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Microsoft Windows 1.0 FIRST sealed 050-050-226 Librascope part, W98, Y2K proof
Microsoft Windows 1.0 FIRST sealed 050-050-226 Librascope part, W98, Y2K proof
Microsoft Windows 1.0 FIRST sealed 050-050-226 Librascope part, W98, Y2K proof
Microsoft Windows 1.0 FIRST sealed 050-050-226 Librascope part, W98, Y2K proof
Microsoft Windows 1.0 FIRST sealed 050-050-226 Librascope part, W98, Y2K proof
Microsoft Windows 1.0 FIRST sealed 050-050-226 Librascope part, W98, Y2K proof
Microsoft Windows 1.0 FIRST sealed 050-050-226 Librascope part, W98, Y2K proof
Microsoft Windows 1.0 FIRST sealed 050-050-226 Librascope part, W98, Y2K proof
Microsoft Windows 1.0 FIRST sealed 050-050-226 Librascope part, W98, Y2K proof
Microsoft Windows 1.0 FIRST sealed 050-050-226 Librascope part, W98, Y2K proof
Microsoft Windows 1.0 FIRST sealed 050-050-226 Librascope part, W98, Y2K proof

Microsoft Windows 1.0 FIRST sealed 050-050-226 Librascope part, W98, Y2K proof

$ 1161.59

Availability: 100 in stock
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  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
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  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • MPN: 050-050-226
  • Brand: Microsoft

    Description

    Cleaning out my Dad’s unique computer history collection!
    Please see all pictures!
    1-Factory sealed retail box copy PN: 050-050-226 of the first version of Microsoft Windows. Factory plastic still intact! Never opened.
    2-Microsoft
    Windows 98 factory sealed
    .
    3-Tested/Working “Y2K Proof” pencil. Delete function a bit worn.
    4-1956 Librascope LGP-30 Accumulator CPU “Read Flip Flop” part from the
    Librascope LGP-30 (1956)
    computer, with three of four vacuum tubes intact.
    SEE FOR DETAILS
    : http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/lgp-30.html
    Provenance
    :
    My Dad was a Computer Science professor at Harford Community College, about 10 miles from Aberdeen Proving Grounds (where ENIAC was also housed), and sometime in the ‘70’s, APG donated parts to various institutions, and local colleges were an obvious choice. The significance of the
    early Librascope LGP-30
    computer was only appreciated by a few super-nerds at the time, and by the early 2000’s, Harford wanted to clear storage space in the computer lab – and throw it away.
    As a former Air Force radar tech back in the ‘60’s, my Dad nostalgically grabbed this small board from what he described as “refrigerator sized racks filled with hundreds of tubes” and had it on his desk until he retired around 2010. Unfortunately, the rest of it was junked, but during that clean-out is when he also found the sealed copies of Windows 1.0 and Windows 98. The novelty “Y2K Proof” pencil was tucked away in the same storage box as the other items in this lot. Thanks for looking!
    Please see all pictures!
    While in unused condition, due to the age of the software, I cannot guarantee it will load or function properly.
    Boot at own risk.
    FOR YOUR SECURITY, THESE ITEMS WILL BE SHIPPED USPS PRIORITY MAIL WITH SIGNATURE REQUIRED. PLEASE BE AVAILABLE TO SIGN FOR IT.