Timmn
join:2000-04-23
Tinley Park, IL
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Re: Your first computer
My first computer was a Sanyo MBC550. It had 256K of memory dual quad-density (720K) 5.25 inch drives, the IBM Compatibility card, SASI (precursor to SCSI) hard drive controller card, and a modified version of Sanyo DOS (it was distributed by a company out of Michigan, I forget the name) and the power-supply, drive light, and clock chip modification. I also removed the 8088 chip and replaced it with a NEC V20 chip.
Now, those were the days! |
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aliasrlz
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join:2000-09-01
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TRS-80 (Trash 80) with 16k ram, and yes, that is 16k, lol  |
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Chip
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join:2001-12-23
Connecticut
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I had one of the first TRS-80's(serial #14) that I pre-ordered before they even went into production. It came with a gutted black-and-white TV, and a cassette deck for storage. It had a whopping 4K of ram, and cost $1200.
You could upgrade to 16K of ram for an additional $300.
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RogersLite
join:2004-12-05
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My first computer was a P4 1.7GHZ 40GB HDD 256RAM ASUS P4T-E Motherboard, Pioneer DVD Rom , Yamaha CD Burner [Changed from manufacturer hpcd burner] panasonic 1.44 floppy, sb live 5.1, msi geforce 2 mx400, & dlink 10/100 ehternet |
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Plasticman
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| My first computer was a C64 with 4 5 1/4 floppy drives, commadore 300 baud modem (upgraded to a hayes 2400). I used to run a bbs on it. Man those were the days..... Sprint and Metro calling codes, watts lines. I even remember the old original Microsoft Flight simulator. It was a black screen with green stick lines...
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Tandy 1000
MS-DOS 5.0
Windows 3.1 (upgrade)
Math co-processor 
640K RAM
20MB HD
Tandy Dot Matrix printer (I can still hear the noise now)
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seezar
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join:2001-07-01
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My first was a TRS-80 and then I upgraded to a Tandy 1000HX. It was one of the first machines to come out with a 3.5" disk drive, a full 720K as opposed to 360k on a single floppy, wow 
Way back then I also got a laser128. It was one of the Apple II clones out on the market. |
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OrigZaphod042
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join:2001-07-22
Round Lake, IL
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A good old Vic-20 with a tape drive.
Best game on it ever... Lunar Lander |
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Armada1
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join:2001-05-16
Chicago, IL
| said by OrigZaphod042  :A good old Vic-20 with a tape drive. Best game on it ever... Lunar Lander ME TOO!!!! Although I had the Vic-20 1 year before I got the tape drive. Learned to program a hangman game in BASIC. Was erased everytime I turned machine off. A real good motivator in learning to optimize code!
After that got the IBM PC Jr.
Next was a 386 of some sort.
Then a compaq 486 of some sort
Dell pentium 1 laptop
toshiba pentium 2 laptop
compaq pentium 2 laptop
dell dimension desktop
then it just explodes into the typical too many machine home network
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PILMAN
join:2002-11-23
Fort Walton Beach, FL
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I honestly don't know what brand I used. I think my dad built it as he was pretty against brand names. I was 3 years old and I had it in 1988. It just had DOS on there and games like snake and chopper and monkey island. It wasn't an apple I know that for a fact, my dad hated apple. And I can't ask him because he's dead. |
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babwas
join:2005-04-09
Omaha, NE | reply to wxboss
My first computer was a Commodore 64. The first computer I bought for my own use is my Dell XPS B733r which I still use. |
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handydave
join:2000-12-14
Totowa, NJ | reply to PILMAN
In order:
TI 99/4A
C-64
Tandy 1000
---> 2nd machine Amiga 1000
Tandy 1000 TX
Storebuilt 386
Homebuilt PCs from there. |
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free2scour
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join:2000-11-24
Ronkonkoma, NY | reply to wxboss
TRS-80 Model I w/4k RAM and a Cassette Recorder.......
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simplykristi
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In September 1991, I bought my first computer. It was a custom-made IBM-compatible computer with a 386/16 mhz processor. I had 2 megabytes of ram and a 30 megabyte hard drive. It had a 14-inch VGA monitor. I bought a dot-matrix printer too.
Now I have three P4 3.2 GHZ pcs and a P4 2.0 GHZ pc. Quite a step up. I have two 18-inch flat screen monitors and a 19-inch CRT.
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KUppiano
Karl Uppiano
join:2003-02-02
Ferndale, WA
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said by Hawk :October 1986
Do you remember DOS from IBM? It competed with MS-DOS from Microsoft, just like OS/2 Warp from IBM did before Windows 95. In both cases, it's rather clear which history favored. Though, being available in limited quantities isn't always a bad thing. Edit: If my memory serves me, that's "Deskmate" on the screen. DOS from IBM was called PC-DOS, and it was made by Microsoft and OEM'ed with the IBM-PCs. MS-DOS was used by the clones. But PC-DOS and MS-DOS were nearly identical. We used them interchangeably on PCs and clones that we had at work. |
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beeman65
join:2001-07-23
Mckeesport, PA
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My family's first computer was an Apple IIe. I remember playing Lemonade, Caste Wolfstein, and Star Wars: The Arcade Game on it (I even had the joystick to play it) I think that is when I got interested at investigating a computer, such as where everything plugged in at and how to work everything. My sister kept a diary on the Apple and I always tried to open it and read it. So that explains why I got into forensics today
Our first Windows box was in '97 with a P2 233 running Windows 95.
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Radio Shack CoCo 3 with floppy drive and a bubch of ROM packs. Thats what I learned DOS on. Does anyone remember those pc mags that would have the codes you would spend forever typing up "if x=2 then GOTO blablabla". After spending all that time making it, it wouldn't run. Then you would have to wait for next months mag to come out with the corrections.
I still have my old coco3 (and a 1) floating around in the attec somewhere.
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KUppiano
Karl Uppiano
join:2003-02-02
Ferndale, WA
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Oh, and my computer history?
o DEC PDP-11/34 RSTS-E (Resource Sharing/Time Sharing Enhanced). I did not own this one. The college did.
o HP25 (Ok not a computer, but you could program it -- and I did, a lot). I eventually traded it for a 25C that would remember what you keyed in when you turned it off.
o Atari 800 w/BASIC cart, Assembler/Editor cart, AtariWriter cart. One floppy disk drive, I/O module.
o TRS/80 Model 100 laptop (40 col x 8 row LCD screen if I remember correctly). It still works.
o Then, into the PC era... |
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ernstk
join:2001-05-08
Middle Village, NY
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I built one of those RCA 1802 Cosmac Elfs in 1977. Gave it to the Boston Computer Museum in 1987. Then built another one.
There is still people building them today, check
»www.cosmacelf.com
There are a couple of emulators for it. One for the Palm. Way cool!
My latest toy is a eNote Linux laptop.
Klaus Ernst NYC |
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Outsourced
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join:2002-03-17
Holly Springs, NC
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Cool! I'm the least experienced computer user on BBR
My First computer was a Compaq 7110US, 1.33Ghz AMD, 60GB, 256MB RAM, Windows ME, that I bought on August 17, 2001.
I had never touched or even seen a computer before then.
I still have it and am using it right now.
Going on 4 years later, I've almost figured out how to use the thing. I still don't know how to type. I'll be a 2 finger hunt and peck typist forever. |
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