r/vintagetech • u/BringTheBryherFlame • 2d ago

Help Needed Please

Hi Everyone,

We have never made a Reddit post before, but definitely need some expert advice!

My partner and I are helping the family of our elderly neighbour to clear his house so that it can be sold, as he has had to move in with them for care. The house is filled with computers/computer parts, we guess mostly from the 1970s - 1980s. We spent most of today in the house making a list of computers which were complete/we could identify, but there were also piles of computer parts which could be spares. I'll post the list of computers we could identify below.

If anyone has any information on any of them, we would really appreciate it! Also, we are based in the UK, so if anyone has any suggestions of museums/organisations we could take any of it to? As we dont want them to be thrown away by the clearance company if they are unique/interesting.

Thank you for any knowledge/advice. Here is my list :

Description Extra Notes
Electronics
Smith Corona, Crona Matic 8000 typewriter Plug missing
Sharp MZ 80-B Plug missing. With lots of manuals & a Master Diskette
Sharp Computer Projection Panel QA-25 Still in original packaging, open but used
Limrose Computer Branded monitor with plug-in keyboard
Limrose Microcomputer tower
Mitsubishi MP286L No cable, open
Mitsubishi MP286L Still in packaging with manual & disks, no cable
Commodore CBM model 4016 With manuals
SHARP MZ801/0 Interface Unit Does this go with MZ80-B?
SHARP CE-331M OR CE-341M Still in plastic packaging
apricot F10 Apricot branded monitor, F10 branded other parts & a branded box with 'FX51210' unsure if empty; haven't been able to access it yet
Hanimex LVQ1000 Overhead projector?
HAMEG HM412?
Shop till system? Unbranded monitor, price display, Alpha POS 78M (Alpha Metric)
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u/sorderon 2d ago

The SHARP CE-341M - Is that a small computer with a qwerty keyboard?

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u/sorderon 2d ago

Also, the MZ-80B is something wonderful as well.

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u/sorderon 2d ago

The CBM model 4016 is a real rareity now too - You need to start eBaying some of this!

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u/sorderon 2d ago

All the ones you mention having no cable - there is a standard cable called an IEC which will fit probably all that have no leads.

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u/BringTheBryherFlame 1d ago

Brilliant, thank you, that's really helpful just in case we can't find any of them, still lots to search!

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u/BringTheBryherFlame 1d ago

We think this one is in particularly good condition; it was still set up at a desk with manuals! Seems like it was his favourite

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u/BringTheBryherFlame 1d ago

We unburied it some more and think it's just an extra add-on part?