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ChadSD

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Hello,
I juts wanted to spread the joy of my collection. I don’t have a lot and some of my items I couldn’t give away but here it is.

Significant:
Apple II - Rev 0 working
This one has provenance and was a one owner who lived in Orange County. I even received the receipt of purchase.
Apple II - Rev 1 working
This one is something kinda special because it’s a Rev 1 which took me sometime to actually find. They don’t make a lot of Rev 1’s so it was on my list.
Apple II Rev 0 non working, Rev 3 and 7 working.
Why I have so many Apple’s is beyond me.

Altair 8800 low serial - This one came to me in working order with a decent low serial number. Also working.
Altair 8800b - low serial - This one came to me in working order with some Solid State blue Static Boards. I’ve since replace them with some Mits boards that are working.
It’s honestly a beautiful machine.
Altair 8800b (no serial) Disk Drive in working order. The fact tjat it’s working is a plus.

Lere Siegler ADM 5 in working order with the more rare white text. Low serial
The reason I got this was to hoooo up to my favorite Altair computer.

Blue Metal Keyboard used for Altair. I intend to use this on my Altair 8800b. This keyboard was last seen in an auction several years ago and it was one of those pieces sold.

TRS-80 level one in box with Reciept.


Unwanted Machine or less significant: ( machines I can’t give away but I love?

Ohio Scientific Challenger 1p - working
Serial # 3990 in case. This machine is one of the coolest in my collection. The fact that it’s working is beautiful. I know it’s nothing special but it’s a cool little machine. I pare it with my Zentih monitor and it’s a site to see.

Couldn’t give away these machines if I tried - but I like them

Vector 1 computer serial 1641 - a beautiful green machine that actually works with replaced s-100’s boards. I honestly love this machine and the green color.

Byt-8 Olson serial # 279 - working
This is one of my favorite machines because it actually works and has the rare panel. To be honest, I couldn’t give this machine away if I tried because it’s just not that rare. I also got the Byte Bible for it also. It’s the coolest unwanted Machine I have.
 
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ChadSD said:
Hello,
I juts wanted to spread the joy of my collection. I don’t have a lot and some of my items I couldn’t give away but here it is.

Significant:
Apple II - Rev 0 working
This one has provenance and was a one owner who lived in Orange County. I even received the receipt of purchase.
Apple II - Rev 1 working
This one is something kinda special because it’s a Rev 1 which took me sometime to actually find. They don’t make a lot of Rev 1’s so it was on my list.
Apple II Rev 0 non working, Rev 3 and 7 working.
Why I have so many Apple’s is beyond me.

Altair 8800 low serial - This one came to me in working order with a decent low serial number. Also working.
Altair 8800b - low serial - This one came to me in working order with some Solid State blue Static Boards. I’ve since replace them with some Mits boards that are working.
It’s honestly a beautiful machine.
Altair 8800b (no serial) Disk Drive in working order. The fact tjat it’s working is a plus.

Lere Siegler ADM 5 in working order with the more rare white text. Low serial
The reason I got this was to hoooo up to my favorite Altair computer.

Blue Metal Keyboard used for Altair. I intend to use this on my Altair 8800b. This keyboard was last seen in an auction several years ago and it was one of those pieces sold.

TRS-80 level one in box with Reciept.


Unwanted Machine or less significant: ( machines I can’t give away but I love?

Ohio Scientific Challenger 1p - working
Serial # 3990 in case. This machine is one of the coolest in my collection. The fact that it’s working is beautiful. I know it’s nothing special but it’s a cool little machine. I pare it with my Zentih monitor and it’s a site to see.

Couldn’t give away these machines if I tried - but I like them

Vector 1 computer serial 1641 - a beautiful green machine that actually works with replaced s-100’s boards. I honestly love this machine and the green color.

Byt-8 Olson serial # 279 - working
This is one of my favorite machines because it actually works and has the rare panel. To be honest, I couldn’t give this machine away if I tried because it’s just not that rare. I also got the Byte Bible for it also. It’s the coolest unwanted Machine I have.
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What a fantastic collection you have! I would love to own a Byt-8, though I doubt I could ever afford one. I also am a huge fan of Ohio Scientific's products. Thank you for sharing:)
 
My working MITs Altair Minidisk. It’s working but finding a sectored special disk for it is incredibly impossible.
If anyone has one, let me know.
 

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My working 8800b serial number 5401887k
The front of the Altair is one of my favorites. I currently have two 8800b’s in my collection. Both are working.

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My working Apple II Rev 0 Serial number 2179
This has the original box, receipt and it’s a one owner machine. The person was heavy into computing and a part of the original Apple Corps. He sent me the shirts also that he had. He attended the meetings at A-Vidd in Long Beach. It’s such a beautiful machine and the pride of my collection due to its historical history and provenance. The fellow was one of the pioneers of computing.
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ChadSD said:
The fellow was one of the pioneers of computing.
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Not al all. The actual "pioneers of computing" (in the modern sense of "computer") beat him to the punch by, oh, about a half-century. *Personal* computing is a much narrower field and more recent development. Still, it's a nicely designed and styled piece of computing machinery for its era "-}.
 
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