Classic Computers - Whatcha Got?

[ClubNinja]

Ready to go:

Amiga 2000
75 MHz Pentium DOS-only machine
Atari 800
Commodore 128

Ready within an hour tops:

Atari XE
Timex Sinclair 1000
Texas Instruments TI-99
Tandy Color Computer 3

[hydr0x]

i've only got a Amstrad CPC 6128 (Schneider version) but it's always ready to go....

[Ze_ro]

What's with the lighting?

And what kind of computer is a Franklin Ace? I've never heard of them before. Are they something unique, or is it a clone of something else?

--Zero

[sniperCCJVQ]

Macintosh :

SE/30
LC520

PC :

HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 (P200MMX)
IBM Thinkpad 560 (P100) --> I still use it on the road, very reliable notebook.
IBM Thinkpad 755C (486DX-75)

[Ze_ro]

And what kind of computer is a Franklin Ace?

I guess I should just shut up and do my own homework, right? I mean this is the internet and all... :P

As usual, old-computers.com has a good write up on each of the different models of Franklin Ace computers... They're all Apple II clones, but with much nicer cases. In fact, they're very sleek and impressive looking machines, except maybe the 1200, which looks like an old PET.

--Zero

[Wookie]

Figures, I found this thread just before the forum closes. Classic Computers were my 1st retro-love, predating even videogames.
Ready to go:
Commodore 128, SX-64
TRS-80 Model III, IV, 100, 102, 200. CoCo3
Atari 800XL
Amiga 2000

Ready in <1 hour
Commodore 64, VIC20, C16, +4
Atari 400,800,130XE
Mattel Aquarius
Kaypro II,4,10
Otrona Attache
Telcon Zorba
TI-99/4A
Timex 2068

Ready in <1 day
TRS-80 CoCo, CoCo2, Model I, MC-10
Commodore CBM 8032 (PET), Colt
TI-99/4 (no 'A'), CC40
Mattel Aquarius
Panasonic JR-200U
IBM PCjr
Tomy Tutor
Atari 65XE, XEGS, 520ST, 1040ST, MegaST
Amiga 500, 1000, 2500
Osborne 1
Hewlett Packard HP85
Apple IIc, IIGS
Timex 1000, 1500
Coleco Adam
Epson HX20

...and probably a few others I can't think of at the moment.
-Ron

[Saabmeister]

Right Now: Mac SE

In about 5 minutes:
Mac LCIII
2 C-64's
C-64 C

[TNTPLUST]

Well I dont have it hooked up at home but anytime you are in Brea, California you can stop by my Classroom and Play on a TI-994/a, SX-64, or an Amiga 2500. I actually use these computers in my lesson plan to both illustrate the history of the PC as well as let the kids play with them.

Within an hour I could set up a Laser 128 mac clone, or a Laser PC clone, Vic-20, Mac Classic, LC-III, c64, or c128.

On a side note you could also come into my room and play 2 person Typing of the Dead or Typing of Fury on a Dreamcast