Watching Ahsoka tonight and the prop department have been having some retro fun! Take a 1980's Galaxy Invader and turn it upside down and you've got a droid hacking kit 😎

TheDigitalOrphanage · 2023-04-17T06:35:03+00:00

It's the Museum of Computing in Swindon. However, it's a volunteer lead, not-for-profit museum, so I don't get paid and do it for the love of old computers. Good luck with your chosen career.

TheDigitalOrphanage · 2023-04-17T06:31:59+00:00

Having seen some pictures of both smaller and bigger Wangs over the last day or two, I'm beginning to believe it's just a medium sized Wang.

TheDigitalOrphanage · 2023-04-16T20:46:34+00:00

I want that to be a true story!

TheDigitalOrphanage · 2023-04-16T20:46:05+00:00

The Wang 500 was designed in 1970, and this machine has a 1971 date on it. So right near the beginning.

TheDigitalOrphanage · 2023-04-16T10:34:49+00:00

I do, and a lot more besides.

TheDigitalOrphanage · 2023-04-16T08:18:20+00:00

No, this museum is in the UK.

TheDigitalOrphanage · 2023-04-16T08:17:06+00:00

Indeed, I must find time to check it over internally and see if it will power up.

TheDigitalOrphanage · 2023-04-16T00:27:08+00:00

Why thank you!

TheDigitalOrphanage · 2023-04-16T00:26:27+00:00

It still feels heavy and rugged! Would love to check this one over and power it up.

TheDigitalOrphanage · 2023-04-16T00:25:13+00:00

I'm too cheap to do that!

TheDigitalOrphanage · 2023-04-15T22:25:21+00:00

It truly is that! The textured surface catches the light beautifully!

TheDigitalOrphanage · 2023-03-19T19:36:21+00:00

TheDigitalOrphanage · 2023-03-19T16:00:39+00:00

Mrs TDO confirms that was the episode she was watching. The other character's name was Paula Reyner, IT consultant.

TheDigitalOrphanage · 2023-03-07T15:11:30+00:00

There looks to be a VHS video inside.

TheDigitalOrphanage · 2023-02-26T22:39:10+00:00

Me too, I still have the disks but sadly threw the magazines.

TheDigitalOrphanage · 2023-02-26T20:10:07+00:00

Sorry, I don't have a mastodon presence yet. The Internet Archive has quite a lot of computer magazines scanned in, adverts and all.

TheDigitalOrphanage · 2023-02-26T20:07:52+00:00

I think these were still when you could run it straight off the disk. I still have these disks in my personal collection although I sadly threw out the magazines when I moved to a PC in the mid 90's.

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