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About BinaryValue.com -A Tribute to Innovative Computers & their Engineers -

This website is a tribute to all vintage computers and their engineers who worked day and night to build these amazing machines.

Special thanks go to:

• Tim Berners-Lee (inventor of the World Wide Web.. and the European CERN for not being selfish with its inventions)
• Linus Torvalds (main developer of the Linux kernel.. without him, building and hosting WEB would be a privilege of the few)
• Jay Glenn Miner (the Amiga's father and engineer on the Atari 2600 & Atari 8-bit family)
• Dave Haynie (chief engineer at Commodore International)
• Clive Sinclair (inventor of the ZX Spectrum)
• Steve Bosniak (the brains behind Apple computers),

and of course, my father, who taught me to pursue my dreams and never to give up, no matter the cost

Also to:

• Wikipedia, for its amazing information and sources
• Joomla Community
• DeviantArt for their lovely images
• The Greek Amiga Community

Computers included on this website

This website includes technical and general information about the following computers:

• Xerox Alto by Xerox PARC

• NeXT 32-bit family of workstations

• Commodore Amiga 16/32-bit family of computers

• Atari 16/32-bit family of computers

• Apple Macintosh 16/32-bit family of computers

• IBM PC/PS2/PS1 line of computers

• Acorn Archimedes 32-bit family of computers

• 8-bit computers (Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64/128, and Sinclair ZX Spectrum)

• Video Gaming Consoles

About the Developer

Starting with a PC/XT and moving forward with an Acorn Archimedes 3000, I got involved with computers early. Programming, graphic design, and computer games have always been among my hobbies. Programming remains my hobby to this day, mainly by building financial websites and creating TA indicators on PineScript.

Short story from the early 1990s:

Don’t trust that PC saleswoman

In the dark alleys of Stournari Street, in the center of Athens, a 14-year-old is seeking a decent computer shop. This kid is me, and I am trying to find some software for a recently purchased 8088-PC (gift from my parents). Stournari Street was the national center of computing in the 80s and 90s. However, the police were always present there, as anarchists and the local police had quite often a fight. I doubt if they even knew why. In any case, as a kid, I could feel the tension deep in my bones. 

Turning left on Patision Street, a computer shop appears, and some kids come out with software in their hands. This is it, I thought, this is exactly what I'm looking for. The front window of the computer shop is quite impressive, and inside, there is a huge shelf loaded with software. However, with a price tag of between 6,000 and 9,000 drachmas (something like $70-105 in today’s money), these prices were far out of any kid’s budget.

Suddenly, I turn my head to the left, and I can't believe my eyes, an Amiga 500 with a Commodore 1084 monitor playing a demo of the video game Gods. The world has changed in the blink of an eye. Incredible colors, fast scrolling, and stereo sound captivated all my senses. I had no idea that any computer of that time could even do that. 

Next, I realized how much I was fooled by that PC saleswoman who told me that a PC/XT with 2 drives is the best computer for a young man. Since then, I have never trusted any salesperson in my life.

My Retro Collection

Collecting retro computers is one of my hobbies, and this is my collection so far.

This website was built with Joomla, enjoy it!

■ Giorgos (Turrican)

Athens, Greece (2022-2025)

Contact: BinaryValue.com(at)gmail.com

Top Image: RavindraPanwar