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Spin-Off: What was your first computer?
Posted on 1/25/15 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 1/25/15 at 1:01 pm
I think my parents got this for me for Christmas in '95. Packard Bell Microsoft Station
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The Microsoft Station, available now at an estimated retail price of $3,499, includes an Intel Corp. Pentium 133-megahertz processor and a bundle of more than 30 Microsoft software titles.
The computer, which comes with a quad-speed CD-ROM drive and high-quality audio, also includes a 1.6-gigabyte hard drive, 16 megabytes of RAM and a built-in telephone answering machine.
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Posted on 1/25/15 at 1:15 pm to nolanola
The IBM PCjr (released in '83), which introduced me to Sierra's King's Quest (not my photo):
According to Wikipedia, the PCjr was a commercial flop. This makes me sad, because I thought the machine was amazing.
I am an old.
According to Wikipedia, the PCjr was a commercial flop. This makes me sad, because I thought the machine was amazing.
I am an old.
Posted on 1/25/15 at 1:58 pm to nolanola
Can't quite remember specs but the screen looked like this playing Flight Simulator. I thought I was totally bad arse with an Orange on Black screen ( instead of the typical green screen).
Posted on 1/25/15 at 2:17 pm to nolanola
Apple IIe
Posted on 1/25/15 at 2:40 pm to nolanola
Posted on 1/25/15 at 2:40 pm to nolanola
Amiga when I was 5, followed shortly by a custom build with a 486 that was upgraded through the years with various Pentiums, more RAM, sound cards, and Windows 3.1, 95, then 98.
The first computer that was ever exclusively for my use was also the first build I did by myself, 2002-2003 era. 2.53Ghz Pentium 4, 512mb of DDR, some barebones ECS motherboard, ATI Radeon 7500, and 30GB hard drive made by "Magnetic Data Technologies," a third-party company that refurbishes WD drives and strips its branding.
I eventually upgraded that computer in 2003 or 2004 and ventured into custom water cooling. This was my first attempt:
Didn't have all the hobbyist aftermarket liquid cooling gear we have today. This setup had a modified heater core from an old Chevette, medical grade tygon tubing, Mag4 aquarium pump, and universal copper blocks.
The first computer that was ever exclusively for my use was also the first build I did by myself, 2002-2003 era. 2.53Ghz Pentium 4, 512mb of DDR, some barebones ECS motherboard, ATI Radeon 7500, and 30GB hard drive made by "Magnetic Data Technologies," a third-party company that refurbishes WD drives and strips its branding.
I eventually upgraded that computer in 2003 or 2004 and ventured into custom water cooling. This was my first attempt:
Didn't have all the hobbyist aftermarket liquid cooling gear we have today. This setup had a modified heater core from an old Chevette, medical grade tygon tubing, Mag4 aquarium pump, and universal copper blocks.
This post was edited on 1/25/15 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 1/25/15 at 3:12 pm to nolanola
Posted on 1/25/15 at 3:21 pm to nolanola
Our first computer was a Packard Bell as well. Christmas of 1994 I believe it was. 60MHz Pentium processor, 8MB of RAM, 400MB hard drive, CD-ROM.
Posted on 1/25/15 at 5:15 pm to nolanola
my dad made some computer in grad school, but the first one bought for me was the TI-99/4A.
Posted on 1/25/15 at 5:56 pm to nolanola
IBM System 36 at work, later upgraded to AS/400.
Atari Mega ST at home, that I paid $4000 for
But they did throw in a 20MB hard drive
Atari Mega ST at home, that I paid $4000 for
But they did throw in a 20MB hard drive
Posted on 1/25/15 at 6:32 pm to Jim Rockford
Commodore 64
Posted on 1/25/15 at 6:42 pm to nolanola
I bought an Ambra computer with a 1st generation Pentium processor in 1993. It came with DOS, but I loaded IBM OS/2. My computer at work was an IBM 486. So my home computer was faster than my work computer.
Posted on 1/25/15 at 6:47 pm to Bestbank Tiger
Mine was a custom built, have no recollection of the specs other than it was running windows 3.1 with Tabs, still had to use DOS to launch most things tho. Chuck Yeager's Air Combat Simulator was my shite back then. Second system was purchased not long after: Compaq Presario with a Pentium 200mhz and VooDoo Banshee graphics. That was my Ultima Online machine. Damn I loved the shite out of that game.
Posted on 1/25/15 at 6:52 pm to nolanola
Posted on 1/25/15 at 7:03 pm to nolanola
I rocked this one.
As a college student.
The TRS-80 Model 4P was "portable" alright - if you considered a sewing machine portable. But yes, it could be carried.
Believe it or not, it was pretty good for doing papers. I used Scripsit, which was fine for quickly getting the wording right in my dorm room. But anything involving superscripts, subscripts, special fonts, etc. required manual input of printer codes from the back of the printer manual.
What I usually did was to use it to get the words right, then printed that out, walked over to the library, and typed it up on an IBM Selectric.
A friend of mine was an early adopter of LaTeX and could print out professional copy though with integral signs and everything.
As a college student.
The TRS-80 Model 4P was "portable" alright - if you considered a sewing machine portable. But yes, it could be carried.
Believe it or not, it was pretty good for doing papers. I used Scripsit, which was fine for quickly getting the wording right in my dorm room. But anything involving superscripts, subscripts, special fonts, etc. required manual input of printer codes from the back of the printer manual.
What I usually did was to use it to get the words right, then printed that out, walked over to the library, and typed it up on an IBM Selectric.
A friend of mine was an early adopter of LaTeX and could print out professional copy though with integral signs and everything.
Posted on 1/25/15 at 7:25 pm to Bestbank Tiger
Apple Power Mac. My favorite feature was the 28.8k modem. 
Everything I had used to that point had a 14.4k modem.
Everything I had used to that point had a 14.4k modem.Posted on 1/25/15 at 7:26 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Everything I had used to that point had a 14.4k modem.
I used a 300 baud modem, I could read much faster than it could receive data. While I walked to school and back in six feet of snow.
Posted on 1/25/15 at 7:27 pm to ZugZug
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According to Wikipedia, the PCjr was a commercial flop. This makes me sad, because I thought the machine was amazing.
Where did you get that keyboard? The PCjr was ridiculed from the outset for its chiclet keyboard, and that ain't it. I for one gave the chiclet props, because it was a step up from my first computer:
Posted on 1/25/15 at 7:31 pm to dandug001
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I rocked a TI99-4A also and I had it in the first grade. I still have it in my spare bedroom with Burgertime and a few other old games.
My first PC was a 386 that I built and i remember putting a turbo booster on it that bumped it up a bit. I think it was a 25 Hz that got boosted to 40 or so. I also remember building a 486 that was badass and I remember my dad getting an original Pentium processor and that fricker blazed.
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