Tag Archives: Vintage

Interview with Simon Hewitt about Silicon Dreams Vintage Tech event

In July there is going to be a great event for fans of vintage technology and fans of technology in general. Silicon Dreams takes place 5th-7th of July and I…

The Centre for Computing History At The Gadget Show Live 2013

As I said on my Retro Computing Gallery from The Gadget Show Live one of my highlights of The Gadget Show Live is the great collection of vintage computers The Centre for Computing…

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Video: 1962 Elliott 903 Transistor Based Computer

At The National Museum of Computing they have some great old computer systems. In this video we get a tour of the 1962 Elliott 903 a Transistor Based Computer complete…

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Video: Vintage Roland Plotter and Punch Tape at the TDL User Group

At the TDL User Group Dave Wade brought a selection of vintage plotters and punch tape machines to show off. We don’t really see plotters around any more but Dave’s…

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Another vintage computer anniversary, the Dragon 32 turns 30

1982 was a busy year for the computer industry seeing the launch of the BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and maybe less well know the Dragon 32. The Dragon…

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Happy 30th birthday to the Commodore 64

Yesterday it was 30 years since the Commodore 64 went on sale. The home computer was very successful in the US and reasonable successful in the UK despite being up…

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Video: The Centre for Computing History at The Gadget Show Live 2012

At The Gadget Show Live The Centre for Computing History had a great stand showing computer and gaming technology from the 1960s right up to the 1990s and even a…

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