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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.
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:Pikes Peak Makerspace is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, so we can provide a receipt for any donations you make.
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==See Also==
 
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:[[Computers|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
 
  
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== Related Pages ==
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:[[Computers|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Windows'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
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:[[Computers -- Mac and Apple|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Mac and Apple'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
 
:[[Electronics|<span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#864199">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Electronics'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
 
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===[https://livingcomputers.org/Computer-Collection/Vintage-Computers/Microcomputers/TRS-80.aspx '''living computers — Radio Shack TRS-80''']===
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===[[wikipedia:Homebrew_Computer_Club|Homebrew Computer Club]]===
  
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===[[wikipedia:Big_Mouth_Billy_Bass|Big Mouth Billy Bass — on Wikipedia]] ===
  
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===[https://livingcomputers.org/Computer-Collection/Vintage-Computers/Microcomputers/TRS-80.aspx living computers — Radio Shack TRS-80]===
 
 
===[https://computerhistory.org/timelines/ Computer History Museum - Timelines]===
 
===[https://computerhistory.org/timelines/ Computer History Museum - Timelines]===
 
===[[wikipedia:The_Mother_of_All_Demos|The Mother of All Demos]]===
 
===[[wikipedia:The_Mother_of_All_Demos|The Mother of All Demos]]===
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: 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 [[wikipedia:Douglas_Engelbart|'''Doug Engelbart''']].
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: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 [[wikipedia:Douglas_Engelbart|'''Doug Engelbart''']].
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:'''[[wikipedia:Building_20|Building 20]]'''  "The Magical Incubator" — on Wikipedia
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:[https://store.rpipress.cc/collections/books/products/the-computers-that-made-britain '''The Computers that Made Britain'''] — Raspberry Pi Press
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:'''[https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/sec/193/Computers/ centre for computing history]''' — Computers
 
:'''[https://www.microsoft.com/buxtoncollection The "Buxton Collection"]''' — interesting, useful, or important
 
:'''[https://www.microsoft.com/buxtoncollection The "Buxton Collection"]''' — interesting, useful, or important
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:'''[[wikipedia:Big_Mouth_Billy_Bass|Big Mouth Billy Bass]]''' — on Wikipedia
 
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:'''[http://www.timefracture.org/laser.html Homebrew CO<sub>2</sub> Laser Page]''' — by John Doran (Epilog VP of Engineering)
 
 
:[https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/hidden-figures-and-human-computers '''Hidden Figures and Human Computers'''] — National Air and Space Museum
 
:[https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/hidden-figures-and-human-computers '''Hidden Figures and Human Computers'''] — National Air and Space Museum
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:[https://www.youtube.com/c/CuriousMarc/featured '''CuriousMarc — restorations of space hardware''']
 
:[https://www.youtube.com/c/CuriousMarc/featured '''CuriousMarc — restorations of space hardware''']
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:'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bICt3WRH4Bs The Madness of Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 2022]'''
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:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bICt3WRH4Bs '''The Madness of Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 2022''']
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== For Additional Help ==
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Revision as of 16:53, 14 April 2024

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is fortunate to have a small collection of (donated) vintage computers.

 


Vintage Computers at PPM

Picture Item Manufacturer Model
Number 		Owner
ATARI800
 computer system and

floppy disks

Atari Inc. ATARI800 PPM
AMDEK computer display
 computer display AMDEK VIDEO-300A PPM
Mouse Sun microsystems
 3-button

computer mouse

Sun microsystems Crossbow PPM
FONE FLASHER 2
 FONE FLASHER 2 Radio Shack 43-178 PPM

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.

Related Pages

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

  Computers — Windows  
  Computers — Mac and Apple  
  Electronics  

Hand-Curated Links

Links to member-recommended external sites:

living computers — Radio Shack TRS-80

Homebrew Computer Club

Big Mouth Billy Bass — on Wikipedia

Computer History Museum - Timelines

The Mother of All Demos

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.

Links to other external sites:

Building 20 "The Magical Incubator" — on Wikipedia
centre for computing history — Computers
The "Buxton Collection" — interesting, useful, or important
Hidden Figures and Human Computers — National Air and Space Museum

Links to YouTube:

CuriousMarc — restorations of space hardware
The Madness of Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 2022

For Additional Help

Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
List of all PPM Slack channels
Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the community.
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 you notice something is outdated.


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