After a year of COVID-19 related restrictions, it was great to get out and reconnect with some vintage computer enthusiasts at the Second Annual Vintage Computer Federation swap meet in Wall, NJ. The event was held on April 24, 2021,…

So, 2020 has certainly been a year to remember for so many reasons and with so much going on in the world it would be completely understandable if preserving vintage computers didn’t appear on anyone’s priority list at all. However,…

We were happy to provide some classic game consoles and displays to a local gaming event, and they turned out to be a big hit!  The event was organized by the Powhatan Internet Cooperative, a local ISP, as part of…

In December 2017, we received a generous donation of artifacts from David Whiteis in Maryland and among the items was an Atari 800.  Several other interesting items from this same lot will be added soon, so please check back often. …

Wow!  It’s hard to believe that 2017 is already over.  This has been one of our busiest years ever with several systems being added to the collection through some generous donations, opportunistic purchases, and trades.  We currently have a backlog…

The last few weeks have been very busy for VCM!  We recently received a large donation of items, including some nice IBM equipment that we have been wanting for a while.  Many of the machines were beyond repair, but we…

I recently pulled two classic Commodore 1541 disk drives from storage to check their condition and serviceability.  Both drives had sustained physical damage falling from a storage shelf several years ago.  Even before that, their condition was unknown.  Upon closer…

After many years of work, we have completed the initial catalog of all hardware systems currently in our collections.  Each system has at least one photo and basic description information included.  Working systems have photos showing screenshots or other documentation…

Restoration of Tandy 6000 Xenix system circa 1984 is now underway.  Follow our progress on the Tandy 6000 page.  If you have expertise and/or parts available that you would like to contribute, please contact us.  Thanks!

We were pleased to have the opportunity to provide some elements from our collections to a local organization to be used for an in-house event.  This was the first time we have been able to get our collections out in…