1980s (21 machines)
21 machines in the collection.
VIC-20
An accessible colour home computer that became the first computer model to sell more than one million units.
- CPU
- MOS Technology 6502 at approximately 1 MHz
- Memory
- 5 KB RAM, expandable
- OS
- Commodore BASIC
- Status
2112
A Wyse text terminal intended for serial connection to multiuser computer systems.
- CPU
- Terminal controller
- Memory
- Terminal-local display memory
- OS
- Terminal firmware
- Status
ZX Spectrum 16K
The entry configuration of Sinclair’s influential colour home computer.
- CPU
- Zilog Z80A at 3.5 MHz
- Memory
- 16 KB RAM
- OS
- Sinclair BASIC
- Status
ZX Spectrum 48K
The best-known configuration of Sinclair’s influential colour home computer.
- CPU
- Zilog Z80A at 3.5 MHz
- Memory
- 48 KB RAM
- OS
- Sinclair BASIC
- Status
Sun 1/100U
The Sun 68000 board introduced in 1982 was a powerful single-board computer. It combined a 10 MHz Motorola 68000 microprocessor, a Sun-designed memory management unit (MMU), 256 KB of zero wait state memory with parity, up to 32 KB of EPROM memory, two serial ports, a 16-bit parallel port and an Intel Multibus (IEEE 796 bus) interface in a single 12-inch-wide (300 mm), 6.75-inch-deep (171 mm) Multibus form factor.
- CPU
- Motorola 68010
- Memory
- 1MB
- OS
- SunOS 0.9
- Status
- unknow
VT220
An amber-screen VT220 text terminal implementing Digital’s influential terminal protocol.
- CPU
- Terminal controller
- Memory
- Terminal-local display memory
- OS
- Terminal firmware
- Status
Personal Computer XT 5160
IBM’s hard-disk-equipped successor to the original Personal Computer.
- CPU
- Intel 8088 at 4.77 MHz
- Memory
- 640KB RAM
- OS
- IBM DOS
- Status
- Working connected to the LAN
Apple IIc
A compact and transportable member of the Apple II family.
- CPU
- 65C02 at approximately 1 MHz
- Memory
- 128 KB RAM
- OS
- ProDOS
- Status
Portable Personal Computer 5155
IBM’s transportable version of the original PC architecture.
- CPU
- Intel 8088 at 4.77 MHz + Intel 8087
- Memory
- 640KB RAM
- OS
- Compaq DOS
- Status
- Working connected to the lan
PC4
An early NCR IBM-compatible business personal computer.
- CPU
- Intel 8086 + Intel 8087
- Memory
- 640KB RAM
- OS
- NCR DOS / Minix 1.1
- Status
- Working connected to the lan
QL
Sinclair’s 68008-based personal computer aimed at business and professional users.
- CPU
- Motorola 68008 at 7.5 MHz
- Memory
- 128 KB RAM
- OS
- Sinclair QDOS
- Status
- Working connected to the lan
Commodore 128D
A dual-processor Commodore 128 variant with an integrated disk drive.
- CPU
- MOS 8502 and Zilog Z80
- Memory
- 128 KB RAM
- OS
- Commodore BASIC 7.0 / CP/M /LUnix
- Status
- Working, connected to the LAN
Amiga 1000
The first commercial Amiga, combining advanced multimedia hardware with a pre-emptive multitasking operating system.
- CPU
- Motorola 68000 at approximately 7 MHz
- Memory
- 512 KB RAM + 1MB external ram
- OS
- AmigaOS
- Status
- Working
Macintosh Plus
An expandable compact Macintosh that helped establish the platform in homes, schools and offices.
- CPU
- Motorola 68000 at 8 MHz
- Memory
- 4 MB RAM
- OS
- System 7.5
- Status
- Working connected to the lan
Macintosh II
The Macintosh II is a personal computer designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer from March 1987 to January 1990. Based on the Motorola 68020 32-bit CPU, it is the first Macintosh supporting color graphics. When introduced, a basic system with monitor and 20 MB hard drive cost US$5,498 (equivalent to $15,580 in 2025). With a 13-inch color monitor and 8-bit display card, the price was about US$7,145 (equivalent to $20,250 in 2025). This placed it in competition with workstations from Silicon Graphics, Sun Microsystems, and Hewlett-Packard.
- CPU
- Motorola 68020 at 16 MHz
- Memory
- 5 MB RAM
- OS
- A/UX 3.1.1
- Status
- Working connected to the lan
Portable 386
A transportable 386 computer with an integrated plasma display.
- CPU
- Intel 80386DX at 20 MHz + 80387 at 20Mhz
- Memory
- 1MB RAM
- OS
- Comoaq DOS
- Status
- Working connected to the lan
VT320
An amber-screen VT320 terminal from Digital’s later video-terminal family.
- CPU
- Terminal controller
- Memory
- Terminal-local display memory
- OS
- Terminal firmware
- Status
Olivetti WS 685
A professional Olivetti terminal from the late 1980s, designed for business and multi-user computing environments.
- CPU
- Terminal controller
- Memory
- Terminal-local display memory
- OS
- Terminal firmware
- Status
- Working
Deskpro 386s
A compact 386SX business PC from Compaq’s Deskpro family.
- CPU
- Intel 80386SX at 20Mhz + 80387 at 20Mhz
- Memory
- 6MB Ram
- OS
- MS-DOS 3.3
- Status
- Working connected to the lan
Macintosh SE/30
A powerful compact Macintosh built around the 32-bit Motorola 68030.
- CPU
- Motorola 68030 at 16 MHz
- Memory
- 20 MB RAM
- OS
- System 7.6.1
- Status
- Working connected to the lan
SPARCstation 1+
An enhanced version of Sun’s compact original SPARCstation desktop.
- CPU
- SPARC processor at 25 MHz
- Memory
- 24MB ECC memory
- OS
- SunOS 4.1.2
- Status
- Working connected to the lan