Computers & Devices
A personal inventory of computers, classic mobile devices, calculators, and machines worth keeping around. Some are everyday tools; others are platforms for experiments, software development, restoration, and exploring computing history.
This inventory is a work in progress. Individual entries will grow into their own hardware notes, specifications, photographs, and project logs.
Laptops
- ThinkPad T61 A business-class ThinkPad from the classic IBM-era design lineage.
- ThinkPad X200s A lightweight ultraportable ThinkPad designed for mobile productivity.
- ThinkPad X40 An early ultraportable ThinkPad with a compact, lightweight design.
- Toshiba Portege R100 An exceptionally thin and lightweight notebook from the early 2000s.
- ThinkPad X61 Tablet A convertible ThinkPad with a touchscreen designed for pen input.
- ThinkPad T400 A classic business laptop and a platform for exploring older PC hardware and operating systems.
- Sony VAIO PCG-505 An ultraportable notebook from the era of compact, distinctive mobile computers.
- Dell Latitude D610 A legacy x86 laptop suited to period software, Windows XP, and isolated development environments.
- Casio Fiva MPC-101 A compact Windows-era mobile computer with an unusual form factor and a place in portable computing history.
- MacBook Air (2017) A lightweight Apple laptop for macOS and everyday computing tasks.
Desktop computers
- Main PC Intel Core i7-10700K, MSI MEG Z490 ACE, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, and Seasonic Focus Platinum 850 W power supply.
BlackBerry devices
Physical keyboards, small screens, mobile networks, and software from a different era of connected computing.
- BlackBerry 7290 An early BlackBerry platform running OS 4.0.
- BlackBerry 8300 A Curve-series device from the transition toward multimedia-capable smartphones.
- BlackBerry 8520 A Curve model with a trackpad and a broad ecosystem of legacy applications.
- BlackBerry 8900 A compact Curve device used for legacy Java development and network testing.
- BlackBerry Pearl A compact BlackBerry family known for its smaller form factor and SureType keyboard.
- BlackBerry Bold 9700 A physical-keyboard smartphone used for testing connectivity and classic BlackBerry applications.
- BlackBerry Bold 9780 A later Bold model in the classic BlackBerry hardware family.
Nokia smartphones
- Nokia E71 A business-oriented Symbian smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard and a compact metal design.
- Nokia E90 Communicator A wide-opening Communicator with an internal keyboard and display for mobile productivity.
Palm devices
- Palm Treo 600 An early smartphone combining a physical keyboard, touchscreen, and Palm OS.
- Palm Treo 650 A Palm OS smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard and a higher-resolution display than its predecessor.
- Palm Centro A smaller, lightweight Palm OS smartphone with a physical keyboard.
Dumb phones
- Motorola RAZR V3 An iconic slim clamshell phone with a metal keypad and distinctive industrial design.
- Sony Ericsson T106 A compact basic mobile phone from the early 2000s.
- Alcatel A classic Alcatel mobile phone; model details to be added.
- Sony Ericsson T230 A classic mobile phone from the early 2000s.
- Sony Ericsson T237 A regional variant in the T230 family.
- Sony Ericsson T290 A simple feature phone from the pre-smartphone era.
Calculators
- Casio fx-135 A vintage scientific calculator from Casio's classic handheld calculator era.
- Casio CG-650 Graphic Calculator A graphing calculator for exploring portable computing beyond general-purpose computers.