What is oldcomputers.net?
"Steve's Old Computer Museum" [oldcomputers.net] is a website dedicated to old computers, pre-2000, from the 70's to the 90's. It features images and information about all sorts of old hardware, like Apple's 1984 Macintosh, IBM's, Atari's, Amiga, Commodore, among others.
Early personal computers were nothing like present day computers - they had personality!
https://oldcomputers.net/ (accessed 2024-09-18)
Web of Links
For reference, the links included in the links section of website. Rotten links were changed to an archived version through the Wayback Machine where possible. Text between [square brackets] was written by me.
Links to other computer collections
- Find other computer collectors who share your interests!
[same site.] - The DigiBarn Computer Museum
[accessed 2024-09-18] - Eric S. Klein's Vintage Computer Collection - Discussion board, too.
[accessed 2024-09-18] - "old-computers.com"
[👻 archived. By 2024-09-18, error 403 access forbidden] - The Age of Gaming - The History of Computers and Video Game Systems
[👻 archived. By 2024-09-18, error 403 access forbidden] - Russian Vintage Laptop Museum
[👻 archived. By 2024-09-18, error 404] - World of Home Computers
[accessed 2024-09-18] - Jeff's Classic Computer Haven
[👻 archived. By 2024-09-18, may be inaccessible from Brazil.] - Home Computer Hall of Fame
[accessed 2024-09-18] - Obsolete Computer Museum
[accessed 2024-09-18] - Binary Dinosaurs
[accessed 2024-09-18] - 8 Bit Nirvana
[accessed 2024-09-18] - HCM: Home Computer Museum
[accessed 2024-09-18] - Zimmer's Commodore Collection
[accessed 2024-09-18] - The Pocket Computer Museum
[accessed 2024-09-18] - The Computer Closet
[accessed 2024-09-18] - Minotaurz computer museum
[accessed 2024-09-18] - BYTE Cellar - The Vintage Computing Weblog/Forum
[accessed 2024-09-18] - Freeman PC Museum
[accessed 2024-09-18] - History of Home and Game Computers
[accessed 2024-09-18] - Dave's Old Computers - Good write-ups, lots of pics.
[accessed 2024-09-18] - The Jim Austin Computer Collection
[accessed 2024-09-18] - Old Computer Museum
[accessed 2024-09-18] - VintageComputer.net
[accessed 2024-09-18] - Rune's PC Museum
[accessed 2024-09-18] - The Retro Computer Museum (RCM)
[accessed 2024-09-18] - classic-computers.org.nz - Terry Stewart's (Tezza's) Webzone for Classic Computers
[accessed 2024-09-18] - The Computer Corner from The MCC Workshop
[👻 archived. By 2024-09-18, the domain is gone. More recent archived versions seem to be missing images.] - Conrad Vintage Computers - Lots and lots of photographs - Conrad photographs his computers from all angles.
[accessed 2024-09-18]
Museums and places to go...
- Computer History Museum - Mountain View, CA
[altered. Accessed 2024-09-18, although the URL linked was not found, the website is still up.] - The Intel Museum - Santa Clara, CA
[accessed 2024-09-18] - American Computer Museum - Bozeman, Montana
[accessed 2024-09-18] - The Personal Computer Museum - Brantford, ON, Canada.
[accessed 2024-09-18, reads "The previous site is being archived and its static version will be back online soon." Dear future me, is it soon yet?] - Bonami Games & Computers Museum - Zwolle, Netherlands
[accessed 2024-09-18]
Cool and interesting websites...
- Ancient History from The Secret Guide to Computers
[accessed 2024-09-18] - PBS's "Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires
[accessed 2024-09-18] - 1993 Bill Gates Interview (Smithsonian Institution)
[accessed 2024-09-18] - CED in the History of Media Technology - nice slide show.
[accessed 2024-09-18] - "The Journal of Computer Game Design"
[accessed 2024-09-18] - The official 5.25" disk sleeve archive!
[accessed 2024-09-18] - The secret weapons of Commodore!
[accessed 2024-09-18] - Digital Mona Lisa
[accessed 2024-09-18] - 8-Bit Operating Systems Through Time
[accessed 2024-09-18] - Magical Gadget: Sightings & Brags from Pocket Calculator Show
[accessed 2024-09-18] - Classic Computer Magazine Archive
[accessed 2024-09-18] - ClassicCmp Mailing List Archive
[accessed 2024-09-18] - Norm Anheier's Bubble Memory Gallery
[👻 archived. By 2024-09-18, can't connect.] - Retrobits Podcast - Old Skool Computing. Modern Day Fun.
[accessed 2024-09-18] - Video Game TV Ads
[👻 archived. By 2024-09-18, can't connect.] - PC-History - A tribute to the work of Stan Veit, a pioneer of personal computing.
[accessed 2024-09-18] - Vintage Computing and Gaming
[accessed 2024-09-18] - Retro Thing - Vintage gadgets & technology.
[accessed 2024-09-18] - "The Collectors Weekly" - Vintage Computers
[accessed 2024-09-18, seems to have been redesigned.] - RadioShackCatalogs.com
[accessed 2024-09-18]
Observations
Oh my God: I clicked a link on the sidebar and the URL in the address bar didn't change, so I thought this was some Javascript thing, but nope. Imagine my happiness when I realized that the navigation is a <frame>! Not even an <iframe>, an actual <frameset> with a <frame> inside!
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