| This table shows the most significant computers that I have worked on (or been trained on) during the last 42 years. I will be fleshing out the basic information with pictures stories etc as time and material permits. |
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Dates |
Approx Cost |
Disc Capacity |
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Computer |
From | To |
GBP(£) |
Memory |
F-loppy R-emoveable |
Notes |
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| 1962 |
1965 |
?(40bit word) |
Tape only |
Large British Mainframe | ||
| 1965 | 1967 |
16Kb |
12x7Mb R |
Medium Mainframe | ||
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EE KDF9 |
1968 | 1969 |
? |
Tape only |
Large British Mainframe | |
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EE System 4 |
1969 |
90,000> |
64Kb |
2 x 7Mb R |
Re-badged RCA Mainframe | |
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NCR Century |
1969 | 1977 |
50,000> |
16 to 256Kb |
2 X 4Mb R |
Small Mainframe |
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IBM/370-65 |
1972 | 1973 |
600,000> |
640Kb |
8 X 200Mb R |
V Large mainframe |
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NCR 615 |
1976 |
5,000> |
64Kb |
All purpose mini | ||
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DEC PDP-8 |
1978 | 1980 |
5,000> |
8Kb |
2 x 200Kb F |
The 'Original' mini |
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DEC PDP-11 |
1977 | 1996 |
8,000> |
32Kb> |
2 x 7Mb 1R |
The 'Greatest' mini |
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IBM RS600 |
1991 | 2005 |
5,000> |
? |
1Gb |
IBM's first big UNIX success |
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DEC Rainbow |
1984 | 1991 |
2,000> |
64Kb> |
5Mb |
DEC's PC - Commercial failure |
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Apricot |
1986 | 1988 |
256Kb |
10Mb |
Good British PC | |
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Compaq 386 |
1988 | 1994 |
1-4Mb |
60Mb |
Best of Breed | |
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Radix(various) |
1992 | 2005 |
500-1,200 |
64-512Mb> |
Robin's own | |
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Sony Portable |
2000 | 2005 |
256Mb |
20Gb |
Very reliable | |
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Misc PCs |
1990 | 2005 | allsorts | |||