Blinkenlichten Labs Museum. Kind of.

[ronwoch]

Don't know if anyone cares or is interested, added a video of my ancient computers collection to youtube. Aside from showing off my collection, I really would like input on what people might like to see more of. IE- a particular machine up and running, or teardowns of particular machines? I am by far from knowlegable on the inner workings of these, and my electronics knowledge is very basic and limited, so don't expect anything on the level of Dave's vids. But if you would like to see the guts of a Kaypro 2X, for example, or an Osborne 1, or an Amiga..... you get the idea .
Please, let me know!

[tekfan]

Nice collection you've got there!

I spent quite a few weeks repairing two Tektronix 4014 vector graphics terminals for a friend. They're from the late 70's and weigh a ton.
Don't ask how we got two of those terminals, a curve tracer, three people and baggage into a single car.



Power supply debugging:

[ronwoch]

Thank you! I'm pretty happy with it, though I have yet to enter the apple, atari, and trs-80 realms. Or the ti-99. Lots of room for expansion. Sadly, the roughly dozen or so IBM's and compatables I collected throughout my highschool years still sit in my parents shed in NY, and will need some serious restoration when I finally get them brought in to the rest of the fold. I have a few xt's, an at, a 386, a 486, some other stuff. But yeah, have to get that stuff saved. I may have lost the cover to it, which would make me mad, but I THINK I even have a dec rainbow at my parents, it was one my grandmother gave me when I was about 13 or 14. At the time, I had no idea it was anything other than a cheap IBM clone.

As to your friends terminals: NICE! I'd love to know more about these. In addition to my Televideo, I hope to add a Lear-Siegler soon. Might have to look into something like this, as well. If I understand correctly, these were used for things like 3-d wireframe, and such, yes? Sooooo much to learn, part of why I love old computers. I am continually blown away by the things I don't know. Capabilities that were decades ahead of their time, or are generally attributed to someone who merely recycled an idea. It's impressive. So much more than the 'In the beginning there was Apple and Microsoft.' story that you hear nowadays.

[ronwoch]

A little Necro-posting, but I figured better that than wasting a new thread. Just some new toys for the museum. Enjoy.