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 ==== ICL1501 and Datapoint 2200  ==== ==== ICL1501 and Datapoint 2200  ====
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 Both these machines are personal computers from a time before the microprocessor : they have all the  hallmarks of the personal computer : targeted to one person, video display & keyboard, local CPU and memory, and a mass memory. Both these machines are personal computers from a time before the microprocessor : they have all the  hallmarks of the personal computer : targeted to one person, video display & keyboard, local CPU and memory, and a mass memory.
 Both machines were widely used in their time, yet are hardly known these days. Both machines were widely used in their time, yet are hardly known these days.
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-==== MSX systems ==== 
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-From 1982 some Japanese manufacturers tried to standardize the homecomputer. The result were the MSX range of computers. Succes in german speaking countries remained limited, as people stuck to their C64's, but in the Far East and Southamerica MSX became a big success. 
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-Also Philips of Holland did manage to create a local success out of their NMS range of MSX computers. 
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-We show the MSX-1 Sony HB75P and the MSX-2 Philips NMS8250 
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-//  Roman Seewer ​ // 
  
 ==== The C64 : alive and kicking !====  ==== The C64 : alive and kicking !==== 
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 Today PDP-11 hardware can be supported by micro-Linux computers. Today PDP-11 hardware can be supported by micro-Linux computers.
 So we can build small running systems, even if the vintage hardware is defective, incomplete or So we can build small running systems, even if the vintage hardware is defective, incomplete or
-too heavy to show. On exhibit are projects:+too heavy to show. On exhibit are projects: 
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 +UniBone - connecting a Beaglebone LINUX-computer to the DEC Unibus environement.
  
 LSIBox - free standing QBUS cards implement a 11/73 running RT-11, RSX-11 or 2.11BSD. Sexy outfit! LSIBox - free standing QBUS cards implement a 11/73 running RT-11, RSX-11 or 2.11BSD. Sexy outfit!

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