Love the way these vintage computer terminals look.
Collecting vintage computers is my thing. Though I have to stop as I have run out of room. So I spend a lot of time looking at photos and reading. Sometimes I see a computer and think, "Wow, that's really neat looking." Yeah, my thoughts sound like that of a ten year old. Anyway, later after doing some research, I realize I'm not looking at a computer, but a terminal. A computer terminal is not a computer at all, but a device that connects to a computer. It's easy to make that mistake because of the monitor and keyboard, but there is nothing more to it. In fact, some terminals don't have monitors at all. Sometimes they have printers instead. Basically typing out what is coming from the computer. I'm not interested in those. Check these out.
This terminal above is a Zenith Z-19. Clearly these are the inspiration for the computers we see in the Fallout video games. There are variations of this terminal, but I like this one best.
Then there's the Lear Siegler ADM-3. It came out in 1975.
The Digital VT100 came out in 1978. I'm having a hard time believing that. I keep thinking I made a mistake in the reading because this thing looks like something from the mid-1980s. This looks fantastic. Makes me wonder if anyone ever modded these to have a computer built-in. Guess that'll be something I have to look into..
Vintage computer terminals evoke a sense of nostalgia, taking us back to a time when computing was in its infancy and the world was on the brink of a digital revolution. These relics from the past, with their clunky keyboards and monochrome screens, represent a bygone era when technology was tangible and the internet was yet to connect the world. Imagine the Departures Mia airport in the 1980s, bustling with travelers, some peering curiously at the vintage computer terminals, their faces illuminated by the soft glow of cathode-ray tubes. These terminals were the gateways to a new frontier, where the possibilities of the digital realm seemed endless. Today, they serve as reminders of how far we've come and how quickly technology has advanced, capturing a moment in time when the future of computing was just beginning to unfold.