Retrotechnology Artifacts Sought

15 March 2018

We're looking for the following materials to expand or repair some of our exhibits.

Acorn

  • Acorn A305/A310: Archimedes Welcome Disc for Arthur 0.30 (possible P/N 0277,010)
  • Acorn R140/R225/R260: any RISC/iX hardware, software, marketing materials, etc.
  • Acorn Archimedes A440/A500/A540/A5000: any hardware, software, marketing materials, etc.
  • BBC Master Technical: any hardware, software, marketing materials, etc.
  • Cambridge Workstation: any hardware, software, marketing materials, etc.
  • 32016 Second Processor: any software, marketing materials, etc.

ALR

  • BusinessVEISA/PowerVEISA: 33 MHz i486 processor module
  • BusinessVEISA/PowerVEISA: 64 KB or 256 KB cache module

Amiga

  • Amiga CD32: Amiga SX32 option
  • Amiga CDTV/CD32: software, marketing materials
  • GVP EGS110/24 display adapter

Apollo

  • Any marketing materials
  • Pre-SR10 AEGIS software releases, especially on 8" floppy disk media
  • Apollo DN100/400/600: any hardware, software, etc.
  • Apollo DN300/550: any hardware, software, etc.
  • Apollo DN460/660: any hardware, software, etc.
  • Apollo DN10000: any hardware, software, etc.

Apple

  • Apple ][: keyboard cap for Power lamp, "tall" style from original ][ (not ][+)
  • Apple ][: 19-pin data cable for DuoDisk
  • Apple ][: ProFile controller
  • Apple // SCSI controller, "high speed" or otherwise
  • Apple ProFile
  • Imagewriter: tractor feed cover panel
  • Lisa: any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • Macintosh: NuBus memory boards (NatSemi 8/16, Daystar RAM Powercard, etc.)
  • Macintosh: TrueVision NuVista, NuVista HR hardware, software, etc.
  • Macintosh: 512k VRAM modules, 68-pin
  • Macintosh: fixed disk mounting brackets for Q800/PM8100/PM8500/PM9500 etc.

Atari

  • Atari Falcon: any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • Atari TT030: any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • Atari System V UNIX installation media

AT&T

  • 3B2: XM winchester disk expansion box
  • 3B2: any software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • Pixel Machine: any hardware, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • Truevision TARGA: any hardware, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • Truevision Image Capture Board (ICB): any hardware, documentation, marketing materials, etc.

Be

  • BeBox: any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • BeOS: Developer Release 1.1d3, 1.1d4 media
  • BeOS: any software, marketing materials, etc.

Cogent

  • Cogent XTM: any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.

Commodore

  • C=16: any software, marketing materials, etc.
  • C=1551 diskette drive
  • Plus/4: joysticks, software, marketing materials, etc.

Compaq

  • Deskpro/386: Video Graphics (VGA) display adapter 109253-001
  • Deskpro/386: Advanced Graphics/1024 (AG1024) display adapter memory expansion option 114202-001
  • Deskpro/386: Advanced Graphics/1024 (AG1024) display adapter driver software
  • Systempro: i386, i486 processor boards
  • Systempro: QIC tape drive option

Data General

  • AViiON: any Motorola 88000-series hardware, software, marketing materials, etc.
  • Eclipse: console, terminal, or ethernet cables to fit MV5600DC I/O board
  • Eclipse: any software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.

Digital Equipment Corporation

  • ITS: any software, documentation, memorabilia, etc.
  • PDP-10: any hardware, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • TOPS-10: any software, documentation, memorabilia, etc.
  • TOPS-20: any software, documentation, memorabilia, etc.
  • XKL TD-1 (TOAD): any hardware, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • VAXstation 2000: chassis drive bay cover ("door")
  • VAXstation 4000: memory modules
  • VAXstation 4000: hard disk mounting plate; secures disk to mounting bracket
  • Console QDSS or QVSS bulkhead / cab kit for BA23 chassis

DuPont Imaging Systems

  • MacBRISC/MacBLITZ: any software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.

Hewlett-Packard

  • HP3000/900: MPE/iX software release tapes, any version
  • HP9000/300: memory modules to fit 345, 360, 380
  • HP9000/300: cursor ("puck") for 46087B digitizing tablet
  • HP9000/300: 98531A software for DOS Coprocessor
  • HP9000/500: any hardware, software, marketing materials, etc.
  • HP9000/700: 72-pin memory modules to fit 712, 715, 725
  • HP9000/700: hard disk drive mounting plates to fit storage drawer of 720/730/735
  • HP9000/700: Model 725 workstation, complete or not
  • HP9000/800: model 840, 825, 834, 835, 850 system unit, complete or not
  • Integral PC: Software Engineering or Technical BASIC ROMs
  • Integral PC: any software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.

Honeywell

  • Multics: any hardware, software, documentation, memorabilia, marketing materials, etc.

IBM

  • AS/400: information on generating correct System Passwords
  • PC RT: any hardware, software, marketing materials, etc.
  • PS/2: 9595 internal wide-SCSI cables for RAID card & hot-swap drive bays
  • RS/6000: internal fixed disk mounting hardware for 7013-J40 series
  • S/390 Multiprise 3000: removable media drives / mounting canisters (floppy, CD-ROM)
  • S/390 Multiprise 3000: SSA midplane extender cards, for attaching SSA cables to array backplane
  • S/390 Multiprise 3000: 18.2 GB SSA disks / disk mounting canisters
  • S/390 Multiprise 3000: model H70 PMI LIC floppy disk
  • S/390 Multiprise 3000: model H70 OS/2 CE restore software
  • 6152 Academic Workstation: any hardware, software, marketing materials, etc.
  • 7437 Technical Workstation: early control software for OS/2 1.x
  • 5086 host attachment hardware, software for PC, PC RT, or RS/6000
  • 6154 monitor
  • P/390, P/390e hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • XT/370, AT/370, P/370 hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.

Leading Edge

  • Model D2 or D3: fixed disk mounting bracket

Linn

  • Rekursiv: any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, memorabilia, etc.

Modula Research Corporation

  • Lilith: DPU board
  • Lilith: keyboard
  • Lilith: portrait display
  • Lilith: software, documentation, marketing materials, memorabilia, etc.

NeXT

  • NeXT Nitro Workstation
  • NEXTSTEP 2.x software
  • NEXTSTEP 4.0 Pre-release 1 software

Pixar

  • Image Computer: PII-9 9-slot chassis ("Hurricane")
  • Image Computer: high-speed host interface for Sun4
  • Image Computer: host interface for any system - SBus, VME, Multibus, QBUS, etc.
  • Image Computer: any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.

Quantel

  • Paintbox: any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.

Radius

  • Model 100: system restore disc
  • Model 100: fixed disk mounting bracket (would also fit 81/110)

Silicon Graphics

  • IRIS 1000-series: any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • IRIS 2000-series: any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • IRIS 3000-series: any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • IRIS: 4D/60 base system unit, complete or not
  • Indigo R3000: memory modules
  • Indigo R4000/Indigo2/Indy: 72-pin memory modules
  • Indigo: VM2 modules for XS/XZ/Elan, P/N 030-8059-xxx
  • Indigo/Onyx: mouse
  • Indigo/Onyx: "Granite" keyboard cable
  • Indigo2: 60-pin cables for Cosmo Compress, 601 Video options
  • Indigo2: Extreme badge
  • Onyx: Multi-Channel Option (MCO) bulkhead kit and breakout box
  • Onyx: IP21 boards
  • Onyx: IP25 boards
  • Onyx: RM6 boards
  • Onyx: infiniteReality badge(s) for deskside chassis
  • IRISVISION: Geometry Engine card for ISA bus ("AGE") and connecting cables
  • IRISVISION: any software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • IRIX drivers for VME Scramnet, Fore VME ATM options

Sigma

  • LaserView monitor

Sun

  • Sun-1: UniSoft V7 UNIX software
  • Sun-1: EPROM dumps from 68000 CPU board, P/N 270-0001
  • Sun-1: any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • Sun-2: keyboard
  • Sun-2: 2/120 deskside SMD disk chassis
  • Sun-2: any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • Sun-2: SunOS 1.x, 2.x software
  • Sun-3: SunOS 2.x, 3.x software
  • Sun-4m: SM512X dual 50 MHz CPU module for 6x0MP, P/N 501-2444
  • Sun SBus Expansion Subsystem driver software
  • Sun FDDI/DX driver software for SunOS 4.x (SunLink FDDI 1.2)

Symbolics

  • Any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.

Taligent

  • Any software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.

Tandy

  • TRS-80 external hard disk, any capacity

Texas Instruments

  • TI-99/8: any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • TI 990-series: any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • TI Explorer: console hardware — display, keyboard, mouse, console I/O paddle, etc.
  • TI Explorer: any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • TI microExplorer: any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.

Xerox

  • Alto/Alto II/Star: any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • 1186/6085/8010/8090: any hardware, software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • ViewPoint/GlobalView software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.

x86 Clone

  • Hercules: TIGA display adapter software v2.0 or later, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • Matrox: PG-1280/PG-1281 software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • Matrox: "Space Machine" SM-1024/SM-1280/SM-1281 software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • Microfield Graphics: T8, T8/2 software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • Quadram Corp.: QuadColor II software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • Vermont Microsystems (VMI): any software, documentation, marketing materials, etc.
  • Western Digital: Columbia Data Products SST-IV for WD7000 SCSI Host adapter

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