Collection / decade

1990s (49 machines)

49 machines in the collection.

Apple Macintosh IIfx
1990Apple

Macintosh IIfx

Apple’s high-performance 68030 workstation-class Macintosh.

CPU
Motorola 68030 at 40 MHz
Memory
32 MB RAM
OS
A/UX 3.1.1
Status
Working connected to the lan
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Atari TT030
1990Atari

TT030

Atari’s professional 68030 workstation and successor to the ST family.

CPU
Motorola 68030 at 32 MHz
Memory
4MB + 16MB RAM
OS
Atari TOS / FreeMint / NetBSD / Atari Unix System V
Status
Working connected to the LAN
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Commodore Amiga 3000
1990Commodore

Amiga 3000

A professional Amiga workstation with 68030 performance and integrated SCSI.

CPU
Motorola 68030 at 25Mhz
Memory
2MB + 16MB RAM
OS
AmigaOS 3.1 / Amiga Unix 2.1
Status
Working connected to the LAN
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Compaq 386N
1990Compaq

Compaq 386N

An early notebook-class 386SX portable computer from Compaq.

CPU
Intel 80386SX at 16Mhz + 80387 at 16Mhz
Memory
6MB Ram
OS
MS-DOS / Microsoft Windows 3.11
Status
Working connected to the lan
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Compaq Deskpro 386s/20N
1990Compaq

Deskpro 386s/20N

A network-oriented 20 MHz 386SX member of Compaq’s Deskpro range.

CPU
Intel 80386SX at 20 MHz + Intel 80387sx at 20Mhz
Memory
8MB RAM
OS
Xenix 2.3.4
Status
Working connected to the lan
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Digital VT420 Green
1990Digital Equipment Corporation

VT420

A green-screen VT420 text terminal with expanded session and display capabilities.

CPU
Terminal controller
Memory
Terminal-local display memory
OS
Terminal firmware
Status
Working
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HP Apollo 400t
1990Hewlett-Packard

Apollo 400t

A Motorola 68040 workstation from the period when Apollo systems became part of HP.

CPU
Motorola 68040 at 25Mhz
Memory
24MB ECC memory
OS
Domain/OS / HP-UX
Status
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Hyundai P5000M
1990Hyundai

P5000M

A Hyundai PC-compatible desktop whose precise factory configuration varies.

CPU
Intel x86 processor; exact configuration requires verification
Memory
Model-dependent RAM
OS
MS-DOS
Status
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NCR 3230
1990NCR

System 3230

A 486-generation NCR system offered for commercial and multiuser computing.

CPU
Intel 80486DX at 33Mhz
Memory
16MB RAM
OS
Windows 95 - Looking for UNIX NCR
Status
Working connected to the lan
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Sun SPARCstation 2
1990Sun Microsystems

SPARCstation 2

A widely used 40 MHz SPARC workstation in Sun’s compact desktop format.

CPU
SPARC processor at 40 MHz
Memory
ECC memory; configuration varies
OS
SunOS / Solaris
Status
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Acorn A5000
1991Acorn

A5000

A fast ARM3 desktop widely used in British education.

CPU
ARM3 at 25 MHz
Memory
4MB RAM
OS
RISC OS 3.1
Status
100% working in lan
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Apple Quadra 700
1991Apple

Macintosh Quadra 700

One of Apple’s first Macintosh systems based on the Motorola 68040.

CPU
Motorola 68040 at 25 MHz / PowerPC board at 50Mhz
Memory
68 MB RAM
OS
System 7.6.1
Status
Working connected to the LAN
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Digital DECstation 5000/240
1991Digital Equipment Corporation

DECstation 5000/240

A high-end MIPS-based UNIX workstation with TurboChannel expansion.

CPU
MIPS R3000A at 40 MHz
Memory
64MB ECC memory
OS
ULTRIX 4.5
Status
Working connected to the lan
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Digital MicroVAX 3100 Model 76
1991Digital Equipment Corporation

VAXstation 3100 Model 76

A compact networked VAX system for departmental and technical use.

CPU
VAX processor
Memory
32MB ECC memory
OS
OpenBSD
Status
Working connected to the lan
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Digital VAXstation 4000 VLC
1991Digital Equipment Corporation

VAXstation 4000 VLC

A very compact entry-level VAX workstation with built-in networking.

CPU
VAX processor at approximately 25 MHz
Memory
24MB RAM
OS
OpenVMS 7.3
Status
Working
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IBM RS/6000 Model 7011/25F
1991IBM

RS/6000 Model 7011 / 25F

A compact early RS/6000 workstation running IBM’s AIX UNIX environment.

CPU
IBM POWER processor; configuration varies
Memory
16 MB ECC memory
OS
AIX 3.2.5
Status
Working connected to the lan
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Vaxstation 4000/60
1991Digital

Vaxstation 4000/60

Running OpenVMS 7.3

CPU
KA46 55Mhz
Memory
104MB RAM
OS
OpenVMS 7.3
Status
Preserved
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Commodore Amiga 1200
1992Commodore

Amiga 1200

A compact AGA-generation Amiga designed for the home market.

CPU
Motorola 68EC020 at approximately 14 MHz
Memory
2 MB Chip RAM + 8MB Ram
OS
AmigaOS 3.1
Status
Working connected to the lan
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Commodore Amiga 4000
1992Commodore

Amiga 4000

Commodore’s flagship AGA workstation for graphics, video and professional expansion.

CPU
Motorola 68040 at 25Mhz
Memory
2MB + 16MB RAM
OS
AmigaOS 3.9
Status
Working connected to the LAN
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Commodore Amiga 600
1992Commodore

Amiga 600

The smallest classic Amiga, with PCMCIA and internal IDE in a keyboard-sized enclosure.

CPU
Motorola 68000 at approximately 7 MHz
Memory
1 MB Chip RAM; expandable
OS
AmigaOS 2.0
Status
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HP
1992HP

700/96

A professional text terminal from Hewlett-Packard, designed for use with HP 9000/HP-UX and HP 3000 systems, as well as other UNIX hosts.

CPU
Terminal controller
Memory
Terminal-local display memory
OS
Terminal firmware
Status
Working
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HP Apollo 735
1992Hewlett-Packard

Apollo 9000 Model 735

A powerful PA-RISC engineering workstation from the early 1990s.

CPU
PA-RISC 100Mhz
Memory
128MB ECC memory
OS
NeXTSTEP 3.3 / HP-UX 9
Status
Working connected to the lan
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HP Vectra 33N
1992Hewlett-Packard

Vectra 33N

A compact 33 MHz 486 business desktop from HP’s Vectra range.

CPU
Intel 80386SX at 33 MHz + 80387SX at 33Mhz
Memory
16MB RAM
OS
INTERACTIVE Unix 4.1
Status
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NeXTstation Turbo Color
1992NeXT

NeXTstation Turbo Color

A colour 68040 workstation combining NeXTSTEP with Display PostScript.

CPU
Motorola 68040 at 33 MHz
Memory
128MB RAM
OS
OpenSTEP 4.2
Status
100% Working
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Sun SPARCstation 10
1992Sun Microsystems

SPARCstation 10

A modular multiprocessor-capable SPARC workstation from the early 1990s.

CPU
2 x Sparc 75Mhz
Memory
256 MB ECC memory
OS
SunOS 4.1.4 / NeXTSTEP 3.3 / NetBSD 9.2
Status
Working connected the the lan
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Apple Macintosh LC III
1993Apple

Macintosh LC III

A compact colour Macintosh that brought a full 32-bit data path to Apple’s affordable LC family.

CPU
Motorola 68030 at 25 MHz
Memory
36 MB
OS
System 7.6.1 / NetBSD 9.2
Status
Working connected to the lan
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Compaq Presario 425
1993Compaq

Presario 425

An all-in-one 486 home computer from the original Compaq Presario range.

CPU
Intel 80486SX at 25 MHz
Memory
Model-dependent RAM
OS
MS-DOS / Microsoft Windows
Status
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Epson
1993Epson

Endeavor 4DX2/66

A compact 32-bit desktop built around Intel’s 66 MHz i486DX2, representing the high end of Epson’s Endeavor 486 range in the early 1990s.

CPU
Intel 80486DX/2 at 66Mhz
Memory
32MB Ram
OS
Linux Caldera
Status
Working connected to the lan
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SGI Indy
1993Silicon Graphics

Indy

An accessible compact UNIX workstation designed for graphics, multimedia and the early web.

CPU
MIPS processor; configuration varies
Memory
Model-dependent RAM
OS
IRIX
Status
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Sun SPARCstation 20
1994Sun Microsystems

SPARCstation 20

A highly configurable multiprocessor SPARC desktop workstation.

CPU
2 x hyperSPARC processors at 166Mhz
Memory
512MB ECC memory
OS
Solaris 2.6 / NetBSD 9.1
Status
Working connected to the lan
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Acorn Risc PC 700
1995Acorn

Risc PC 700

A modular ARM workstation with Acorn’s distinctive stackable case.

CPU
StrongArm at 200Mhz
Memory
128MB RAM
OS
RISC OS
Status
Working connected to the lan
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Digital AlphaServer 1000
1995Digital Equipment Corporation

AlphaServer 1000

A departmental 64-bit Alpha server from Digital Equipment Corporation.

CPU
Alpha processor 21064A (EV45) at 233Mhz
Memory
256MB ECC memory
OS
Digital UNIX 4.0d
Status
Working connected to the lan
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Digital AlphaStation 4/166
1995Digital Equipment Corporation

AlphaStation 4/166

An entry-level 64-bit Alpha workstation supporting several operating systems.

CPU
Alpha 21066 at 166 MHz
Memory
128MB ECC memory
OS
Digital UNIX
Status
Working connected to the lan
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IBM RS/6000 Model 42t
1995IBM

RS/6000 Model 42t

The IBM RS/6000 Model 42T (7006-42T) is a classic 32-bit desktop workstation introduced by IBM in 1995. Built for technical and scientific computing

CPU
IBM PowerPC 604 at 120Mhz
Memory
128 MB ECC memory
OS
AIX 4.3.3
Status
Working connected to the lan
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PC Master 133
1995Computer Union

MASTER Premium 133

The PC Master PRO series was marketed as a complete, ready-to-use personal computer rather than as a generic clone, continuing a product family that had already included several 486-based systems earlier in the decade

CPU
Intel Pentium 133Mhz
Memory
32MB Ram
OS
Windows 95
Status
Working connected to the lan
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Apple Power Macintosh 6400
1996Apple

Power Macintosh 6400

A consumer PowerPC tower combining multimedia hardware with an unusually distinctive enclosure.

CPU
PowerPC 603e 200Mhz
Memory
136MB Ram
OS
MacOS 8.6 / BeOS 4.5
Status
Working connected to the lan
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Olivetti Xana II
1996Olivetti

Xana II

An Olivetti personal computer from the late 1990s Pentium II based

CPU
Intel Pentium II at 266Mhz
Memory
256MB RAM
OS
SCO OpenServer 5
Status
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SGI O2
1996Silicon Graphics

O2

A compact Silicon Graphics workstation with a unified-memory multimedia architecture.

CPU
MIPS R12000 processor at 400 MHz
Memory
448MB RAM
OS
IRIX 6.5.30
Status
Working connected to the lan
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Apple Power Macintosh 8600
1997Apple

Power Macintosh 8600

A professional PowerPC tower designed for media production and expansion.

CPU
PowerPC 604e; speed varies by model
Memory
168-pin DIMM RAM; configuration varies
OS
Mac OS
Status
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Digital AlphaPC 164LX
1997Digital Equipment Corporation

AlphaPC 164LX

An ATX Alpha motherboard platform intended for high-performance workstations.

CPU
Alpha 21164 at 533
Memory
512MB ECC SDRAM
OS
Tru64 5.1b
Status
Working connected to the lan
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Digital PC 5100 Pentium 200 MMX
1997Digital Equipment Corporation

Digital PC 5100

A Pentium MMX business desktop from Digital’s PC range.

CPU
Intel Pentium with MMX at 200 MHz
Memory
256MB RAM
OS
OpenBSD / NetBSD
Status
Working connected to the lan
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HP 9000 D Class
1997Hewlett-Packard

HP 9000 D220

A mid-range HP-UX server based on Hewlett-Packard’s PA-RISC 1.1 architecture, introduced in 1997 as part of the D-Class family.

CPU
HP PA-7300LC, 132 MHz
Memory
128MB ECC memory
OS
HP-UX 8
Status
Working connected to the lan
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IBM PC Server 315
1997IBM

PC Server 315

IBM entry-level departmental server

CPU
Pentium Pro at 200Mhz
Memory
128MB MB ECC memory
OS
OS/2 Warp
Status
Working connected to the lan
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IBM RS/6000 43P Model 150
1997IBM

RS/6000 43P Model 150

A compact PCI-based RS/6000 workstation for AIX technical workloads.

CPU
PowerPC 604e; speed varies by configuration
Memory
ECC memory; configuration varies
OS
AIX
Status
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Sun Ultra 60
1997Sun Microsystems

Ultra 60

A dual-capable UltraSPARC workstation for engineering and technical computing.

CPU
2 x UltraSPARC II 450Mhz
Memory
1GB ECC memory
OS
NetBSD/Solaris 2.6/Solaris 10
Status
Working connected to the lan
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Apple Power Macintosh G3 Bondi Blue
1999Apple

Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White)

A translucent blue-and-white PowerPC tower that introduced a new industrial design for Apple’s professional desktops.

CPU
PowerPC G3 350Mhz
Memory
384MB PC100 SDRAM
OS
Mac OS 9.2.2
Status
Working connected to the lan
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Apple Power Macintosh G4 350
1999Apple

Power Macintosh G4 350

An early 350 MHz Power Macintosh G4 from Apple’s first G4 desktop generation.

CPU
PowerPC G4 at 350 MHz
Memory
PC100 SDRAM; configuration varies
OS
Mac OS
Status
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Compaq AlphaServer DS10
1999Compaq

AlphaServer DS10

A compact single-processor Alpha server for departmental and technical workloads.

CPU
Alpha 21264
Memory
2GB ECC memory
OS
Tru64 UNIX / OpenVMS
Status
Working connected to the lan
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HP Visualize C360
1999Hewlett-Packard

Visualize C360

A high-performance PA-RISC UNIX workstation for engineering and visualisation.

CPU
PA-8500 at 360 MHz
Memory
512MB ECC memory
OS
HP-UX 11i
Status
Working connected to the lan
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