Mind Machine Museum

a virtual museum and gallery of
vintage computers, vintage calculators, and related artifacts

First in collection......the original control console
for the first supercomputer, the CDC 6600....date: 1964
manufacturer: Control Data Corporation....serial number: 0002
designer: Seymour Cray....original cost of computer: $6 million

Cray Research Supercomputing History Bayview Club photo of CDC 6600

Please note that most of this collection is located elsewhere, and, unfortunately, I no longer can answer inquiries about specific items. I am no longer collecting and have no additional information beyond what is listed. For further help, click here for links at the bottom of this page.

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computers 1955 GENIAC logic computer kit, 1st model (Berkeley Enterprises, Inc.) ($20) 1956 Heath Electronic Analog Computer kit (front panel only), (Heath)($945) 1961 MINIVAC 601 tabletop training digital computer (no transistors, uses mechanical relays for switching), (Sci. Develop. Corp.)($85) 1964 EAI analog computer, Model TR-20 (EAI)($10,000) 1971 Compumedic analog computer, (Compumedic) 1972 GRI Minicomputer, Model 99/IIB (GRI)($5000) 1972 EMR Minicomputer (front panel only) (EMR) 1973 Intel Intellec-8 microcomputer, CPU: 8008, (Intel) ($2398) --- * 1974 Scelbi-8H Mini-Computer, CPU: 8008, (Scelbi)(kit: $580) 1975 HP 3000, Series II, minicomputer (front panel only), (Hewett Packard) 1975 IBM 5100 Portable Computer, CPU: IBM IC module, (IBM) ($20,000) 1975 Altair 8800 microcomputer, CPU: 8080, (MITS) (kit: $439; assembled: $621) --- * 1976 Altair 680b microcomputer, CPU: 6800, (MITS)(kit: $425; assb: $610) 1976 IMSAI 8080 microcomputer, CPU: 8080A, (IMS Assoc.)($931) --- * 1976 SC/MP Development System, singleboard, CPU: SC/MP, (National Semicond.)($499) 1976 Intel 80/10 singleboard microcomputer, CPU: 8080, (Intel)($295) 1976 Commodore KIM-1 microcomputer 1976 Intercept, Jr. singleboard microcomputer, CPU: IM6100, (Intersil)($250) c.1976 Z-80 Starter Kit singleboard microcomputer, CPU: Z80, (SD Systems, Micro Design)($365) c.1976 Informer microcomputer/terminal (Informer) 1977 Byte 8080 microcomputer, CPU: 8080A, (Byte Inc.)($539) --- * 1977 COSMAC VIP singleboard microcomputer, CPU: 1802, (RCA) ($250) 1977 E&L MMD-1 singleboard microcomputer, CPU: 8080, with BUG Books, (E&L)($500) 1977 Homebrew one-bit microcomputer, CPU: MC-14500B (Motorola) --- * 1977 Homebrew breadboard microcomputer, CPU: 8080 --- * 1977 "Science Fair Digital Computer Kit," Model 28-218 (Radio Shack) c.1978 Am-2900 Microcomputer (singleboard), CPU: 2901, (AMD)($975?) c.1978 "Microcomputer-in-a-Suitcase Trainer," CPU: NEC8255, (ICS) c.1978 IASIS "Computer-in-a-Book," (singleboard), CPU: 8080, (IASIS) ($530) c.1978 MST-80 microcomputer kit, (singleboard), CPU: 8080, (Lawrence Livermore Lab) 1978 SPARK-16 microcomputer w/cassette recorder, CPU: 9440, (Fairchild) 1978 SYM-1 microcomputer, (singleboard), CPU: 6502, (Synertek)($239) 1980 VIC-20 microcomputer w/C2N cassette drive, CPU: 6502, (Commodore)($300) 1981 Z8 Basic/Micro Computer (single-board), CPU: Z8, (Micro Mint)($195) 1983 Sharp PC-1500A LCD handheld computer/calculator w/3-color mini printer (Sharp)($200) --- * 1983 TRS-80, Model 100, portable microcomputer w/disk drive & printer, CPU: 80C85, (Tandy)($799) 1983 Sinclair 1500 microcomputer w/acoustic modem, CPU: Z80A, (Sinclair)($200?) --- * 1984 Apricot Portable Computer, CPU: 8086, (ACT)($?) --- * 1984 Data General One, Model 2 laptop computer, CPU: 80C88 (Data General)($2500) --- * 1984 IBM Portable Personal Computer, CPU: 8088, (IBM)($3020) 1984 HP The Portable (HP's first laptop), with 9114 disk drive & 2225B ThinkJet printer (HP) ($4250) --- * 1984 Apple IIgs Woz Limited Ed. microcomputer, CPU: 65C816, (Apple)($999) --- * 1985 4041 System Controller Computer (Tekronix)($6540) 1985 HP-75D Handheld Computer with 82143A printer (HP)($1600) 1986 TPI 863T milspec microcomputer (Mac-Plus design) CPU: 68000, metal cabinet and filters for low EMI (Tempest)($6000) --- * 1986 IBM Convertible (IBM's first laptop) w/printer, (IBM)($2400) c.1986 Hygrocomputer, Model 1500, (General Eastern)($2000+) 1989 Portfolio palmtop portable microcomputer, (Atari)($400) --- * 1989 NeXT Cube NeXTstation computers, CPU: 68030, 8MB RAM, 105MB HD (NeXT) ($6500) c.2000 Be, Inc. Notebook/Tablet Computer (DVT engineering prototype) --- * calculators 1890 Burroughs Adding and Listing Machine ($300) c.1900 Britannic calculator No. 2120 (Guy's Calc. Machine) c.1910 Felt & Tarrant Comptometer c.1920 "The Calc. Corp.-Michigan," (The Calculator Corporation) c.1920 Addometer (Reliable Type Co.) c.1930 Ve-Po-Ad pocket adding machine c.1938 Addiator Arithma (Germany) 1950 Monroe LA-5 High-Speed Adding Calculator (Monroe) 1951 Facit NTK calculator (Facit) 1964 Friden 132 Electronic CRT Calculator (Friden)($1950) c.1965 Micro-Tally (Technidyne) c.1965 Speedee Add-A-Matic c.1966 Friden 1116 Electronic Calculator, table-top, Nixie-tubes (Friden) 1968 Wang Calculator System ($3800) c.1969 Olivetti Divisumma-18 1972 Royal Digit III LED pocket calculator (Royal) ($99) 1972 Sanyo ICC-82D LED pocket calculator (Sanyo) ($350) 1972 SR-10 "Electronic Slide Rule" LED pocket calc. (Texas Instruments)($150) c.1972 Unknown mfg. LED pocket calculator kit, board label:"GDM CT 5005" c.1973 Bowmar (?) LED pocket calculator c.1973 Interton VIP-10 LED pocket calculator (Interton) c.1973 Summit KO8 LED pocket calculator (Summit) 1974 SR-11 Electronic Slide Rule LED pocket calculator (Texas Instruments) ($66) 1974 Minuteman 6 LED pocket calculator (Commodore) ($30) 1974 Rockwell 20R LED pocket calculator (Rockwell) ($50) 1974 Texas Instruments TI 2550 LED pocket calculator (TI)($100) 1974 Sears-8 (728.58862) LED pocket calculator w/manual & case 1975 Hewlett-Packard 9815A desktop calculator (HP) ($2900) c.1975 Casio Root-8 FLUOR pocket calculator (Casio) c.1975 Novus 750 LED pocket calculator (Nat'l. Semiconductor Corporation) c.1976 Unisonic 1540L LED pocket calculator 1976 TI-1270 LED pocket calculator w/manual & case (TI) ($13) 1976 TI Programmable 57 LED handheld calc. (Texas Instruments )($75) c.1977 TI Programmer LED pocket calculator (Texas Inst.) 1983 Sharp PC-1500A LCD handheld computer/calculator w/3-color mini printer (Sharp)($200) computer-related games 1949 Tru-Action Electric Football Game (Tudor Metal Products Corp., Brooklyn, NY) 1960 Think-A-Tron "Electronic Q&A Computer" toy with punched cards (Hasbro) 1969 Computer Football (Comp Games Div., Elec. Data Controls) ($30) 1972 Computer Football Scrimmage (Comp Games Div., Elec. Data Controls) ($?) 1976 DIGITEK 2001 (Digitek Electronics) 1976 Tournament-2000 TV game (Unisonic)($120) 1977 COMP IV computer numbers game (Milton Bradley) 1977 Game Brain, Model C-700 [prototype of VCS model?] (Atari) 1977 unidentified prototype [alternative VCS model?] (Atari) 1977 Studio II Home TV Programmer game/console, CPU: 1802 (RCA)($150) 1977 Telecourt TV game (Hometronics) 1978 COMPUTER RAGE board game (Creative Computing) c.1978 Tomy Computer toy, [all mechanical "computer terminal" w/keyboard] c.1978 RAMI, The Binary Teacher toy 1980 IN THE CHIPS -- SILICON VALLEY board game (Tega) 1980 Pacman ephemeral artifacts c.1981 Invader from Space handheld electronic game, (EPOCH) ($40) 1982 Intel 400-piece jigsaw puzzle of 80286 CPU 1988 Video Technology "SOCRATES Ed. Video System, includes IR remote keyboard and Muse System miscellaneous computer-related artifacts 1935-1980 Vacuum tube, Transistor & IC Parts 1939 Burroughs Typewriters: mechanical & electric c.1941 Stabilogue EC-2 mechanical analog computer/calculator (Am. Hydromath Corp., New York, NY) c.1964 "ITC Televiephone" desktop videoconference system with/telephone handset (Ikegama) 1966 Lockheed Sequence Timer [Babbage Difference Engine look-alike] --- * c.1970 Dektak Inspection/Scriber tester [with microscope for IC Wafers] 1971 Pulsar LED digital watch (Hamilton)($900) and 10 others. 1972 "The Muse" computer random melody music maker/player (Triadex) ($249) --- * c.1974 early homebrew computer keyboard c.1975 Intel System Interface & Control Module MCB 8-10 c.1977 PT-210 (TRS-80 series) portable data terminal w/built-in printer & acoustic modem (Radio Shack)