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Revision as of 20:57, 5 May 2023
Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative process by providing shared space, shared tools, software, materials and a knowledge base to turn their ideas into reality.
Vintage Computers at PPM
Picture | Item | Manufacturer | Model Number |
Estimated Value |
Owner | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TRS-80
MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEM, VIDEO DISPLAY, and EXPANSION INTERFACE |
Radio Shack | TRS-80 | PPM | Working | ||
computer system and
floppy disks |
Atari Inc. | ATARI800 | PPM | ? | ||
computer display | AMDEK | VIDEO-300A | PPM | ? | ||
3-button
computer mouse |
Sun microsystems | Crossbow | $60 (!) |
PPM | untested | |
lNumber |
Value |
Electronics -- Vintage
Picture | Item | Manufacturer | Model Number |
Manual | Estimated Value |
Owner | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FONE FLASHER 2 | Radio Shack | 43-178 | no | $20 |
PPM | untested | |
Number |
Value |
Status |
Donations Received
Wish List
- Pikes Peak Makerspace is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, so we can provide a receipt for any donations you make.
Benefits and Policies
- PPM members enjoy discounts at the following local merchants:
- (walk in, show proof of membership)
Company | Website | Benefit | Directions to |
Woodcraft of Colorado Springs | 10% discount | 4438 Austin Bluffs Parkway | |
CO Lumber Specialties | 10% discount | 3636 Stone Avenue | |
GENERAL AIR | 10% discount | 3031 N Nevada Ave. | |
ACE Hardware Uintah Gardens | 10% discount | 1830 W Uintah Street | |
- Map of stores that provide PPM member discounts
- Map of helpful local resources curated by our makers
- At home LightBurn subscriptions can be purchased at a discounted rate for being a PPM member.
- The discount code is saved as a Pinned Message in our 'laser-cutter' channel in Slack.
Equipment Reservations
Red Tags
Scrap and Trash
- Trash day is MONDAY
- Recycling day is MONDAY (96 gallon tote)
- Single Stream Recycling provided by Waste Connections. Paper, cardboard, cans, glass, and one time use plastics.
- Empty recycling and trash into our dumpster at the back (south side) of the building.
- Always leave the space better than you found it.
See Also
Links to other PPM Wiki pages (internal links):
Curated Links
Links to other sites (external links):
living computers -- Radio Shack TRS-80
Computer History Museum - Timelines
The Mother of All Demos (from Wikipedia)
- A landmark (1968) demonstration of windows, hypertext, graphics, efficient navigation and command input, video conferencing, the computer mouse, word processing, dynamic file linking, revision control, and a collaborative real-time editor by computer pioneer Doug Engelbart.
Other Fun Stuff
Links to other sites (external links):
- Big Mouth Billy Bass -- on Wikipedia
- Homebrew CO2 Laser Page -- by John Doran (Epilog VP of Engineering)
- Hidden Figures and Human Computers -- National Air and Space Museum
- CuriousMarc -- restorations of space hardware
- The Madness of Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 2022
PPM Tool Color Map — Interactive
Search the PPM Wiki — include both Content pages and Multimedia
Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any info that is outdated.