Links: Chip Collectors

All websites are presented in alphabetical order. Links will open in new window
  CPU / chip collectors  
155la3.ru - Museum of electronic rarities (in Russian). Big collection of USSR/Russian integrated circuits and other electronic components. Information in PDF format on many components.  
ABC CPU (in Polish and English). Collection of mostly x86 processors with pictures. Information on x86 microprocessor families. Information about manufacturers. Tradelist. Collection is grouped by manufacturer.
The Antique Chip Collector's Page. Collection of early processors. Descriptions of processor families. History chart of early microprocessors and memory chips. Information about chip manufacturers. Very useful information about different aspects of chip collection. Collection is grouped by CPU Family/Manufacturer.
Chris CPU Collection (in Estonian). Small collection of mostly x86 processors. Processor pictures. Collection is grouped by manufacturer.
CPU-CN.COM (in Chinese and English). The site contains collections of many Chinese collectors. Dedicated "Engineering Samples" page. Tradelist. Resource page. Forum (in Chinese). The collections are grouped by three different ways: collector and then family, family and manufacturer, and manufacturer and family.
CPU Collection. Collection of mostly Intel and AMD microprocessors. Tradelist. Collection is grouped by manufacturer.  
Computer Collection Tonh. Collection of computers, computer peripherals and semiconductors (including CPUs). Microprocessor pictures. CPU collection is grouped by family.
cpucollection.ca. Very big collection of various microprocessors, microcontrollers and bit-slice processors starting from Intel 4004 and up to AMD K6-III and Intel Pentium III. Tradelist. Links. Collection is grouped by family and then by manufacturer.  
www.cpucollection.se. Collection of x86 microprocessors. Separate "Engineering Samples" page. Memorabilia pages. Collection is grouped by manufacturer and then by family.
 
www.cpu-collection.com. Collection of microprocessors, microcontrollers and co-processors and EPROMs. Tradelist. Links. Collection is grouped by chip function, manufacturer and then by family.
 
CPU Collection. Collection of various microprocessors and co-processors. Descriptions of processor families and individual processors. Information about package and socket types. Tradelist. Links. Collection can be grouped by manufacturer or family. Forum (shared with www.cpu-museum.de).
CPU Collector. Collection of microprocessors and co-processors ranging from 8086 and Z80 to Pentium 4. Microprocessor information and pictures. Tradelist. Links. Collection can be grouped by manufacturer or family. Forum (shared with www.cpu-world.com).
cpufpu.ic.cz (in Czech). Collection of various processors and co-processors. Microprocessor information and pictures. Links. Collection is grouped by manufacturer and then by family.  
CPU-Galaxy. Collection of mostly Intel chips starting from Intel 4004 to Pentium 4/Xeon/Itanium. Descriptions of processor families. Articles related to CPU collecting. Tradelist. Links. Guestbook. Collection is grouped by manufacturer and then by family.
CPU-Info. Collection of chips starting from Intel 8080 up to Xeon and Athlon/Duron. Descriptions of processor families. CPU articles. Picture gallery (partially incomplete). Download section. Links. Collection is grouped by family.
CPU-Info.se (in Swedish). Collection of mostly x86 processors. Microprocessors pictures and brief information. Links. Collection is grouped by manufacturer and then by family.
cpu.kvalitne.cz (in Czech). Collection of mostly x86 processors and co-processors. Collection is grouped by family.  
CPU Shack. Very big (1700+) collection of processors starting from Intel 4004 up to AMD Athlon. Big collection of windowed EPROMs. Pictures of all processors. Processor specifications.
CPU-Me. Collection of various microprocessors, microcontrollers and FPUs. EPROM collection. Collection is grouped by manufacturer and then by family.
CPU-Museo.it (CPU & FPU). Collection of various microprocessors, co-processors and CPU-boards. Detailed pictures of boxed processors. Tradelist.
CPU Museum (.com). Very broad collection of processors starting from early ones up to year 1980, including processors from USSR and East Germany. Processor descriptions. Manufacturer logos. Identification codes of CPUs. Collection is grouped by CPU Family.
CPU Museum (.de). Collection of processors starting from 8088 to Pentium/Pentium II. Short processor descriptions. Forum. Collection is grouped by Manufacturer.
CPU Museum (.net) (in German and English). Collection of Intel processors starting from 4004 to Pentium Pro. Tradelist.
CPU-Museum (.pl, in Polish). Collection of mostly x86 microprocessors starting from 8088 up to Athlon/Pentium II CPUs. Microprocessor pictures. Download section with system utilities. Forum (in Polish). Collection is grouped by manufacturer and then by family.
CPU pages (in Czech). Broad collection of processors starting from 8080 to Pentium IV/Athlon XP. Processor descriptions and pictures. Downloadable computer wallpaper images. Posters for sale. Gallery of sockets and microprocessor dies. Tradelist. Links. Collection is grouped by manufacturer and then by family.
CPU-Sammlung. Big collection of various microprocessors and co-processors. Gallery of favorite chips. Links. Tradelist. Collection is grouped by manufacturer.
CPU-Sammlung (The Calamari page). Big collection of microprocessors and co-processors. Microprocessor pictures. Links. Collection is grouped by manufacturer and then by family.
CPU-Ukraine. Collection of mostly USSR/Russian microprocessors and microcontrollers. Information on USSR chips. Tradelist. Links.
CPU-Welt. Collection of various microprocessors and co-processors. Separate page with EPROM chips. Collection is grouped by family.
CPU Zone. Collection of Intel 4004 - Pentium II processors, early Intel memory as well as a few non-Intel old processor families (Z80, 6502, etc). Intel collection includes very rare processors and memory chips. Tradelist. Collection is grouped by manufacturer and then by family.
Debs CPU collection and information site. Collection of various microprocessors and microcontrollers. Collection of EPROMs. Hardware programming section. Links. Collection is grouped by manufacturer and then by family.
Deuttai (CPU museum) (in French). Collection of various microprocessors and co-processors. Processor pictures. Links to collector sites. Collection is grouped by manufacture and then by family.
Edgar Elsen (in German). Short history of computers and processors. Processor Bugs. Download section. Links to collector sites. Links to manufacturers. List of collection. Picture gallery is now online.
Exian's CPU Museum (in Hungarian). Collection of x86 processors. Processor pictures. Forum (in Hungarian). Collection is grouped by manufacturer and then by family.
Engineering Sample. Collection of engineering, qualification and mechanical samples of microprocessors, and not only microprocessors. Microprocessor pictures. Collection is grouped by manufacturer.
Faber's CPU collection page (in Polish and English). Collection of various processors with pictures and basic chip information. Links. Collection is grouped by manufacturer and then by family.
Gecko's CPU library. Collection of various processors. Information about microprocessor families, packages and sockets. Links. Collection is grouped by manufacturer and then by family.
Goldtraces.com. Collection of gold (ceramic/gold) processors and other chips with pictures. Tradelist. Collection is grouped by processor family.
IC Collection (in Japanese). Diverse collection of microprocessors and microcontrollers with information (in Japanese only).  
GreatCat CPU Collection (in Taiwanese?). Collection of x86 processors with pictures. Collection is grouped by CPU family.  
Intel CPU Museum (in Chinese). Collection of Intel microprocessors starting from 4004 to Pentium IV. CPU pictures. Tradelist and wantlist (English and Chinese versions). Collection is grouped by family.
Itofamily IC Collection (in Japanese). Collection of microprocessors and microcontrollers.  
Konfucious CPU-Sammlung (in German). Big collection of microprocessors and co-processors of many different manufacturers with pictures. CPU history page. Tradelist. Links. Collection is grouped by manufacturer.
Norm Anheier's Gallery. Collection of processors with pictures. Bubble memory collection. Tradelist.  
openlab.jp/kitaro/ (in Japanese). Collection of personal computers and microprocessors. Collection is grouped by manufacturer.
PC-Atrium.de (in German). Big collection of mostly x86 microprocessors from different manufacturers with pictures and information. Microprocessor packages. Guestbook. Collection is grouped by manufacturer and then by processor family.
Rambo's CPU Collection (.pl). Collection of various microprocessors and co-processors. Collection is grouped by CPU type.
www.rarecpus.com. Collection of engineering samples and other rare microprocessors. Collection is grouped by manufacturer.
Silirium.ru Online Chips Museum. Collection of various processors. Many USSR/Russian microprocessors. Tradelist. Collection is grouped by manufacturer.
Syntheticlones Silicon chips. Collection of integrated circuits including microprocessors. Has many nice and odd looking chips. Tradelist.
Vintchip Chip collection. Collection of vintage integrated circuits, inlcuding many flatpacks. Page with computer rarities.
x86 Guide (in French and English). Big collection of x86 processors with pictures and chip information. Collection is grouped by manufacturer and then by family.
www.yjfy.com (in Chinese). Collection of old computer hardware, including microprocessors. Forum. Colection is grouped by hardware type and manufacturer. This information may be incorrect as I don't understand Chinese.
 
  Pages dedicated to collections of chips/microprocessors  
Personal Processor Collection. Collection of mostly x86 microprocessors. Each family is represented by one processor.  
Vintage Intel Microchips. "The Collector's Guide to Vintage Intel Microchips" written by George Phillips. The guide includes information, chip markings, pictures and collector values for 4004 - 8088 Intel microprocessors, old memory and support/peripheral chips. The guide is contains more than 1300 pages and more than 750 pictures.
 
  Computer and CPU-related collections  
ChipDB.org. Collection of microprocessor and co-processor pictures. All pictures on the site are donated by chip collectors.
ChipScapes. Chip die pictures and chip pictures as a form of art. Gallery of artworks.
Computer Closet Home page. Big collection of old computers and home video games.  
IC Die Photography. Die pictures of integrated curcuits.
Molecular Expressions Chip Shots. CPU die pictures of many different processor families starting from 4004 up to Athlon.  
Old Computers. Very impressive collection of old computers. Forum. Links.  
Online Museum of old CPU Coolers (In German). Collection of old CPU coolers for 80486 and Pentium class processors. Links.  
The Old Calculator Web Museum. Big collection of vintage calculators with many pictures and detailed descriptions. Calculator advertisement pictures. Articles. Links.
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