Tag: hp-85

Hewlett-Packard historical archives destroyed in Santa Rosa fires

It was reported that wildfire in the Santa Rosa area in the US has destroyed the building that was used to store the collected archives of William Hewlett and David Packard, the tech pioneers who in 1938 formed an electronics company in a Palo Alto garage with $538 in cash. More than 100 boxes of the two men’s writings, correspondence, speeches and…

Save the Machine Computer Preservation Group collection destroyed by fire

Granit Falls, a city in the state of North Carolina was the center of a massive loss for the retro computing community. A warehouse that was being rented out for storage units and also held some small businesses, was also the home for the “Save the Machine Computer Preservation Group” which was consumed by the flames yesterday – luckily no one was…

Get your retro accessories on

Via A2Central.com: Javier Rivera has opened a store to offer fashion-conscious Apple II enthusiasts an array of Apple II-themed t-shirts (and coffee mugs). Check them out at the Apple II FAQ Store”. They even have one with the //c LCD display. Also, I’ve recently discovered RabbitEngineering’s Etsy shop, where they sell tons of 3-D printed retro system figurines. Each one…