[vcf-midatlantic] our new museum -- micro exhibit -- pick 28!

[Dave Wade]

All I can say is what no Atari AT ALL
On Nov 6, 2015 9:54 AM, "Jonathan Gevaryahu via vcf-midatlantic" <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:

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> > On Nov 6, 2015, at 12:37 AM, Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
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> >> On 11/05/2015 10:54 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> >> Everyone,
> >>
> >> This is going to be a fun thread. PLEASE DON'T FORK IT. :)
> >>
> >> Tentatively, we'll have space for 28 microcomputers in that section of
> our new museum
> >> exhibit. This begs the question: which ones?
> >>
> >> I made a preliminary list. Some ground rules:
> >>
> >> - Do we have the system and does it work or can realistically be made
> to work?
> >
> > Historical importance is hard. After the initial IBM PC clones
> > I don't see any clones that stands out. But before (during)
> > we have a lot going on. While the Amiga's and later Macs were
> > mostly post IBM 5150 they have some significance. Then the OS
> > starts to become the more significant part. Though the later
> > x86 (>= 386) are significant and are starting to fall into the
> > area of Vintage. While the ARM doesn't fall into Vintage it is
> > significant. Yes, I know this is the tough part of the argument.
> >
> > Exclude list (just opinion):
> >> 1. Our homebrewed "Dudley" PDP-8 clone
> > When was this built?
> >
> >> 7. AT&T (but which one? 6300, 7300, or 3B2?)
> > Not the 6300 it's an insignificant clone, Not sure about the
> > other 2's significance. Sun vs AT&T, BSD vs SYSV was this on
> > the 3B2?
> >
> >> 12. HP-85B
> >> 13. IBM 5100
> > Lab computers, not insignificant but seems a bit out of place
> > with the rest.
> >
> >> 15. IBM PC Jr.
> > It's a clone, made by IBM. Not one of my favorites.
> >
> >> 16. IBM (or generic) Windows 3.1
> > Not insignificant, but which clone? The OS is more important
> > than the clone but a generic clone might be the perfect
> > choice.
> >
> >> 24. Sinclair ZX-80
> > Not significant (IMO), the Acorn seems more important.
> >
> >> 25. SWTPC 6800
> > SS20 and SS50 bus, not significant but seems a bit out of
> > place. I think the OS Flex and OS9 are significant.
> >
> What about an IBM PS/2 model 50 as an early example of a 386 machine? That
> is historically significant since it was the beginning of ia32 32-bit pc
> line, and it will run Linux or minix or 386BSD as a historical OS?