PC's of our History

[TheGreatSatan]

I have a lot of old computers and have been meaning to start a thread that shows me taking them apart. I'll post them all here.

First up, the Tandy 128K Color Computer (CoCo) 3 from 1986!

http://img462.imageshack.us/img462/4794/tandy01xm1.jpg

Don't worry, I'm a professional

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/413/tandy02sx3.jpg

I took off the shell

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4032/tandy03oh4.jpg

Then spun it around

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/6649/tandy04qs0.jpg

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/5070/tandy05sd6.jpg

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/1566/tandy06ou6.jpg

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/2919/tandy07ez8.jpg

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/1180/tandy08qd3.jpg

Here's the mobo pulled out

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4974/tandy09be8.jpg

And the power supply...

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/999/tandy10cf8.jpg

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/493/tandy11ye5.jpg

I know I can put this somewhere....

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4038/tandy12rl1.jpg

[Bucko]

I think you have just voided your warranty there TGS.

Sweet old thing though. When does the Core 2 Duo and 8800GTX go in?

[Spawn-Inc]

i've got a really old orange lcd computer i will take pics when i can find. so what are you gonna do with that?!?

[TheGreatSatan]

Garbage the exterior, mount the mobo on my wall of motherboards

http://imageigloo.com/images/7892moddin1.jpg

http://imageigloo.com/images/5233moddin6.jpg

[Bucko]

Love that wall!

[intergalacticman]

Old Processor Collection Ftw!!!!

[Zephik]

That is so cool!

[xRyokenx]

Aww man, that is cool. I want me a wall of mobo's. When I have my own house in the future I'll have to do something similar, I have plans for the house I want built and I'm gonna do my best to make them happen.

But yeah, I had no clue that Tandy's are real. I guess H*R isn't all fictional, now is it? lol

[peoplefire]

i want a wall of computer stuff :]

[Nagoshi]

Ive gotta take pictures of my IBM PS/1 computer and my Tandy 1000 laptop... lol

[TheGreatSatan]

Next up, the Radio Shack TRS-80

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/89/trs801uo2.jpg

Once again, I'm an expert. :)

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/5445/trs802ok3.jpg

1st look

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3892/trs803jm2.jpg

It's cool how the mobo was made specifically to allow for posts.

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/2500/trs804ya4.jpg

Interesting soldering job....

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4605/trs805lb4.jpg

Here's where the keyboard plugged in.

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/4603/trs806bo8.jpg

The transformer

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/1076/trs807jq1.jpg

The tape drive connection

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4914/trs808wc7.jpg

Power button

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3636/trs809sx9.jpg

The rear panel

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6983/trs8091jl1.jpg

Under motherboard for protection

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/1938/trs8092ne7.jpg

TV connector

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/5093/trs8093uy0.jpg

Close-up of the transformer

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/2944/trs8094bd3.jpg

and now it's empty

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/7517/trs8095ks2.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

Here's the Franklin Ace 1000. If you don't remember them it's because this computer is an exact clone of the Apple II Plus. Apple then sued, putting Franklin out of business. It was released back in 1982 and costs: $1350.00!! The CPU was MOS 6502, 1.0 MHz and it had 64K of RAM.

http://img464.imageshack.us/img464/210/ace1000bq5.jpg

Here's the first shot of the inyards.

http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/9069/takeapart01pw2.jpg

Here's the PSU connection

http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/8315/takeapart02as5.jpg

http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/3337/takeapart03ji4.jpg

The PSU itself.

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5509/takeapart04jh2.jpg

And a size comparison for you.

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/7429/takeapart05zl3.jpg

Looking under the keyboard and at the speaker.

http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/8991/takeapart06zh8.jpg

The reset button is on the front left under the keyboard.

http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/8786/takeapart07vi3.jpg

The top of the case frame pivots off of the front.

http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/30/takeapart08ao3.jpg

The underside of the keyboard (left)

http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/5974/takeapart09uc2.jpg

This is my favorite mobo of all time. It clearly shows what a single layer PCB is like. AMAZING.

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/253/takeapart10th7.jpg

And the bottom has tons of sharp pins.

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/383/takeapart11ud7.jpg

The keyboard detached.

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/7283/takeapart12qn6.jpg

And finally the empty case...

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/8461/takeapart13mz5.jpg

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/9591/takeapart14gm6.jpg

Up next, Kaypro II!!

[Bucko]

I don't quite have a wall of motherboards, but I do have a wardrobe door of motherboards and other expansion cards:

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4619/cameradump120mj2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Spawn-Inc]

it still boggles my mind beyond belief how someone(obviously more than 1) came up what parts to put in and where to put them to make a pc or for that matter any electronics. here is my oldest pc i think, its a laptop.

i will take pictures on monday as my dad took the camera.
http://sbeam.dk/blog/wp-content/compaqiii.jpg

[Mysteriphys]

anyone got an old vic-20 stuffed away somewhere? I miss mine :( those were garbaged a loooooooooong time ago, never again will I be able to play gorf (space invaders rip-off)

[Bucko]

I have Gorf for my Atari 2600

[Dilphat]

so is this thread open to everyone? I heard rumors of one of the teachers at my school to have an oldie in his office. I gotta check when school starts.

[xmastree]

http://sbeam.dk/blog/wp-content/compaqiii.jpg

Hey! I used to use one of those at work. Compaq 386 IIRC...

I'd call it a portable rather than a laptop though.

I have an Epson 286 still in the car boot, which one day I intend to mod.

I might just open her up and take some photos for this thread.

More recently (like 10 years ago) I was using one of these:

http://np.mobikom.ru/images/history/04.jpg

[DaJe]

Last month I decided to go to Boston, and went to the Museum of Science. There was a whole section with computer history. I took pictures of all of it. There was even an old hard drive platter that was like bigger than me. I should post them.

[TheGreatSatan]

You'd better!

[DaJe]

Yeah, but the reason I haven't is the same reason I haven't posted the pictures I took of the computer parts or the burning CD. I just don't feel like going through them and deleting and cropping and making thumbnails and typing descriptions.

[DaJe]

Alright, so I decided to just upload all of them. I don't really feel like going through all of them and captioning and [img]ing and all of that right now, so I'll just link you guys to the directory. I was ****ing tired when I took these though, so some were blurry and whatnot as I was not fully conscious when doing this. I actually left the museum early because I was too out of reality.




But anyways, here you go

http://codeinsurrection.com/pics/computer%20stuff

[Killdrath]

it still boggles my mind beyond belief how someone(obviously more than 1) came up what parts to put in and where to put them to make a pc or for that matter any electronics. here is my oldest pc i think, its a laptop.

i will take pictures on monday as my dad took the camera.
http://sbeam.dk/blog/wp-content/compaqiii.jpg

OK, I expect to see that modded into a modern gaming rig sometime soon :) Did someone say LAN box? Or perhaps media server?

[xmastree]

If memory serves me well, inside that is a 386 AT motherboard. It probably wouldn't be that hard to fit in a modern one.
That mono screen would have to go though.

Edit:
Here you go:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140153546880
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320155842228

Fill yer boots!