Moved to a new house, it has a nicer office with built-in bookcases. Decided the bottom shelf was perfect for displaying a few of the more iconic vintage computers in my collection!
At left is an Apple ][ plus, with dual floppies and while not technically era-accurate, at-least-looks-the-part Sony professional display. (I may raise the shelf above and put a proper Apple display in there.)
Second is an IBM PC 5150 with monochrome display (I also have a color display, and yes, the original IBM PC can do dual-monitors when it's one monochrome plus one color!) Purchased from the original owner, who had quite a few interesting upgrades on it, including a custom video ROM to display custom characters used in his job.
Next is my original Macintosh (128K, although it did get upgraded to a 512K logic board by the original owner,) with a serial number stating a 1983 manufacture date! This one was also purchased from the original owner, who ordered it on the day Apple announced it. Came with keyboard, numeric keypad, and external floppy drive. I later bought the funky third-party combination trackball+numeric keypad.
At right is a couple modern laptops - I haven't decided what system will go there yet. Probably an early laptop; a Kaypro 2000 if I can find one (the first battery powered portable computer whose form factor is the template we still use today - clamshell design with screen folding over keyboard; with the hinge at the very back.)
Second-up shelves I haven't decided for sure what will go on them yet. Apple IIc with flat panel display is obvoiusly on one, "assorted junk" on another, "handled computers/devices" on the next, "funky laptops" in the last (HP OmniBook with the pop-out mouse, and PowerPC ThinkPad.) The higher shelves are even less decided. I'll probably put boxes (like are already on a couple,) boxed software, manuals, and computer books in them instead of the generic books that are there now.
(If you're wondering about the odd empty space next to the Apple II, my main desk is situated so that when I'm on a video call, the bookshelves are behind me - that space is where I appear during calls, with the Apple II on one side of me, IBM PC on the other. I store random things there, but took them out for this picture. Probably should have slid the Apple II in to the center of its cubby...)
At left is an Apple ][ plus, with dual floppies and while not technically era-accurate, at-least-looks-the-part Sony professional display. (I may raise the shelf above and put a proper Apple display in there.)
Second is an IBM PC 5150 with monochrome display (I also have a color display, and yes, the original IBM PC can do dual-monitors when it's one monochrome plus one color!) Purchased from the original owner, who had quite a few interesting upgrades on it, including a custom video ROM to display custom characters used in his job.
Next is my original Macintosh (128K, although it did get upgraded to a 512K logic board by the original owner,) with a serial number stating a 1983 manufacture date! This one was also purchased from the original owner, who ordered it on the day Apple announced it. Came with keyboard, numeric keypad, and external floppy drive. I later bought the funky third-party combination trackball+numeric keypad.
At right is a couple modern laptops - I haven't decided what system will go there yet. Probably an early laptop; a Kaypro 2000 if I can find one (the first battery powered portable computer whose form factor is the template we still use today - clamshell design with screen folding over keyboard; with the hinge at the very back.)
Second-up shelves I haven't decided for sure what will go on them yet. Apple IIc with flat panel display is obvoiusly on one, "assorted junk" on another, "handled computers/devices" on the next, "funky laptops" in the last (HP OmniBook with the pop-out mouse, and PowerPC ThinkPad.) The higher shelves are even less decided. I'll probably put boxes (like are already on a couple,) boxed software, manuals, and computer books in them instead of the generic books that are there now.
(If you're wondering about the odd empty space next to the Apple II, my main desk is situated so that when I'm on a video call, the bookshelves are behind me - that space is where I appear during calls, with the Apple II on one side of me, IBM PC on the other. I store random things there, but took them out for this picture. Probably should have slid the Apple II in to the center of its cubby...)
