This picture I took in 2022 will never get old. These two machines look cute together, and the CompuAdd still holds a charge
October 5, 2025 at 12:24 AM
This picture I took in 2022 will never get old. These two machines look cute together, and the CompuAdd still holds a charge
These two machines look so cute together. Sadly though, the CompuAdd has a proprietary undocumented expansion interface.
November 15, 2024 at 1:21 AM
These two machines look so cute together. Sadly though, the CompuAdd has a proprietary undocumented expansion interface.
When you get an old computer game in the mail and for some reason you get a manual for a VGA card with it
May 22, 2026 at 10:08 PM
When you get an old computer game in the mail and for some reason you get a manual for a VGA card with it
I think I'm going to focus on my own projects this weekend instead of customer repairs. Time to take a look at this guy I just picked up. CompuAdd 316SL
October 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I think I'm going to focus on my own projects this weekend instead of customer repairs. Time to take a look at this guy I just picked up. CompuAdd 316SL
I always thought CompuAdd machines were neat!
November 15, 2024 at 3:07 AM
I always thought CompuAdd machines were neat!
This sealed Full Length BOCA RAM board is Not going to fit into the Atari PC. So, the CompuAdd 325s it is :)
#BOCARAM #BOCABoard #CompuAdd #325s #Atari #AtariPC #AtariPC1 #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #WallOfRetro #NerdsOfVintage #HappyNerding #TheVintNerd
#BOCARAM #BOCABoard #CompuAdd #325s #Atari #AtariPC #AtariPC1 #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #WallOfRetro #NerdsOfVintage #HappyNerding #TheVintNerd
May 15, 2024 at 6:14 AM
This sealed Full Length BOCA RAM board is Not going to fit into the Atari PC. So, the CompuAdd 325s it is :)
#BOCARAM #BOCABoard #CompuAdd #325s #Atari #AtariPC #AtariPC1 #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #WallOfRetro #NerdsOfVintage #HappyNerding #TheVintNerd
#BOCARAM #BOCABoard #CompuAdd #325s #Atari #AtariPC #AtariPC1 #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #WallOfRetro #NerdsOfVintage #HappyNerding #TheVintNerd
Compuadd 386, truly changed my life! From being a butcher to working in IT.
December 29, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Compuadd 386, truly changed my life! From being a butcher to working in IT.
Use to work at CompuAdd, and just picked-up this beautiful 325s. First thing to check? If Wolfenstein 3-D I found on the HD works. It Does! 😆
#CompuAdd #325s #Wolfenstein3D #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #WallOfRetro #NerdsOfVintage #HappyNerding #TheVintNerd
#CompuAdd #325s #Wolfenstein3D #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #WallOfRetro #NerdsOfVintage #HappyNerding #TheVintNerd
January 8, 2024 at 1:54 AM
Use to work at CompuAdd, and just picked-up this beautiful 325s. First thing to check? If Wolfenstein 3-D I found on the HD works. It Does! 😆
#CompuAdd #325s #Wolfenstein3D #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #WallOfRetro #NerdsOfVintage #HappyNerding #TheVintNerd
#CompuAdd #325s #Wolfenstein3D #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #WallOfRetro #NerdsOfVintage #HappyNerding #TheVintNerd
I’m going to add - and age myself a bit - that the first computer I paid for with *my own* money was a CompuAdd 80286 12.5MHz system with a 40MB HDD, 1MB RAM, 14” VGA monitor, single 3.5” floppy, and a Panasonic KX-1180i 9-pin dot matrix printer that got me through college. Paid $2100 including tax.
March 6, 2026 at 3:43 AM
I’m going to add - and age myself a bit - that the first computer I paid for with *my own* money was a CompuAdd 80286 12.5MHz system with a 40MB HDD, 1MB RAM, 14” VGA monitor, single 3.5” floppy, and a Panasonic KX-1180i 9-pin dot matrix printer that got me through college. Paid $2100 including tax.
Oh man, those are both adorable. That CompuAdd looks really interesting!
*additionally, accidentally wrote "CompuAss" the first time around lol
*additionally, accidentally wrote "CompuAss" the first time around lol
November 15, 2024 at 2:34 AM
Oh man, those are both adorable. That CompuAdd looks really interesting!
*additionally, accidentally wrote "CompuAss" the first time around lol
*additionally, accidentally wrote "CompuAss" the first time around lol
Monday, April Fools, first day back to the grind from a week away on vacation. What is one to do...
...Plug in the CompuAdd 433DX and setup a new CF HD for some old MS-DOS gaming!!
#RETROGAMING #MSDOS #Intel #pcgaming
...Plug in the CompuAdd 433DX and setup a new CF HD for some old MS-DOS gaming!!
#RETROGAMING #MSDOS #Intel #pcgaming
April 1, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Monday, April Fools, first day back to the grind from a week away on vacation. What is one to do...
...Plug in the CompuAdd 433DX and setup a new CF HD for some old MS-DOS gaming!!
#RETROGAMING #MSDOS #Intel #pcgaming
...Plug in the CompuAdd 433DX and setup a new CF HD for some old MS-DOS gaming!!
#RETROGAMING #MSDOS #Intel #pcgaming
LMAO yeah i could see that 😂 Yeah i thought the CompuAdd was interesting enough and adorable so i had to pick it up. It also has a wonderful keyboard to type on, a lot of those machines did in that era.
November 15, 2024 at 2:59 AM
LMAO yeah i could see that 😂 Yeah i thought the CompuAdd was interesting enough and adorable so i had to pick it up. It also has a wonderful keyboard to type on, a lot of those machines did in that era.
The 1st for my family was a 286-based PC-compatible/clone by Compuadd, DOS 4.0, amber monochrome monitor. 20MB hdd. It had both 3.5" & 5.25" disk drives too. I was 6.
Not the 1st I ever used tho. I think I played games on an Apple II at a friend's house or the library before that. Fuzzy memory...
Not the 1st I ever used tho. I think I played games on an Apple II at a friend's house or the library before that. Fuzzy memory...
June 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The 1st for my family was a 286-based PC-compatible/clone by Compuadd, DOS 4.0, amber monochrome monitor. 20MB hdd. It had both 3.5" & 5.25" disk drives too. I was 6.
Not the 1st I ever used tho. I think I played games on an Apple II at a friend's house or the library before that. Fuzzy memory...
Not the 1st I ever used tho. I think I played games on an Apple II at a friend's house or the library before that. Fuzzy memory...
First computer for the house was a TI 99/4a. We got it for Christmas. My dad had programmed, in assembler, a Christmas tree that twinkled and played a Christmas song.
The first computer that I actually owned was an IBM PC XT, a family machine replaced by a CompuAdd 386.
The first computer that I actually owned was an IBM PC XT, a family machine replaced by a CompuAdd 386.
November 16, 2024 at 11:19 PM
First computer for the house was a TI 99/4a. We got it for Christmas. My dad had programmed, in assembler, a Christmas tree that twinkled and played a Christmas song.
The first computer that I actually owned was an IBM PC XT, a family machine replaced by a CompuAdd 386.
The first computer that I actually owned was an IBM PC XT, a family machine replaced by a CompuAdd 386.
Age yourself with your first computer. I got a CompuAdd!
November 18, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Age yourself with your first computer. I got a CompuAdd!
I can't help remembering my very 1st Compuadd system, with a shopping 40 Mb drive... all for $2,9995 and change!
June 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I can't help remembering my very 1st Compuadd system, with a shopping 40 Mb drive... all for $2,9995 and change!
Some of these batteries just impress me. I have a CompuAdd 386 from, 1990 i wanna say or 1991. It still holds a charge and runs off of the battery. My powerbook 3400c is Lithium, and it does the same. Still charges and runs off of the battery.
November 21, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Some of these batteries just impress me. I have a CompuAdd 386 from, 1990 i wanna say or 1991. It still holds a charge and runs off of the battery. My powerbook 3400c is Lithium, and it does the same. Still charges and runs off of the battery.
CompuAdd tried this with tower boxes back in the 1980's, but it did not catch on with other manufacturers and faded out around 1990. So this may, or may not work. It's all dependent upon manufacturers using the architecture.
www.livescience.com/technology/c...
www.livescience.com/technology/c...
'Next generation of laptops': Intel unveils blueprints for a fully repairable and modular computer
Intel’s reference laptop design aims to cut e-waste and make computers you can easily repair.
www.livescience.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
CompuAdd tried this with tower boxes back in the 1980's, but it did not catch on with other manufacturers and faded out around 1990. So this may, or may not work. It's all dependent upon manufacturers using the architecture.
www.livescience.com/technology/c...
www.livescience.com/technology/c...
Age yourself with your first computer
The CompuAdd 212 was the first computer I ever was in the same room as, but I was a baby. Then there was a custom built 95 computer I used a little, but I have no idea how to find the case. The 98 compaq presario was the first one I used heavily
The CompuAdd 212 was the first computer I ever was in the same room as, but I was a baby. Then there was a custom built 95 computer I used a little, but I have no idea how to find the case. The 98 compaq presario was the first one I used heavily
November 19, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Age yourself with your first computer
The CompuAdd 212 was the first computer I ever was in the same room as, but I was a baby. Then there was a custom built 95 computer I used a little, but I have no idea how to find the case. The 98 compaq presario was the first one I used heavily
The CompuAdd 212 was the first computer I ever was in the same room as, but I was a baby. Then there was a custom built 95 computer I used a little, but I have no idea how to find the case. The 98 compaq presario was the first one I used heavily
We had previously built (and patented) the CompuAdd Funstation. Went way beyond this, with integrated TV and telephone system.
November 12, 2024 at 12:55 AM
We had previously built (and patented) the CompuAdd Funstation. Went way beyond this, with integrated TV and telephone system.