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Blue box

A blue box from the Apple exhibit at the Computer History Museum. If it weren't for these little devices made to cheat the phone company, Apple probably wouldn't exist today. Think about that the next time you peel a "DON'T PIRATE MUSIC" sticker from your iPod.

[ bluebox phone nostalgia phreaking apple computerhistorymuseum woz notasandwich ]

More from 2005 04 02

Shakey the robot

omg it's shakey the robot! Shakey was one of the important "historical" things we learned about in my AI course. There's an AWESOME old PBS video with Alan Alda in it that has Shakey and a bunch of other robots.

[ shakey robot computerhistorymuseum ]

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Xerox Alto

I'd only read about them in my HCI texts. It was neat to finally see one in person, although I wish they had a working one. I know it's a museum piece, but I can't help but think these things aren't *that* old, we should try to keep them a part of living history.

[ computerhistorymuseum computer old xerox alto ]

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sigma loading instructions

I love that the instructions are still taped to the machine.

[ computerhistorymuseum instructions computer old sigma ]

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sigma 5

[ computerhistorymuseum blue computer old notasandwich ]

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Kitchen computer

This was marketed as a computer for housewives to store recipes on. I don't think they ever sold any. But wouldn't you love to have one as a coffee table?

[ computerhistorymuseum retro kitchencomputer computer ]

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Switches

[ computerhistorymuseum switches ]

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DDP-116

This is a blurry crappy picture, but I was really excited to see the first 16-bit computer.

[ computerhistorymuseum ddp116 computer old ]

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NEAC

[ computerhistorymuseum neac computer knobs ]

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Wires

[ computerhistorymuseum wires computer old ]

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Weapons Director Console

I believe this was part of the ILLIAC IV, but I might be wrong.

[ computerhistorymuseum computer old ]

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Cray II

Half assed attempt at arty shot of old Cray supercomputer.

[ computerhistorymuseum computer cray supercomputer ]

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Cray I

It's weird seeing the things I read about in textbooks in a museum. It makes me feel old but also reminds me how quickly technology moves forward. It was worth millions just a few decades ago and is now sitting idle behind velvet ropes. (Or steel bars, whatever.)

[ computer computerhistorymuseum cray supercomputer old ]

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Unintentional Cray Mirror Shot

[ mirror cray computerhistorymuseum old computer ]

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Norden Bomb Sight

I think my grandfather used one of these in World War II.

[ computerhistorymuseum norden bombsight wwii ]

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