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Wow That’s Fascinating The Internet Was Originally Called ARPANET Before the word “Internet” became household vocabulary, there was ARPANET—a government research project connecting a few universities and labs in the late 1960s. The first message ever sent? “LO”—an attempt at “LOGIN” that crashed the system. A clumsy start for what would become a global network. vintage.computer

Before the Internet, there was ARPANET. The first message ever sent? “LO”: a failed attempt at “LOGIN” that crashed the system. A humble (and buggy) beginning for the network that now connects the world. #ARPANET #VintageComputer #VintageComputing

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> Tech Spec Tuesday: Xerox Alto (1973): the machine that defined modern computing. GUI, mouse, Ethernet, WYSIWYG… it had it all, decades ahead of its time. The […]

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1 day ago

TECH SPEC TUESDAY Xerox Alto [Image of a Xerox Alto computer] About this machine: The Xerox Alto was a tremendously influential computer. Designed by Xerox at the “Palo Alto Research Center” (or PARC) and released in 1973, it combined many standard-settings features in one extraordinarily expensive computer: $32,000! It had a custom micro-coded processor, a Graphical User Interface, a mouse, Ethernet networking including e-mail, file sharing, and network boot, and “What You See Is What You Get” desktop publishing. The Xerox Alto was seen as the future of computing in Silicon Valley. CPU: Custom micro-coded processor Memory: 128–512 KB Storage: Removable Disk Packs Graphics: 606 x 808 bitmap graphics, integrated CRT Networking: Ethernet Notes: Introduced, GUI, mouse, WYSIWYG, networking vintage.computer

Tech Spec Tuesday: Xerox Alto (1973): the machine that defined modern computing. GUI, mouse, Ethernet, WYSIWYG… it had it all, decades ahead of its time. The blueprint for today’s personal computer started at Xerox. #VintageComputer #XeroxAlto

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2 days ago

Milestone Monday April 6th, 1992 [Image of Microsoft Windows Version 3.1 logo screen] On this day in 1992, Microsoft released Windows 3.1, a major release of their desktop operating system that introduced new features and updated design elements that endeared it to home PC users. vintage.computer

Milestone Monday: April 6, 1992

Microsoft releases Windows 3.1. A defining moment for the PC era, bringing improved UI, TrueType fonts, and broader appeal that helped push personal computing into the mainstream.

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3 days ago

Maintenance Mode “All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.” Baruch Spinoza vintage.computer

Great systems, great code, great machines.... They’re never easy. But that’s what makes them worth building, maintaining, and restoring. #MaintenanceMode #VintageComputing #Philosophy #VintageComputer

Jeffrey Mays

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3 days ago

Found a whole stack of burned MP3 cds… A great addition to this retro build! #vintagecomputer #retrocomputing

John Riney III 🔜 VCF East

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4 days ago

A fluffy tan ragdoll cat sniffing an HP omnigo 100 palmtop

All hardware purchases must be catte-approved
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4 days ago

SNAPSHOT SATURDAY CD Writers Image shows an HP CD-Writer Plus 8210e external CD writer sitting on top of its original retail box. The box displays Hewlett Packard branding and the text “HP CD-Writer Plus 8210e” along with performance specs (4x write, 4x rewrite, 6x read). Image credit: Zeitblick, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CD-ROM_HP_8210-extern_CD_RW_Writer.JPG vintage.computer

CD writers changed everything. Suddenly you could create discs, not just read them. Backups, music mixes, and software distribution all became accessible at home. #SnapshotSaturday #VintageComputer

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5 days ago

FREE SOFTWARE FRIDAY MAME (aka “Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator”) Author: NICOLA SALMORIA Release Date: FEBRUARY 5TH, 1997 Notes: OPEN-SOURCE EMULATOR OF ARCADE GAMES, GAME CONSOLES, AND OTHER SYSTEMS Get it: WWW.MAMEDEV.ORG VINTAGE.COMPUTER

MAME (1997) preserves arcade history by emulating classic machines in software. From cabinets to consoles, it keeps retro gaming alive and accessible for everyone. #FreeSoftwareFriday #MAME #RetroGaming #VintageComputing #VintageGaming #VintageComputer

Jeffrey Mays

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5 days ago

Spent a little too much time setting this up… totally worth it!!! #vintagecomputer #retrogaming #videogames #windowsxp #winamp⚡️ 📺🕹️🎮

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6 days ago

🔍 Throwback Thursday Front Panel Lights: The front panel lights on computers started out conveying useful information about the computer’s internal operations but evolved over time into an aesthetic choice that sometimes became an iconic feature all their own. MoMA Exhibition, CM-2 (38801396912).jpg: Billie Grace Ward from New York, USA derivative work: User:Clusternote, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MoMA_Exhibition,_CM-2_(38801396912).jpg vintage.computer

Front panel lights weren’t just for show (at first): they exposed the inner workings of early computers in real time. Over time, they became iconic design elements that defined an era of computing. #ThrowbackThursday #VintageComputer #ThinkingMachines

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1 week ago

Wow That’s Fascinating How Telnet Let You Browse the Web (Sorta). Before web browsers, you could connect to remote systems using Telnet. You could read news, check email, or even shop—all from a green-on-black text interface. vintage.computer

Before browsers, there was Telnet. Connect to remote systems, read news, check email (even shop!) all through a text-only terminal. A glimpse of the early internet, glowing green on black. #VintageComputer #Telnet #TechHistory #VintageComputing

The Doctor's Beard Podcast

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1 week ago

November 9, 1986 - The Observer - An interesting advertisement for a computer using the TARDIS to explain how it works.
#TARDIS #DoctorWho #VintageAd #1986 #TheObserver #ComputerAd #RetroTech #AdvertisingHistory #SciFi #VintageComputer

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1 week ago

TECH SPEC TUESDAY Olivetti Programma 101 About this machine: The Programma 101, or Perottina or P101, manufactured by Italian company, Olivetti, was one of the first programmable calculators mass produced. It was launched in 1964 for $3,200 (or around $32,700 in 2025 dollars). In addition to arithmetic functions, the Programma 101 was a true stored-program computer. It was built completely out of discrete devices like transistors and diodes since it predated integrated circuitry. NASA used the Programma 101 to plan the Apollo 11 moon landing. CPU: Custom transistor logic Memory: ~240 bytes Storage: Magnetic cards Graphics: Numerical displays Networking: None Notes: One of the first desktop programmable calculators Image credit: MIC Torino (Russel2), CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MIC_Torino-Olivetti_P101.png vintage.computer

The Olivetti Programma 101 (1964) was one of the first desktop programmable computers. With magnetic cards and discrete transistor logic, it helped bring computing out of labs and onto desks, even supporting Apollo-era calculations. #TechSpecTuesday #VintageComputer #Olivetti

Jeffrey Mays

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1 week ago

Double fisted tonight 🤜🏼 🤛🏾 !!! 🕹️🎮📺
#retrogaming #videogames #vintagecomputer #crt

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1 week ago

Maintenance Mode “The authenticity of a thing is the essence of all that is transmissible from its beginning, ranging from its substantive duration to its testimony to the history which it has experienced.” Walter Benjamin vintage.computer

“Authenticity” is what gives technology its story, including its history, its presence, its meaning. Vintage machines are more than old, they’re original parts of history. #MaintenanceMode #VintageComputer

Yuri Heart

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1 week ago

Yuri Heart's Date of Manufacture Celebration 2026 [Part 1] @ 28th March, 7pm EST. Yuri si shown holding a drink by a table with cake and presents with some balloons

Ope, I think you dropped your ticket there?
(Please do come and celebrate my DoM Day with me~!)

Event starts www.twitch.tv/yuriheart @ 7pm EST, Saturday (today)!

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1 week ago

SNAPSHOT SATURDAY The IBM Blue Gene/P Supercomputer installed at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois, USA. (Image of multiple IBM Blue Gene/P server racks in a data center, with a person standing beside them) Argonne National Laboratory’s Flickr page, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ , via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IBM_Blue_Gene_P_supercomputer.jpg vintage.computer

IBM’s Blue Gene/P pushed the boundaries of supercomputing, delivering massive parallel performance for scientific research. Systems like this powered breakthroughs in physics, biology, and beyond. #SnapshotSaturday #VintageComputer #IBMBlueGeneP #Supercomputer

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1 week ago

FREE SOFTWARE FRIDAY SerenityOS Author: Andreas Kling Release Date: October 10th, 2018 Get it: www.serenityos.org About: Unix-like open-source operating system with a distinctly “90s” inspired user interface. VINTAGE COMPUTER

SerenityOS brings a clean, Unix-like system with a nostalgic 90s-inspired interface. Built from scratch by Andreas Kling, it's modern OS with retro soul. Try it today: serenityos.org #FreeSoftwareFriday #VintageComputing #VintageComputer

Revisiting Old Computers and Video Games

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1 week ago

Atari computers and video games #nostalgia #80s #vintagecomputer #videogames

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1 week ago

🔎 Throwback Thursday Unix Workstations: (Image of a Silicon Graphics O2 workstation with monitor, keyboard, and system unit on a desk) Dennis van Zuijlekom from Ermelo, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ , via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silicon_Graphics_sgi_O2_(6822984152).jpg For serious computing, whether it was software development, engineering, or video production, Unix workstations like the SGI O2 were preferred with their faster processors, larger RAM, and sophisticated graphics capabilities. vintage.computer

Before PCs dominated creative work, Unix workstations like the SGI O2 powered engineering, 3D graphics, and video production. Built for performance, these machines defined high-end computing in the 90s. #ThrowbackThursday #SGI #Unix #VintageComputing #VintageComputer

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2 weeks ago

Wow That’s Fascinating The Osborne 1 Was ‘Portable’ at 24 Pounds The Osborne 1 had a 5-inch screen, two floppy drives, and a full-sized keyboard. You could carry it—if you skipped arm day. vintage.computer

The Osborne 1 was called “portable” in 1981… at 24 pounds. With a 5-inch screen and dual floppy drives, it set the standard for early mobile computing, even if it doubled as a workout. #Osbourne1 #LuggablePC #VintageComputing #Throwback #VintageComputer

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2 weeks ago

There are five computers in this picture (or four, depending on how you count them).

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2 weeks ago

TECH SPEC TUESDAY Cray-1 About this machine: First installed at Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1976, the Cray 1 was a supercomputer that was designed and manufactured by Cray Research, led by Seymour Cray. It was the first supercomputer to implement a vector processor design which allowed it to perform a single operation on a large dataset. Priced from $5 million to $8 million each, Cray sold over 80 of the machines, solidifying both Seymour Cray’s and his company’s reputation for excellence and leading the supercomputing industry. Photograph by Rama, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 FR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/fr/deed.en via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cray_1_IMG_9126.jpg CPU: Custom 64-bit processor @ 80 MHz Memory: 8.39 Megabytes Storage: 303 Megabytes Graphics: Console input/output Networking: None built-in Notes: At the time, it was the fastest supercomputer in the world vintage.computer

The Cray-1 redefined supercomputing in 1976 with its vector processing architecture and iconic design. Built by Seymour Cray, it was the fastest machine of its time, and a blueprint for modern high-performance computing. #TechSpecTuesday #VintageComputing #VintageComputer

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2 weeks ago

Milestone Monday March 23rd, 1956 The first Pegasus computer from the UK based computer manufacturer Ferranti began its service on March 23rd, 1956. The Pegasus was a vacuum-tube computer that implemented groundbreaking design features at the time including a general register set architecture, a design still used today by most modern CPUs. (Image of a Ferranti Pegasus computer in a museum setting) vintage.computer

March 23, 1956: Ferranti’s Pegasus computer enters service in the UK. This vacuum-tube machine introduced a general register architecture, a foundational concept still used in modern CPUs. #MilestoneMonday #VintageComputing #VintageComputer

Santo Nucifora

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2 weeks ago

This is a picture of a Olivetti Programma 101 desktop computer/calculator. It is sitting on the floor so I could get a good profile picture.

Listening to Episode 178 "The Programma 101". www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lpc... I listen while working on #vintagecomputer restoration. This Olivetti P101 still needs work. Being both digital logic and mechanical moving parts they are tough to work on. Thnx @adventofcomp.bsky.social #retrocomputing

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2 weeks ago

SNAPSHOT SATURDAY GRiD Compass, the first portable computer with a “clamshell” design Photo credit text: Steve Elliott, CC BY-SA 2.0 – https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ , via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GRiD_Compass_II_1129.jpg Bottom text: vintage.computer

Snapshot Saturday: GRiD Compass

One of the first clamshell portable computers, the GRiD Compass defined the modern laptop form factor. Rugged, compact, and ahead of its time, it even flew on NASA missions.

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Santo Nucifora

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2 weeks ago

This is a picture of a Teletype model 43 ASR unit. The unit has a keyboard in front and prints it's output on paper instead of monitor. Some paper is shown. On the left is a matching Teletype Paper Tape reader/punch that allows for storage of information or programs for other computers. Both are matching as they are the same model.

Did some restoration work on this Teletype Model 43 ASR and rarer companion paper tape punch/reader. I still have one issue with the punch in that it punches one bit always but the chips internally are rare enough that it's good enough for now. Next time. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputer

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2 weeks ago

FREE SOFTWARE FRIDAY cc65 Author: Ullrich von Bassewitz Release Date: November 15, 1998 Get it: https://cc65.github.io About: cc65 is a complete cross development package for 65(c)02 based systems like the NES, Commodore 64, and more. Bottom text: VINTAGE.COMPUTER

Free Software Friday: cc65

A powerful cross-development toolkit for 6502/65C02 systems. Build software for classics like the NES and Commodore 64 using modern tools while targeting vintage hardware.

Get it: https://cc65.github.io

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2 weeks ago

Throwback Thursday CRT Computer Monitors: When the home computer revolution began, Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) displays already numbered in the millions. They were fragile and heavy but ubiquitous. While LCDs are superior in most ways, the CRT display had a unique charm and “look”. Photo credit text: DemieK07, CC BY 4.0 – https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ , via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pravetz_8_and_Amstrad_CPC_6128_Computers.jpg Bottom text: vintage.computer

Throwback Thursday: CRT monitors

Bulky, fragile, and heavy, but iconic. CRT displays powered the early home computer era and delivered that unmistakable glow and scanline aesthetic many still love today.

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