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Welcome to Binary Dinosaurs, the online display of a real collection of nearly 500 computers that begins at the Magnavox Odyssey from 1972, travels through the 'pong wars' of the 1970s, visits the explosion of diversity and excellence that created the home computer market of the early 80's and ends when things started getting boring (for me) in about 2001 with the Apple Mac G4, a machine still in use today.

When Freddie Williams and Tom Kilburn came to Manchester in the late 1940’s to begin work on a problem that had been baffling scientists for years, the ability of a machine with a memory to store information, not even he could have envisaged the ways in which his invention would shape the modern world. It was the world’s first stored-program computer the 'Small Scale Experimental Machine' (SSEM), it ran for the first time on June 21st 1948, and nothing was ever the same again. 2008 sees the 60th anniversary of this amazing achievement and it was designed and built at the University of Manchester.

The Goodwill Computer Museum provides interactive exhibits and programs that educate the community on the evolution and use of computer technology. We promote environmental awareness and the importance of recycling end-of-life electronics and most importantly, we raise awareness of Goodwill's mission by reaching out to the technical community in Central Texas.

Yes, I'm collecting old computers! The progress in the computer industry is so lightning fast that computers will very quick become museum items. I try to collect some milestones and classical computers. For example the first PC, the first portable, the first true laptop and so on. I want all my computers to be in original shape, unmodified and in working condition. It is also fine if original OS, manuals and software are included.

The Living Computer Museum, located in Seattle, Washington, is a showcase for a collection of machines, peripherals, software, and documentation, whose primary focus is on interactive timesharing systems.

01.09.02 HCM > 500 The HCM now has more than 500 different machines in its collecton! Thanks everyone! 12.06.01 HCM = 400 The HCM now has 400 different machines in its collection! 04.09.00 HCM > 300 The HCM now has more than 300 different machines in its collecton!

Welcome to Smith's Chips, a collection focussing mainly on Intel CPUs and FPUs, from the 4004 4 bit processor to current day processors. The collection currently comprises over 2000 Intel CPU/FPU sspecs and variants, and includes production chips and engineering samples. In addition to the Intel collection, Smith's Chips also has over 370 non-Intel processors from 77 manufacturers. The collection was started in April 2008 and is housed in Sydney, Australia. This aim of this site is to share photographs and information on the collection, and to assist and inspire other collectors.

The Science and Technology Facilities Council, STFC, is a research council which operates world class large scale research facilities, provides strategic advice to Government on their development and manages international research projects in support of a broad cross section of the UK research community. In partnership with the other research councils, the STFC sets future priorities to meet UK science needs. The STFC operates three world class research centres formerly known as CCLRC: the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) in Oxfordshire, the Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire and the Chilbolton Observatory in Hampshire.

For the last few years I have been collecting old computers, calculators, home video games and any other related items. There are a couple of reasons I am doing this. Firstly I started using computers around the same time that many of the machines I have in my collection were being used as mainstream computers, so there is a lot of nostalgia for me here. Secondly, and possibly more importantly, I believe that if we don't do something soon about saving old computers we are going to loose a great historical era were computers were evolving, each one was different, and they even had personality.

The purpose of Supercomputing Technology Historical Museum, Inc. is to promote the understanding and appreciation of supercomputer systems and supercomputing technology. The Museum will acquire, restore and present for posterity the hardware, artifacts and history of supercomputing technologies.