland, USA. Along with my nephew, [[User:Martin Burch|Martin Burch]], I am one of the founding curators of the Highland Historic Computer Museum. <br /> <br /> No, I'm not really such a '''Sourpuss''' as some may people think ;)<br /> <br /> ==Background==<br /> I grew up in the era of Mainframes, punch cards and 40MB hard drives the size of a washing machine. While in college I was one of the lucky few to work in the Computer Graphics lab where we used a Minicomputer (PDP11) to draw on a vector display. Microcomputers were still years away.<br /> <br /> Of course it was the dream of every geek to one day own an actual 'Personal Computer'! Finally with the arrival of microprocessors in the late 70s this dream came true. My first computer was the fantastic Commodore 64. It had it all: color graphics, sprites, multi-channel sound with a real music synthesizer - a real multimedia extravaganza. And there was fabulous software too. '''Productivity''' applications, Great games. And with a modem you could go online to Compuserver, Bulletin Boards, and the Unbelievable Quantum Link!<br /> <br /> I guess for me, the museum is a way to preserve some of the magic of that era.<br /> __NOTOC__</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=File:Summer2005_IIGS_Table.jpg&diff=1551 2005-08-16T01:27:00Z

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Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=File:Summer_2005_Shelf4.jpg&diff=1550 2005-08-16T01:24:05Z

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Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=File:Summer_2005_Shelf3.jpg&diff=1549 2005-08-16T01:22:55Z

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Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=File:Summer_2005_Shelf2.jpg&diff=1548 2005-08-16T01:21:53Z

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Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=File:Summer_2005_Shelf1.jpg&diff=1547 2005-08-16T01:20:49Z

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Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=HHCM:Donate&diff=139 2005-07-14T02:28:55Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:CPT 4200 Unpacking (1).JPG|thumb|right|Mike and Martin unpack a donation to the museum]]<br /> <br /> In our effort to preserve old computers and anything related to them, we are always looking for new items. Tragically, every minute, somewhere in the world, an old computer is thrown away. Some are real museum pieces and many derserve to at least be saved from destruction.<br /> <br /> Thus, we are looking for people willing to donate vintage computers, video game systems, books, or anything related to computing in general. All systems received will be cleaned, researched and included on this website with an acknowledgement (should you wish to remain anonymous your name will be omited).<br /> <br /> To contact us with a potential donation, please email the museum at ''donate@compmuseum.org''. Arrangements will be made to transport donated items to our location in Highland, Maryland, USA. The museum will reimburse any shipping costs as long as our budget allows. Particularly interesting artifacts may merit a premium above shipping depending on condition, completeness and available funds. Donations to the museum are not currently tax deductible, as the museum is not (yet) a nonprofit corporation.<br /> <br /> Your support is greatly appreciated!<br /> &lt;!--<br /> ==Donation Ideas==<br /> This is just a list to jog your memory. Inclusion or exclusion from the list is not an indication we will accept it or not.<br /> <br /> *Historically related items (pre 1990, there are exceptions)<br /> **computer desks<br /> **chairs<br /> **lamps<br /> **electronics<br /> **televisions<br /> **computer stands<br /> *Hardware and related items<br /> *computers<br /> *game systems<br /> *displays and monitors<br /> *printers<br /> *plotters<br /> *modems<br /> *acoustic couplers<br /> *ink ribbons<br /> *plotter ink<br /> *controllers<br /> *word processors<br /> *networking equipment<br /> ***wires and adapters<br /> ***<br /> *Documentation<br /> <br /> *Promotional materials<br /> dealer manuals<br /> consumer manuals<br /> computer or computer manufacturer promotional materials<br /> flyers<br /> brochures<br /> posters<br /> *manuals<br /> *Software<br /> **disks<br /> <br /> *game systems<br /> --&gt;<br /> ==Requested Items==<br /> No items requested at this time.<br /> <br /> ==Recent Donations==<br /> [[CPT Cassetype 4200 Series]] - Thanks to Jeffery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=HHCM_talk:Donate&diff=132 2005-07-12T22:10:33Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>Martin:<br /> here's some related links to look at to help us formulate our donation policy/explaination.<br /> these are just some examples to get ideas<br /> http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/donateArtifact/faq.php<br /> http://www.old-computers.com/corporate/donate.htm<br /> http://www.vintage.org/donate.php<br /> http://www.vintage-computer.com/<br /> http://www.thepcmuseum.net/index.php<br /> http://www.recycles.org/states/New-Mexico/<br /> ~Mike</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=CPT_Cassetype_4200&diff=141 2005-07-12T21:52:27Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>From Lexikon's History of Computing (http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/01AboutThisEncyclopedia.htm) Master Chronology (http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/01HISTORYCD-Chrono1.htm) <br /> &quot;1971<br /> (May) CPT Corporation is founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its first product is the Series 4200 word processor (to be shipped in 1972). &quot;<br /> <br /> CPT (Cassette Power Typing) Corporation of Minneapolis, Minnesota, produced dedicated word processing systems and was one of the best known names in such systems during the 1970's and early 1980's. The original product, the CPT 4200, was a cassette tape base memory add-on for IBM Selectric typewriters.<br /> <br /> http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/Museum/cpt/index.php<br /> http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/DedicatedWPMicros.htm</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=Commodore_VIC_20&diff=130 2005-07-10T19:57:49Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> {{OurSpecs|manufactured=198?|CPU=Commodore Semiconductor Group 6502A, 1.0227 Mhz|text=|graphics=|color=16 background/border colors, 8 character colors|keyboard=Full sized, full stroke, 4 function keys, 66 keys|RAM=|ROM=16 KB|OS=Onboard BASIC|language=CBM BASIC Version 2|sound=3 voices/octaves, white noise|IO=joystick, port, serial, and cartrige ports, RGB out, tape interface|media=none}}<br /> The '''VIC 20''' was a home version of the Commodore PET series. It used the same CPU and BASIC but introduced the '''V'''ideo '''I'''nterface '''C'''hip, a co-processor that provided graphics and sound.<br /> [[Image:VIC_20_Side.JPG|thumb|left|The Vic 20 in our collection]]<br /> {{WP}}<br /> <br /> ==Peripherals==<br /> About the hardware we can use with the VIC 20<br /> <br /> ==Software==<br /> The software we have for the system<br /> <br /> ==Acquisition==<br /> This item was purchased at a local flea market. The vendor turned out to be a retired IBM field support engineer who used to service IBM mainframes. It was complete in the orginal box with manuals and some software.<br /> <br /> ==Images==<br /> Click to enlarge.<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:VIC 20.JPG|Front of our VIC 20<br /> Image:VIC 20 Side.JPG|Side view of our VIC 20<br /> Image:VIC 20 Back.JPG|Back of our VIC 20<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Experiences, Stories, Observations==<br /> {{TellUs|sect=4}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commodore]]</div>

Michael Burch http://compmuseum.org/w/index.php?title=Commodore_VIC_20&diff=126 2005-07-10T19:55:12Z

<p>Michael Burch: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> {{OurSpecs|manufactured=198?|CPU=Commodore Semiconductor Group 6502A, 1.0227 Mhz|text=|graphics=|color=16 background/border colors, 8 character colors|keyboard=Full sized, full stroke, 4 function keys, 66 keys|RAM=|ROM=16 KB|OS=Onboard BASIC|language=CBM BASIC Version 2|sound=3 voices/octaves, white noise|IO=joystick, port, serial, and cartrige ports, RGB out, tape interface|media=none}}<br /> The '''VIC 20''' was a home version of the Commodore PET series. It used the same CPU and BASIC but introduced the '''V'''ideo '''I'''nterface '''C'''hip, a co-processor that provided graphics and sound.<br /> [[Image:VIC_20_Side.JPG|thumb|left|The Vic 20 in our collection]]<br /> {{WP}}<br /> <br /> ==Peripherals==<br /> About the hardware we can use with the VIC 20<br /> <br /> ==Software==<br /> The software we have for the system<br /> <br /> ==Acquisition==<br /> This item was purchased at a local flea market. The vendor turned out to be a retired IBM field support engineer who used to service IBM mainframes.<br /> <br /> ==Images==<br /> Click to enlarge.<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:VIC 20.JPG|Front of our VIC 20<br /> Image:VIC 20 Side.JPG|Side view of our VIC 20<br /> Image:VIC 20 Back.JPG|Back of our VIC 20<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Experiences, Stories, Observations==<br /> {{TellUs|sect=4}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Commodore]]</div>

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