Vintage: Incredible, obsolete, rare, unforgettable

A look at five technological innovations from the past

Update: 2015-10-24 08:22 GMT

AN APPLE-1 PERSONAL COMPUTER (1976): The Apple-1 computer, which was invented in 1976 by Steve Wozniak, was the idea of his friend Steve Jobs. As per a 2013 report, only 63 people own this ancient computer and only six have been confirmed to be in

A RARE K-MODEL ENIGMA CIPHER MACHINE (1920s):The three-rotor Enigma was the standard German electro-mechanical ciphering machine and was widely used during the World War II. Dr. Arthur Scheribius invented it and was subsequently introduced bought by

MCFARLANE'S CALCULATING CYLINDER (1835s): The McFarlane's Calculating Cylinder is a cylindrical calculating device has three rotating sections printed with various scales for calculating monetary interests during the nineteenth century. (Estimated

A THOMAS DE COLMAR ARITHMOMETRE (1785s):The Thomas De Colmar Arithmometre was the world’s first ever-digital calculator and was awarded a patent in 1870. With approximately 60 machines surviving in private collections, this remains one of the most

A WHEATSTONE WAVE MACHINE (1840s): In the late 1840s, English Scientist Sir Charles Wheatstone built and designed the Wave Machine, which is a device used to illustrate the addition of two harmonic waves. Only a meagre 30 of these devices were

<p>October 21 was the day on which Michael J Fox's Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd's Doc Brown travelled in Back to the Future 2 in 1989. The film tries to predict how technology and other aspects will advance exponentially in future.</p><p>On the contrary, we present to you five technological innovations from the past, which have really laid the foundation for developing some of amazing gadgets and machines that make our life so simple. At the time of writing this article, all these items were on auction on chritises.com.  </p>

Vintage: Incredible, obsolete, rare, unforgettable

A look at five technological innovations from the past

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