Category Archives: Antique Computers

My Collection of Atari 2600 Game Cartridges

This is for documentary purposes only. Who knows if they work or not…

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SGI Silicon Graphics Onxy2 Infinite Reality 3 Power Supply Swap

I recently tried to power up the Onyx2 with an audience and the power supply blew with a loud pop. Then nothing. I let it sit for a month and decided to diagnose the problem. Opening the system revealed the … Continue reading

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Rare SGI Silicon Graphics Non-Impact Purple Indigo 2

This was part of the local haul that I re-furbished and sold to pay for my Onyx 2. It’s an interesting machine as it’s a purple non-Impact machine. Meaning it doesn’t support the next-generation Impact video cards as it lacks … Continue reading

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SGI Silicon Graphics Onyx2 as I Picked It Up

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SGI Silicon Graphics O2 R10000 270MHz

An O2 I got cheap, restored and sold to pay for my Onyx2:

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Picked up another Silicon Graphics SGI Indigo2

I got it from a nice man who was done with his collection. It’s a great Max Impact with 384MB RAM and a bunch of old drives. The best part was that it came with a bunch of software. More … Continue reading

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Clearing Out a Huge Antique Computer Collection from a Tiny Basement

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This is what I’m building on my next birthday (or sooner…)

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Vintage Computer Collection: Amiga, SGI, Sun, NeXT, and Apple

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Goodbye Sun Ultra 60 Creator 3D

I put a bit of money into this machine (<$100) but I just don’t have time for Solaris. I’ve got Irix, NeXT, AmigaOS, Commodore, Apple II, MacOS, and Windows to deal with and Solaris drew the short straw. They’re great … Continue reading

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