Turbo Pascal Reference Manual Version 2.0
Sat, 2010-03-13 22:54 — oneillaDonor: Anonymous
A softcover manual that gives information on programming using the Pascal programming language. It is a handy reference manual for both the experienced programmer who needs a reminder of function syntax, or for the amateur programmer with little…
Two 4kb Memory Chips
Mon, 2010-02-08 11:40 — walkerDonor: Anonymous
These are two 4kb memory chips that were from the HP 3000 minicomputers. The HP series of minicomputers began in 1973. The symbol on one of the chips is the AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.) symbol. AMD is the primary competitor to Intel in…
Two Abacuses
Sun, 2010-02-07 16:44 — walkerDonor: Anonymous
Counting tool that was first used in China in the 14th century. The top portion of the abacus (the one with fewer beads) is known as heaven, while the bottom portion is known as earth. The beads are counted when they are towards the horizontal…
Two Burroughs SP 3200 Reel Tapes
Mon, 2010-02-08 11:24 — walkerDonor: Steve Cunningham
Two magnetic reel tapes with 1600BPI. BPI stands for bits per inch and it specifies the data density that a magnetic reel can hold.
References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BPI
Two Supermac Video Boards
Sun, 2010-02-07 16:24 — walkerDonor: Steve Cunningham
These are video upgrade cards for the Apple Macintosh. They were created in 1992. Supermac was later acquired by Umax.
References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermac
UNIX Fire Extinguisher
Mon, 2010-02-08 11:13 — walkerDonor: Steve Cunningham
A UNIX Fire Extinguisher, which is one of the two main brands of Fire Extinguishers in Spain.
The irony here is that UNIX is also the name of a very influential operating system that was developed in 1969 by a few AT&T employees at…
