My Collection
A running list of the vintage computers, consoles, synths and related gear I own, repair and use. Where I've written about something, the name links to the relevant posts.
Computers
| Machine |
Manufacturer |
Year |
Status |
Notes |
| Commodore PET CBM 4016 |
Commodore |
1979 |
Working |
40-column PET. |
| Sinclair ZX81 |
Sinclair |
1981 |
Working |
Entry-level Z80 home computer. |
| Commodore 64 |
Commodore |
1982 |
Working |
Breadbin case. |
| Apple IIe |
Apple |
1983 |
Working |
Restored in the Apple IIe series — keyboard cleaned, ROMs tested. |
| Apple IIe Europlus |
Apple |
1983 |
Not working |
Europlus variant of the IIe. |
| Atari 800XL |
Atari |
1983 |
Working |
8-bit Atari home computer. |
| Toshiba HX-10 |
Toshiba |
1983 |
Working |
MSX home computer. |
| Amstrad CPC464 |
Amstrad |
1984 |
Working |
Built-in cassette deck. |
| Amstrad CPC6128 |
Amstrad |
1985 |
Working |
Built-in 3-inch disk drive. |
| Amstrad PCW 8512 |
Amstrad |
1985 |
Working |
CP/M machine; original disks imaged and archived. |
| BBC Master |
Acorn |
1986 |
Working |
8-bit BBC Micro successor. |
| Amstrad PC1640 |
Amstrad |
1986 |
Working |
Running MS-DOS 6.22 with an ISA RTL8009 network card. |
| Atari 520STFM |
Atari |
1987 |
Working |
CPU replaced. |
| Amiga 500 |
Commodore |
1987 |
Working |
16-bit Amiga. |
| Sinclair ZX Spectrum +3 |
Sinclair |
1987 |
Working |
Built-in 3-inch disk drive. |
| Macintosh LC |
Apple |
1990 |
Working |
68k Mac. |
| Macintosh Classic II |
Apple |
1991 |
Working |
Compact 68k Mac. |
| Panasonic CF-270 |
Panasonic |
1991 |
Broken |
286-era Business Partner notebook. |
| Amstrad NC100 |
Amstrad |
1992 |
Working |
Portable notepad computer. |
| Mac Colour Classic |
Apple |
1993 |
Broken |
All-in-one colour Mac; needs motherboard repair. |
| OptiPlex 466 |
Dell |
1994 |
Working |
Desktop. |
| Performa 6300 |
Apple |
1995 |
Working |
PowerPC Mac. |
| Gateway GP6-400 |
Gateway |
1998 |
Working |
Pentium II-era desktop. |
| Power Mac G4 |
Apple |
1999 |
Working |
PowerPC G4 tower. |
| Dimension 8400 |
Dell |
2004 |
Working |
Pentium 4 desktop. |
Consoles
| Console |
Manufacturer |
Year |
Notes |
| TV Master MK IV |
Binatone |
1977 |
Pong-style console. |
| Famicom |
Nintendo |
1983 |
Japanese model. |
| Famicom Disk System |
Nintendo |
1986 |
Disk drive add-on. |
| NES |
Nintendo |
1987 |
UK model. |
| Master System |
Sega |
1987 |
Mark 1 model. |
| Megadrive |
Sega |
1988 |
Mark 1 model. |
| Game Boy |
Nintendo |
1989 |
Handheld console. |
| Lynx (Mk1) |
Atari |
1989 |
Handheld console. |
| SNES |
Nintendo |
1990 |
Super Nintendo. |
| Game Gear |
Sega |
1990 |
Handheld console. |
| New Famicom |
Nintendo |
1993 |
Japanese model; AV Famicom redesign. |
| Saturn |
Sega |
1994 |
— |
| PlayStation |
Sony |
1994 |
— |
| PSOne |
Sony |
2000 |
Slim redesign. |
| PS2 |
Sony |
2000 |
— |
| GameCube |
Nintendo |
2001 |
— |
| Xbox |
Microsoft |
2001 |
— |
| Xbox 360 |
Microsoft |
2005 |
— |
| Wii |
Nintendo |
2006 |
— |
| PS3 |
Sony |
2006 |
— |
| PS4 Pro |
Sony |
2016 |
4K model. |
Synthesizers and Samplers
| Unit |
Manufacturer |
Year |
Notes |
| Yamaha DX21 |
Yamaha |
1985 |
4-operator FM synth. |
| Roland D-110 |
Roland |
1988 |
Linear Arithmetic synth module. |
| Yamaha PSS-680 |
Yamaha |
1988 |
PortaSound home keyboard. |
| Casio Casiotone CT-660 |
Casio |
1988 |
61-key home keyboard. |
| Roland U-110 |
Roland |
1989 |
PCM sample module. |
| Yamaha TG55 |
Yamaha |
1989 |
Tone generator. |
| Roland JV-1080 |
Roland |
1994 |
64-voice PCM synth module. |
| E-mu ESI-32 |
E-mu Systems |
1994 |
32-voice sampler. |
| Casio GZ-50M |
Casio |
1995 |
General MIDI sound module. |
| Yamaha Reface DX |
Yamaha |
2015 |
Modern 4-operator FM synth. |
Displays
| Item |
Type |
Notes |
| Kaga Monitor |
CRT monitor |
— |
| Sony PVM-14N5E |
CRT monitor |
Sony Trinitron professional video monitor. |
Accessories
| Item |
Type |
Notes |
| Nintendo Family Basic |
Keyboard and cartridge |
Famicom keyboard and BASIC cartridge. |
| Toshiba HX-MU901 |
Music keyboard |
MSX music keyboard for the HX-10. |
| Toshiba HX-F101 |
Disk drive |
MSX floppy disk drive. |
| Opus Challenger 3 |
Disk drives and RAM |
BBC Master expansion. |
| Commodore CBM 8050 |
Dual floppy drive |
For the PET/CBM range. |
| Apple Disk II |
Floppy disk drive |
For the Apple IIe. |
Audio and Other Gear
| Item |
Type |
Notes |
| Kenwood KRF-V5050D |
AV receiver |
— |
| Grundig R430 GB |
Table/bookshelf radio |
— |
| Yamaha R1000 |
Digital reverb |
— |
More to come as I photograph and document things.
