Welcome to the Obsolete Technology Website

computer Early personal computers were nothing like present day computers, they had personality!

Each was different and more exciting than the previous, with new features and capabilities.

computer This website is dedicated to the preservation and display of these vintage computer systems.

To the left you can examine these computers from the dawn of time and re-live the past, possibly YOUR past! "Click" on any system to learn more and view recent pictures.

Old computer ads Browse the old computer ads, and have a chuckle at early attempts to convince the consumer which computer was "right for you!".


For fun, view all 100 old computers all at the same time to appreciate how diverse and interesting they are.


25 Random Things About Old Computers that make you go "Hmmm..."

Sysop's trade list! Do I have something you want? Maybe you have something *I* want...



Obsolete computer components
  1. The first laptop computers
  2. "Core" computer memory
  3. Floppy disk data storage
  4. Computer corrosion - cured!

  The following links are to other websites elsewhere on the internet  
Links to systems and parts for sale
  1. Ebay: Vintage Apple, Mac
  2. Ebay: Vintage Computing Products
  3. Ebay: Vintage Games
  4. TI-99/4A Classifieds
  5. A2 Classified Ad Home Page
  6. Applefritter Forums - Marketplace
  7. Club 100 items wanted and for sale
  8. 4Jay's games and systems - Buy, Sell, Trade, Service (old site)
  9. B & C ComputerVisions - Atari Sales & Service
  10. Hard to find Apple & Macintosh oldies - B&R Computer Services
  11. DigitalDinos - Classic Computer Collecting and Computing
  12. oldsoftware.com
  13. Items For Sale or Trade from vintage-computer.com
  14. Retrosoftware - Deals on new & used software
  15. nabble.com - hardware rescue
  16. Vintage Computer and Gaming Marketplace
  17. Trade Me - New Zealand
  18. Old Apple Stuff - from OldAppleStuff.com
  19. AmiBay - for Amiga only!
  20. Vintage computers from GameGavel.com

Links to other computer collections
  1. The DigiBarn Computer Museum
  2. il mio angolo - English and Italian
  3. Eric S. Klein's Vintage Computer Collection - Discussion board, too.
  4. "old-computers.com"
  5. World of Home Computers
  6. OldBits - Computer and video museum
  7. Jeff's Classic Computer Haven
  8. Home Computer Hall of Fame
  9. Obsolete Computer Museum
  10. Binary Dinosaurs
  11. 8 Bit Nirvana
  12. HCM: Home Computer Museum
  13. Virtuelles Computermuseum (in German)
  14. Zimmer's Commodore Collection
  15. The Pocket Computer Museum
  16. The Computer Closet
  17. Minotaurz computer museum
  18. BYTE Cellar - The Vintage Computing Weblog/Forum
  19. Freeman PC Museum
  20. History of Home and Game Computers
  21. Dave's Old Computers - Good write-ups, lots of pics.
  22. Old Computers and Game Consoles - Finland
  23. The Jim Austin Computer Collection
  24. Old Computer Museum
  25. VintageComputer.net
  26. Rune's PC Museum
  27. The Retro Computer Museum (RCM)
  28. classic-computers.org.nz
  29. The Computer Corner from The MCC Workshop

Museums and places to go...
  1. Computer History Museum - Mountain View, CA
  2. The Intel Museum - Santa Clara, CA
  3. American Computer Museum - Bozeman, Montana
  4. The Topeka Computing Museum - Topeka, Kansas
  5. Vintage Computer Festival - Annual vintage computer event
  6. The Personal Computer Museum - Brantford, ON, Canada.

Cool and interesting links...
  1. Ancient History from The Secret Guide to Computers
  2. PBS's "Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires
  3. 1993 Bill Gates Interview (Smithsonian Institution)
  4. CED in the History of Media Technology - nice slide show.
  5. The History of Computer Games: The Atari Years
  6. The official 5.25" disk sleeve archive!
  7. The secret weapons of Commodore!
  8. History of Kelly Advertising
  9. Digital Mona Lisa
  10. 8-Bit Operating Systems Through Time
  11. Magical Gadget: Sightings & Brags from Pocket Calculator Show
  12. Classic Computer Magazine Archive
  13. ClassicCmp Mailing List Archive
  14. ASCII Babes - Modern rendition of a vintage classic.
  15. Norm Anheier's Bubble Memory Gallery
  16. Retrobits Podcast - Old Skool Computing. Modern Day Fun.
  17. Video Game TV Ads
  18. PC-History - A tribute to the work of Stan Veit, a pioneer of personal computing.
  19. Vintage Computing and Gaming
  20. bitpig.com - Unofficial Guide to Disneyland
  21. Leo 1 - The world's first business computer - from Britain.
  22. Retro Thing - Vintage gadgets & technology.
  23. Old Computer Mags - Scans from old computer and videogames magazines.
  24. "The Collectors Weekly" - Vintage Computers
  25. RadioShackCatalogs.com