JDThiele.com - x86 Project!

Last Update: Wednesday - January 10th, 2007

The x86 Project:

I first conceived this idea in July of 2006, when I was hit with an enormous wave of nostalgia about my “early” computing days and my trusty IBM 8088 computer. I decided to start collecting all CPUs I came across. I looked everywhere, I even salvaged CPUs I found in machines discarded next to the trash can on garbage day. I started looking on E-Bay, and to my dismay, people were selling many CPU’s as gold scrap recovery. I want to create displays that would contain CPUs from the 8086/8088 all the way up to the Pentium IV and beyond families to be used as loaner displays for educational purposes. I.e. Schools, Museums ect…

Goal:

To collect EVERY x86 CPU and variants from the (8086, 8087, 8088, 1x86, 1x87, 2x86, 2x87, 3x86, 3x87, 4x86, 5x86, 6x86, mII, Athalon, Athalon XP, Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III & Pentium IV, Pentium D, Pentium M & Pentium 4-M) CPU Families from all manufacturers and polish them up to look as good as new.

Vision:

Entire CPU Families mounted on beautifully carved/beveled & burned stained oak plaques with an engraved brass plate for each CPU that states the date, model & spec information to that specific CPU.

CPU Collection:

I get CPU’s any place that I can. I go to electronic reclamation centers, discarded machines, friends and family, anyplace at all. I clean, catalog & photograph every CPU that I collect.

Give Support:

If you have any CPU’s lying around (or have an old computer you are going to throw away, take out the CPU!) I will gladly give all CPUs a bath and a comfy piece of padding to call home until such time as I collect an entire family and am ready to begin construction of a display plaque. No CPU turned away, rest assured that they will be treasured and respected for the rest of their lives.

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