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Another nostalgia posting. Some pictures of very old computing treasures from history.


Old AOL login window. Dialing up to an America Online system to get connected to the Internet.

America Online login window.
America Online login window.

The old OS/2 Warp operating system from IBM. This was a very good operating system back in the day.

OS/2 Warp. This was a great old operating system.
OS/2 Warp. This was a great old operating system.

Windows `95 on floppy disks. This would take a very long time to install compared to using a DVD or a USB drive.

Windows 95 floppies.
Windows 95 floppies.

Old IBM 8086 machine. You could do quite a lot on these old machines, despite the very slow clock speed.

An old computer running IBM DOS. Before Microsoft bought it.
An old computer running IBM DOS. Before Microsoft bought it.

Xerox Star computer system. Circa 1981. This was a revolutionary machine for its time.

Xerox Star computer system circa 1981.
Xerox Star computer system circa 1981.

Windows 3.1 disk space indicator. This was the very old days of computing. You can certainly tell that disk space was far more restricted than on modern computers.

The old disk space indicator.
The old disk space indicator.

IBM 5100 computer. The favorite computer of John Titor.

IBM 5100 Computer. Sought after by John Titor.
IBM 5100 Computer. Sought after by John Titor.

Found on old-computers.com. A Lems Agat. A very old soviet computer system with unique styling.

Here is a photograph of this old machine: http://www.old-computers.com/museum/photos/lemz_agat_2s.jpg.

The Agat computer from the Soviet Union.
The Agat computer from the Soviet Union.

There are more old soviet machines on this page: http://englishrussia.com/2007/02/28/first-russian-pcs/. The Robotron K is especially cool with the green screen.

Some awesome old computer advertisements scanned from magazines. William Shatner and Isaac Asimov selling computers? Those where the days.

Link: http://izismile.com/2010/09/23/old_computer_ads_16_pics.html.


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