Hi Ivan,
pasting in a bit from an email just sent to you -
As for computer ideas and thoughts :
1980
- Atari 400 (released 1979) -
http://oldcomputers.net/atari400.html ,
http://www.vintage-computer.com/images/atari400.jpg- Commodore PET 8042 (introduced May 1980) -
http://oldcomputers.net/pet4032.html- IBM PC (introduced 1981) -
http://www.vintage-computer.com/ibm_pc.shtml1986
- Commodore 64 (released 1982) -
http://oldcomputers.net/c64.html- Commodore SX-64 (released 1984) -
http://oldcomputers.net/sx64.html- Amstrad CPC-464 (released 1984) -
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=84 (mentioning this as there's a huge Amstrad collector in Auckland)
- Commodore Amiga 500 (released 1987) -
http://oldcomputers.net/amiga500.html1992
- Apple Mac Classic -
http://pc-museum.com/officewing.htm- IBM PS/2 (circa 1989, continued use into early 90s) -
http://pc-museum.com/officewing.htm- PC General (NZ branded PC company popular then)
Thoughts - home computer vs work/office computer. Computers that have their own screen built-in, have their own separate screen, or use TV screen. Stylised looks, popularity of models, who has them in Auckland ???
If you wanted to stay within a brand, i.e. Apple (maybe they could supply all the computers as they're pretty good at ensuring anything that shows in film is always an Apple product) - Apple II, Apple Mac Plus, Apple Mac LC-III, Apple iMac G3 etc (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_o ... ._products)
After all this, Bob Doran of the Auckland University and their computer museum collection may be the best bet -
http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/col ... /multi.htm