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

[Duane]

Evan

I think that the first exhibit should be a ASR-33 running Dartmouth BASIC on 
a not visible computer. Turn on TTY, login and play.

This sets the scene for the dawn of the micro computer.

Oh, I am OT, now that I read your post again you said "in that section"

What sections will there be?

While I know that the mission is computer history, but  I would have several 
of the more popular models like C-64 and color computers for Pop/Gramps to 
show the kids what his first computer was. Everyone is not a historian.


Duane

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

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?

- What is *** MOST *** historically important? (Thus some of our
personal favorites may be initially excluded... examples: Atari 800,
Commodore VIC-20, DEC Rainbow, Epson QX-10, and many others)

- Exhibits aren't permanent, so some could be rotated in/out.

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That being said, here's my list of 28. We will probably display them
chronologically. Pardon anything obvious that I forgot.

Very important: Don't just reply with lists of other notable
microcomputers, or make a huge fuss that the CyberBlahBlah-25 was the
first with the XYTTTGH 8081 chip, etc. .... I want to hear solid
arguments for/against the historical importance of whatever systems you
think we should include/exclude.

1. Our homebrewed "Dudley" PDP-8 clone
2. Apple 1 (Mimeo)
3. Apple 2
4. Apple Lisa (2/10)
5. Apple Mac 128K
6. Apple Mac Portable
7. AT&T (but which one? 6300, 7300, or 3B2?)
8. Commodore PET 2001
9. Commodore 64
10. Commodore Amiga (500?)
11. Compaq Portable
12. HP-85B
13. IBM 5100
14. IBM 5150
15. IBM PC Jr.
16. IBM (or generic) Windows 3.1
17. IMSAI 8080
18. Mark-8
19. MITS Altair 8800
20. MOS Tech KIM-1
21. Osborne 1
22. Processor Tech SOL-20
23. Scelbi-8H (repro)
24. Sinclair ZX-80
25. SWTPC 6800
26. TRS-80 Model 1
27. TRS-80 Model 100
28. Xerox 860

And ..... go!