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- Manual for Converting from Internal Combustion to an Electric Vehicle, "Convert It," 1993 - For a long time, major car manufacturers didn't make electrics. This did not stop electric vehicle enthusiasts. Manuals, such as the 1993 book <EM>Convert It</EM>, helped them build their own.
- 2005
- Collections - Artifact
Manual for Converting from Internal Combustion to an Electric Vehicle, "Convert It," 1993
For a long time, major car manufacturers didn't make electrics. This did not stop electric vehicle enthusiasts. Manuals, such as the 1993 book Convert It, helped them build their own.
- Victor 9000 Personal Computer, 1982 - The Victor 9000 (sold as the Sirius 1 in Europe), introduced in 1981, was a direct competitor of IBM's Personal Computer. It was created by Chuck Peddle, lead designer of the MOS 6502 microprocessor and Commodore PET. Upon boot-up, the computer's sound hardware was designed to say: "I am the Victor 9000, the number one choice in business computers."
- 1982
- Collections - Artifact
Victor 9000 Personal Computer, 1982
The Victor 9000 (sold as the Sirius 1 in Europe), introduced in 1981, was a direct competitor of IBM's Personal Computer. It was created by Chuck Peddle, lead designer of the MOS 6502 microprocessor and Commodore PET. Upon boot-up, the computer's sound hardware was designed to say: "I am the Victor 9000, the number one choice in business computers."