Your First Computer.... - Page 9

01-28-04, 08:16 AM

Tandy MC10 with b+w tv as monitor and audio tape backup.

I still remember at the age of 12 writing an adventure game and 'snake' game in basic

MightyMarshall · 01-29-04, 09:13 PM

when i was in third grade i got an abicus...

01-29-04, 09:29 PM

Dell Dimension XPS. 166MHz Pentium MMX, 32MB SDRAM, 3.5GB HDD, Windows 95.

Synth · 02-02-04, 05:01 PM

slide rule

lillibelle · 02-03-04, 10:18 PM

I inherited an AST 386 laptop from my Dad that ran Windows 3.0.

polar607 · 02-04-04, 02:33 PM

my first was a Heathkit -- home-built, 5 1/4 drive and a mono (green) screen.

the second was an IBM 8088 with (2) 3.5" drives...one later removed to add an 8MB HDD. Man, what power!

hottweelz · 02-04-04, 10:12 PM

Ah I remember my Commodore VIC-20 ... got me a tape drive and the 300baud ViC Modem for the local BBS's here on Long Island... remember Compute! and Commodore Magazine?

02-04-04, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pcwhiz78
Just wondering. Mine was a Compaq Pentium 1 300MHZ PC w/ a whopping 1GB storage and big fat 15" CRT monitor--no internet...:D

300mhz!!!???? I didnt know p1's were that fast, hehe.

My first pc...............

amd k6 166mhz, 16mb ram, and a HUGE 1.8gb hard drive.

EDIT: Sure enough p1's did get up to 300mhz.

Potsdam420 · 02-05-04, 03:22 PM

Man, I remember when I was, gosh I couldn't have been older than 6 or 7, I had a Texas Instruments computer. I would have to go dig it out to see exactly what it was, but I remember it was one hell of a beast! No monitor, hooked up to a television set, had some crazy voice synthesizer that you could program stuff into the computer to have it talk..... man, those were the days. Inputting code into the thing for a couple days just for the satisfaction of playing a game similar to those snake games on cell phones. Did anyone else have one of these? My 2nd computer was a wonderful Apple IIe (Man, I miss playing Math Blaster!) :D

DoDoubleGeo · 02-07-04, 02:27 AM

The first computer I had was a Timex Sinclair - don't remember the model number or any specs but I do remember hours of typing programs into it and saving them to cassettes. Eventually the power pak had to be taped onto the keyboard. The next computer I got is my current one, a DimensionXPS T800r. Sadly I'm not much better with the new one =(

Chief Dino · 02-09-04, 11:31 AM

My first was a 486/33 cobbled together out of a buddies junk box in his garage. If memory serves it had 4mb ram and 212mb hdd, a 9600baud modem and a 14" screen. I remember my mother using a T1000(?) that hooked up to the TV for a class she took in college.