What is the computer they have at the HQ?

What is the computer they have at the HQ?#4909894

By wrinkle - October 13th, 2018, 9:41 pm

- October 13th, 2018, 9:41 pm#4909894

It looks like a 286 of some kind?
Thanks!

Re: What is the computer they have at the HQ?#4909913

By metallijosh - October 14th, 2018, 6:00 pm

- October 14th, 2018, 6:00 pm#4909913

You're welcome!
Nice job you did!!

Re: What is the computer they have at the HQ?#4910017

By Nesslyquick - October 17th, 2018, 2:02 pm

- October 17th, 2018, 2:02 pm#4910017

DEC Rainbow 100

https://www.google.com/search?q=dec+rai ... e&ie=UTF-8

At least according to one of the GIS result captions. Seems like it.

Re: What is the computer they have at the HQ?#4910055

By Alex Newborn - October 18th, 2018, 8:07 am

- October 18th, 2018, 8:07 am#4910055

Which computer? Which movie?

Alex

What a knockabout of pure fun that was!

Re: What is the computer they have at the HQ?#4910118

By One time - October 20th, 2018, 7:40 pm

- October 20th, 2018, 7:40 pm#4910118

Nesslyquick wrote: ↑October 17th, 2018, 2:02 pm DEC Rainbow 100

https://www.google.com/search?q=dec+rai ... e&ie=UTF-8

At least according to one of the GIS result captions. Seems like it.

What on Earth are those rollers on the front of it? Some pre 5.25 inch technology?

Official creator of Ghostbusters canon??? How did that happen?

Re: What is the computer they have at the HQ?#4910215

By Kingpin - October 24th, 2018, 10:47 am

- October 24th, 2018, 10:47 am#4910215

One time wrote: ↑October 20th, 2018, 7:40 pmWhat on Earth are those rollers on the front of it? Some pre 5.25 inch technology?

That's a double-decker floppy disk drive.

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What would Ryan do?

Re: What is the computer they have at the HQ?#4910386

By Winston1986 - October 31st, 2018, 9:34 pm

- October 31st, 2018, 9:34 pm#4910386

Kingpin wrote: ↑October 24th, 2018, 10:47 am
One time wrote: ↑October 20th, 2018, 7:40 pmWhat on Earth are those rollers on the front of it? Some pre 5.25 inch technology?
That's a double-decker floppy disk drive.

I'm old enough I remember floppy disc drives. In fact, the first computer we had when I was a kid had a floppy disc drive and a regular disc drive. I remember all of the games we had for it came on both kinds of discs. That computer of course has long since bitten the dust. It is cool watching older movies and TV shows and seeing older technology in them.

Re: What is the computer they have at the HQ?#4910388

By hacktastic - November 1st, 2018, 12:15 am

- November 1st, 2018, 12:15 am#4910388

Okay another mystery: what is the computer that Dean Jaeger has removed from Venkman's office at the start of the film? I can't for the life of me figure out what it is!