Wilmington, DE resident Robert Hill donated this nicely upgraded Osborne 1 b. The most interesting feature of this system is it’s home-brew external display stand, designed by Robert. It’s cut to sit securely on top of the case and to…
Document Library Update
Did you know we have a document library consisting of many hundreds of original historical computer books, brochures, manuals, journals and magazines? We have been busily building a reading and research room for our club members and friends to use…
2nd-Annual Kennett Classic Announced
The 2nd-annual (and first post-COVID) event will be held over the weekend of September 25 and 26, 2021. We’re just waiting for confirmation for the nearby venue to make the official announcement. Mark your calendar and plan for a weekend…
Laptops and other Recent Donations
The RDI PowerLite was a SunSparc 5-compatible laptop. In the mid 1990’s there were few Sun OS laptops available compared with MS DOS and Macintosh models. I guess the cost of the MicroSparcII processor made these too expensive for popular…
Teletype Repairs – Our ASR 33
They’re slow, They’re noisy! Teletypes were used as the interface console for a most 1960’s minicomputers such as the DEC PDP 8 and Honeywell DDP-316 . They were also used in television news rooms, post offices, libraries, and schools to…
What was the first personal computer?
Recently I purchased a Kenbak-1 replica. The front panel is scaled 1:1 size-wise and it functions just like the original, but I need/want to add the metal top/bottom chassis covers to make it look like an original for the museum…
Networking Kennett Classic Style
microvax3100.vintagecomputer.net is now available during business hours offering email and telnet service. If you’re a DEC VMS user looking for a server contact us for a user account. It’s a great way to learn VMS, the OS of the Digital…
The “What If?” Wall Exhibit
As one strolls through our entrance room, examples early post-WWII computing hardware, manuals, and components are displayed as they were made in the 1950’s and 1960’s. During this time, computers were typically room-sized and noisy industrial machines owned and operated…
NH Gov Sununu a classic computer buff?
Apparently the governor is a vintage computer fan, sporting his Apple IIe computer on his desk. Or an aide snuck this in, I don’t know. Hopefully they’re not still running any important state services on that thing.
1985 Atari 520 ST
Today we set up and tested an Atari ST 520 for visitors to explore and use. The Atari 520 ST was one of the first computers to offer a PC with a bit-mapped color GUI mouse-driven operating system. Ours has…