Jim Austin Computer Collection, The

These pages describe a large collection of computers that has been built over the last 20 years by me, Prof. Jim Austin.. The collection holds over 500 machines and focuses on small machines to very large main frames and super computers. The aim has been to save machines that would otherwise be forgotten! The collection is unique from others on the Internet as it concentrates on machines from each generation - these are defined by the technology they are based on i.e. mechanical, relay, valve, transistor, small scale integration, medium scale integration and large scale integration. The machines are from 1960's onwards, often used only for scientific research and many of which you won't find anywhere else on the web. Many of the machines are not indexed here, I will get around to it some day. All the systems shown on the site are real and in the collection. These range from mechanical machines, relay machines, parts of valve based machines, through transistors to VLSI.