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MDM FS-100 - [ Peripheral ]

Platform: FS-100

The FS-100 was released in 1995, as a flight simulator meant to run as a DOS program on computers in the mid 90s.

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DEC PDP-8/I Replica - [ Computer ]

This is a 66% scale functioning model of the DEC PDP-8/I, first sold in 1968.

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Abilia Lightwriter SL50 - [ Computer ]

Released in 2017, the Lightwriter SL50 was designed as a text-to-speech device, to help people communicate.

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Microsoft Works 2000 - [ Software ]

Platform: PC Windows 32-bit

Home computing made easy!Essential tools for your home PC, including a word processor, spreadsheet, database, calendar and address book....

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Microsoft Office XP Standard: For Students and Teachers - [ Software - Game ]

Features four Office programs: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.

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Isaac Asimov's The Ultimate Robot - Microsoft Home - [ Software - Game ]

An educational tool to highlight the roles and construction of robots.

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The Hutchinson Multimedia Encyclopedia 1995 - [ Software - Educational ]

The 1995 edition of The Hutchinson Multimedia Encyclopedia features 34,000 articles and over 30 minutes of video.

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Coastline 2000 - [ Software - Educational ]

Coastline 2000 disc only...

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Ancient Egyptians Demo & Romans Demo - [ Software - Educational ]

Interactive role-playing adventures in stunning historical 3D settings...

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British Countrysides - [ Software - Educational ]

Explore Britain's landscapes through this CD ROM and its learning modules CD ROM for Windows and Macintosh Join Tony Robinson on a tour of Britain's most beautiful landscapes and properties, lovingly preserved by The National Trust.

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British Isles from the Air - [ Software - Educational ]

An amazing view from the top! CD ROM for Windows and Macintosh British Isles from the Air flies you through the sky on an interactive journey over Britain. With over 230 aerial photographs taken from...

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British Coastlines from the Air - [ Software - Educational ]

British Coastlines from the Air allows you to explore Britain's coastline from chalky cliffs to salt-marsh , rocky coves to busy ports using a combination of aerial and ground based photographs, it covers aspects of both human and physical geography.

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Ancient Greeks - [ Software - Educational ]

Journey to Ancient Greece and meet the Oracle who will show you around her ruined city, introducing you to the tasks you must do to restore each building.

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World Population ATLASFILE - [ Software - Educational ]

Discover the diverse distribution of population throughout the world.

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QL CAD - [ Software ]

Platform: Sinclair QL

By the name this appears to be a design software for the QL, but there does not appear to be much information about it.

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Games Cartridge - [ Software ]

Platform: Sinclair QL

This is the original games cartridge supplied with the QL.

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Easel - [ Software ]

Platform: Sinclair QL

Excerpt from the manual: "Easel is a business graphics package with a difference.

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QL TurboQuill - [ Software ]

Platform: Sinclair QL

This seems to be a word processing software, like QL Quill but perhaps an updated version by another company.

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FileBOUND - [ Software - Game ]

FileBOUND checks existing documents and can create your own list of technical words to be added to the dictionary.

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Spellbound - [ Software ]

Platform: Sinclair QL

This is a real time spelling checker for the expanded Sinclair QL.

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Taskmaster - [ Software ]

Platform: Sinclair QL

This is a program that allows multi tasking on the Sinclair QL.

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British Aerospace Royal Ordnance Computer - [ Computer ]

Ex-military computer...

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Microscribe - [ Computer ]

Microscribe...

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Microscribe Raspberry Pi - [ Computer ]

Similar to the Domino ST8, this was retrofitted with a Raspberry Pi, for use as a portable computer.

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Bull Micral 200 - [ Computer ]

It is a low-end computer from 1989, featuring an Intel 286 CPU running at 12MHz, featuring either a 20, 40 or 80 MB hard disk drive.

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Domino ST8 - [ Computer ]

Camdata’s customer Domino were the first manufacturer of industrial ink jet printers used in product labelling and fast changing data printing (such as batch codes, sell by dates and customer addresses).

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Gercom CAS/1 - [ Peripheral ]

Platform: Storage Device

This is a cassette storage device which uses mini cassettes.

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ICL Branded Tie - [ Promotional Item ]

This is a cassette storage device which uses mini cassettes.

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Folder 4A Scalextric Circuits - BBC/B - [ Document ]

Folder of material relating to development of the BBC/B Scalextic game PROTOTYPE: VARS, ROUTINES, DATA - 14x sheets of A4 paper and 1x folded A2 sheet with track layout graphic ROUTINES LEVEL ∅,...

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Folder 3B Scalextric Race - C64 - [ Document ]

Folder of material relating to development of the Commodore 64 Scalextic game No section title (1)- 14x A4 sheets of paper inc.

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Folder 3A Scalextric Circuits - C64 - [ Document ]

Folder of material relating to development of the Commodore 64 Scalextic game General - 2x magazines: Scalextric Model Motor Racing 1983 catalogue and Grand Prix Racing 1985, 5x A4 sheets and 1x graph...

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Folder 2 BBC - Kensington - [ Document ]

Folder of material relating to development of the BBC Kensington game Ping Pong Game Code - 3 A 4 pages - How Andrew started with coding Foursome - Connect4 - 11 A4 Pages - Game Created to show Leisur...

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Discworld II: Missing Presumed? - [ Software - Game ]

The sequel to the hit point and click adventure game based on the works of Terry Pratchett.

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Discworld II - [ Software - Game ]

This is the second Discworld game.

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Playstation 2 Official Magazine UK Demo Disc 54 / Christmas 2004 - [ Software - Game ]

Playable: Dancing Stage Fusion EyeToy Play 2 Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone Fren-zE Prince Of Persia 2 The Getaway: Black Monday...

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BBC Nightflite - [ Software - Game ]

Take control of a light aircraft on a night time flight.

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Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt - [ Software - Game ]

One cartridge containing both the original Super Mario Bros.

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Sinclair Black Watch Kit - [ Peripheral ]

Platform: Sinclair Black Watch

This is a Black Digital Watch in kit form, every component held separately in a smart case.

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English Electric LEO Marconi Magnetic Tape - [ Peripheral ]

Platform: Cambridge CAD

English Electric LEO Marconi magnetic tape that came from the Cambridge Computer Aided Design Centre.

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Nicholas Eyres' Notes on the Meccano Differential Analyser Model - [ Document ]

Notes from Nicholas Eyres on his differential analyser model made of Meccano, which he built while working as a mathematics teacher at Radley College, Oxfordshire.

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Charles Lindsey's Notes on Nicholas Eyres' Differential Analyser Model - [ Document ]

Folder of documents from Charles Lindsey on his restoration of Nicholas Eyres' differential analyser Meccano model.

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Technical Documents Relating to the Restoration of the Hartree-Porter Differential Analyser - [ Document ]

Multiple documents relating to the restoration of the Hartree-Porter differential analyser at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester.

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Charles Lindsey's Notes on Restoration of the Hartree Differential Analyser - [ Document ]

Folder of notes from Charles Lindsey relating to the restoration of the Hartree-Porter differential analyser.

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Computer Aided Design Centre Cambridge England Carrier Bag - [ Promotional Item ]

White and orange plastic carrier bag with the Computer Aided Design Centre Cambridge logo printed on it.

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ICL Computer International September 1974 Special Edition - [ Document ]

Special Edition of the ICL Computer International newsletter from September 1974 which introduces the ICL 2900 System.

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ICL Customer Engineering and Spares World Wide, Volume 2, December 1977 - [ Document ]

December 1977 edition of the ICL Customer Engineering and Spares World Wide newsletter.

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ICL Customer Engineering and Spares World Wide, Volume 2, July/August 1977 - [ Document ]

July/August 1977 edition of the ICL Customer Engineering and Spares World Wide newsletter.

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ICL News, 10th Anniversary Issue - [ Document ]

10th Anniversary edition of the ICL News newsletter.

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ICL News, No. 58, November 1978 - [ Document ]

November 1978 edition of the ICL News newsletter.

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ICL News, No. 49, August 1977 - [ Document ]

August 1977 edition of the ICL News newsletter.

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ICL News, No. 51, November/December 1977 - [ Document ]

November/December 1977 edition of the ICL News newsletter.

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ICL News, No. 57, October 1978 - [ Document ]

October 1978 edition of the ICL News newsletter.

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ICL News, No. 39, April 1975 - [ Document ]

April 1975 edition of the ICL News newsletter.

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Computer Aided Design Centre Folder - [ Document ]

Paper folder with orange cover with the Cambridge Computer Aided Design (CAD) Centre logo on the front of it.

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Mintech Atlas Centre for Computer Aided Design Leaflets - [ Document ]

Seven leaflets about the Mintech Atlas Centre on Madingley Road, Cambridge which was set up to promote the use of computer-aided design techniques in British industry.

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CAD Centre's Role in Construction Industry Projects - [ Article ]

Reprint of an article from Computer Weekly, October 28, 1971 detailing the work at the Cambridge Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Centre in its first two years.

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The Computer Aided Design Centre - Two Years On - [ Article ]

Reprint of an article from New Technology, Number 47, June 1971, written by the Chief Consultant, Brian Gott, of the Cambridge Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Centre reviewing the progress of its first two years.

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Glider Fuselage Design with the Aid of Computer Graphics - [ Article ]

Reprint of a six-page article from the Winter 1971 edition of Computer Aided Design which details the use of Computer Aided Design (CAD) software to draw the designs for a sailplane fuselage.

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3D Graphics Software for Engineers - [ Document ]

Leaflet for the Cambridge Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Centre detailing its 3D graphics software available for engineers.

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Computer-Aided Design Centre Cambridge 15th April 1972 Computer Set-Up - [ Document ]

Map of computer set-up at the Computer-Aided Design Centre, Cambridge, dated 15th April 1972.

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Computer-Aided Design for Industry - [ Document ]

71-page booklet from the Department of Trade and Industry about the Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Centre in Cambridge.

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Computer Technology Limited Modular One Promotional Booklet - [ Promotional Item ]

28-page promotional booklet for the Modular One computer system from Computer Technology Limited.

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Plotting Graphs (80 Track) - [ Software ]

Platform: BBC Micro

This package is suitable for teachers and their pupils who are following a course in mathematics to O-level, or who are starting an A-level course.

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Xionics' Dip-X - [ Peripheral ]

Platform: PC

A Document Image Processing (DIP) system by Xionics.

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Documents Relating to Hartree and Porter's Differential Analysers - [ Document ]

Folder of material relating to the Hartree and Porter differential analysers at the University of Manchester, including the early Meccano model and the later full-scale machine built by Metropolitan-Vickers.

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Apple Magic Collection (Disney) - [ Software ]

Platform: Apple Macintosh

Contains: The Lion King - Characters lead children through a wonderful jungle of creative and learning activities.

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Camputers Lynx 48K - [ Computer ]

The Lynx 48K was released in March 1983 as a home computer system to directly rival the Spectrum.

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American McGee's Alice (No Disc) - [ Software - Game ]

Join Alice for a return trip to a wickedly deformed Wonderland.

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The Revenge of the Enchantress (No Disk) - [ Software - Game ]

Enter the world of Sierra computer adventure.

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Frogger (An Action Game) (No Disk) - [ Software - Game ]

Pity poor Frogger. All he wants is to go home! But to get there he must cross the busy highway without getting squashed, dodging cars and trucks that whizz past. Then, he must traverse a treacherous r...

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Microsoft Flight Simulator (Macintosh) - [ Software - Game ]

Take to the air... without leaving home. The most popular recreation program ever made for personal computers, now brings the thrill of flying to your Macintosh. Flight simulator has been developed es...

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Leather Goddesses of Phobos - [ Software - Game ]

Written by Steve Meretzky, Leather Goddesses of Phobos is a fiction video game that is interactive and was published in 1986 by Infocom (it was there 21st game and was one of five top-selling Infocom titles to be re-released in Solid Gold versions).

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Wargroove 1+2 - [ Software - Game ]

#112 Limited to 4000 copies Wargroove 1 - Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players!

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Schneider Euro PC - [ Computer ]

Resembling a Home Micro, with its all in one striking looking case, housing keyboard, main board and disk drive, this was a fully formed PC that was released after Schneider's successful partnership with Amstrad had ended in 1987.

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MacUser Calculator - [ Promotional Item ]

Shaped like a 3.5 Disk, this is a simple function calculator. it is solar powered, with the disk access plate covering the panel. Coverdisk giveaway...

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Who's in Control? - [ Software - Educational ]

QCA ICT onjectives: 4E, 5B, 5C This disc contains a complete video programme in which Gareth Jones, with his team of young investigators, go to LegoLand, Windsor to find out how control technology is used in models, rides and turnsiles.

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Classifying Materials - [ Software - Educational ]

The pressures and temperatures found on Earth mean that many materials can exist in different physical states.

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The World's Weather - [ Software - Educational ]

The World's Weather helps you to understand the impact of climate and weather on our lives and the environment in which we live through hundreds of photographs, videos, animation and activity sheets.

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Vikings - [ Software - Educational ]

Vikings is a fantastic insight into the life and times of the Viking era.

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Understanding the Body - [ Software - Educational ]

Understanding the body takes you around and inside the human body through an interactive discovery of how the body is constructed and what makes it work.

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Understanding Energy - [ Software - Educational ]

Understanding Energy is the most comprehensive multimedia guide to energy available.

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Through My Window - [ Software - Educational ]

Perfect for Key Stage 1 and lower Key Stage 2, Katy, our interactive character, takes your pupils through the window to the world outside.

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Nightmare Reaper - [ Software - Game ]

#110 Limited to 3000 copies Progress through the cursed depths of a nightmare while finding an arsenal of powerful weapons and improving your abilities along the way.

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Crowns and Pawns - Kingdom of Deceit - [ Software - Game ]

#111 Limited to 3000 copies A modern-day point and click adventure.

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Secondary Living Worksheets - [ Software - Educational ]

A compilation of over 800 interactive worksheets designed to be used at the computer.

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SPREADSHEETS Across the Curriculum - [ Software - Educational ]

Intergrating Information Technology across the curriculum can be a time consuming task when material is not readily available.

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Seashore Life - [ Software - Educational ]

Designed to meet the requirement for the Science curriculum in the primary school, Seashore Life gives pupils the chance to discover and interact with the animals, plants and birds that inhabit our seashores.

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Primary Literacy Two - [ Software - Educational ]

Primary Literacy Two is carefully targeted to meet the requirements for Year 2 of the National Literacy Strategy.

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Primary Literacy One - [ Software - Educational ]

Primary Literacy One is carefully taregted to meet the requirements for Year 1 of the National Literacy Strategy.

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The Essential Companion to GCSE English - 98-99 - [ Software - Educational ]

THE FACTS Every GCSE candidate will be taking English.

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Primary Literacy Six - [ Software - Educational ]

Primary Literacy Six is carefully targeted to meet the requirements for Year 6 of the National Literacy Strategy.

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Primary Literacy Five - [ Software - Educational ]

Primary Literacy Five is carefully targeted to meet the requirements for Year 5 of the National Literacy Strategy.

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Primary Literacy Three - [ Software - Educational ]

Primary Literacy Three is carefully targeted to meet the requirements for Year 3 of the National Literacy Strategy.

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Primary Literacy Four - [ Software - Educational ]

Primary Literacy Four is carefully targeted to meet the requirements for Year 4 of the National Literacy Strategy.

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ARM Prospector P720 - [ Portable Computer ]

The prospector P720 uses CIRRUS LOGIC 7212 processor variant has 32MB RAM.

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StrongARM SA-1101 - [ Peripheral ]

Platform: StrongARM

The Intel StrongARM SA-1101 Microprocessor Companion Chip (SA-1101) allows developers to utilize a cost-effective and power-efficient solution for portable applications.

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StrongARM EBSA 285 Board - [ Peripheral ]

Platform: StrongARM

StrongARM SA-110S is a first digital microprocessor from the StrongARM family developed by Digital Equipment Corporation and manufactured in the 1995.

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BBC 2nd Processor board - [ Peripheral ]

Platform: Z80

A BBC 2nd Processor board having 68000 microprocessors that can run a UNIX System III in case it is acquired as the Unicorn product variant, along with a Z80 processor that can run CPN, fitted with 25...

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StrongARM CPU board Paperweight - [ Promotional Item ]

StrongARM CPU prototype board for the RiscPC, dating from 1995, made into a paperweight.

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Electric Studio - [ Software - Educational ]

This CD ROM provides high quality thematic visual sets of resources including leaves, flowers, roots, churches, doorways, boats, animals, skeletons, found objects, body language and multicultural images.

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