Interesting topic!
I specialize in collecting, perserving, documenting, and sharing
information on machines from the early days of desktop electronic
calculator technology, specifically between the early 1960's, through
the mid-70's (with a few extra later machines of note thrown in).
I also collect documentation (product manuals, service manuals,
advertising and marketing material, marketing giveaways), trade
publications (office machine, electronics technology, and various other
rags that may have information or advertising for old machines), books,
and where possible, information capture directly from folks who lived it
at the time (e.g. engineers, technicians, salespeople, etc.).
I have a website at
http://www.geocities.com/oldcalculators which
documents my obsession.
Along with this, I have a few old computers that I like to tinker with,
in no particular order:
PDP 8/E
Sun 3/60
Sun 4/360
Sun Sparc 1
Sun Sparc 1+
Sun Sparc 2
Sun Sparc 5
Sun Sparc 10
Sun Sparc 20
Apple II+
Tandy 600
Tektronix 6130
Tektronix 4132
Tektronix 4319
Rick Bensene
The Old Calcualtor Web Museum
http://www.geocities.com/oldcalculators
Received on Tue Feb 05 2002 - 23:10:15 GMT