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Post Your First Computer!

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myjaja

Diamond Member
Post the specs and the year of purchase.

Specs:
P2 200mhz
32mb ram
8gb hd(I think)
Windows 95

Purchase date: 1995
 
Apple II
8 Mhz
48 Kb RAM
5.25" external floopy drive
8 bit color when hooked to a TV, otherwise green monocolor 12" monitor

got that puppy in 1980 i think
 
my first computer was a timex sinclair 1000

Introduced: July 1982
Price: US $99.95
How many? 500,000 in first 6 months
Weight: 12 ounces
CPU: Zilog Z80A, 3.25MHz
RAM: 2K, 64K max
Display: 22 X 32 text
hooks to TV
Ports: memory, cassette
Peripherals: Cassette recorder
T/S printer
OS: ROM BASIC



in fact i think its in my basement heh
 
C=64 and 1541-II disk drive, about 1988 or so. Got the 1200 baud modem for Christmas in 1989.

First post on a BBS:

"ho ho ho my name is ___ _______. does anyone have any games"
 
Commodore 64. Given to me in 1989 by a friend. 🙂

I went "PC-compatable" a short time later with a 286. Got it at Sears for $2500 and it was an 8 Mhz processor (IIRC), 40MB HD, 1 MB of RAM, 3.5" FDD and 5.25" FDD. And it was faaaaaast. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: meltdown75
C=64 and 1541-II disk drive, about 1988 or so. Got the 1200 baud modem for Christmas in 1989.

First post on a BBS:

"ho ho ho my name is ___ _______. does anyone have any games"
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ROFL!!!! :laugh:
 
Atari 800XL w/ 5-1/4" Floppy and cassette drives. I still have everything but the cassette drive. Even the games. I learned to program on Basic with that thing.
Next PC was a Tandy (Radio Shack) 1000TX. It played Space Quest and Kings Quest, so I was happy.
 
IBM PC Jr - 1984
8088 / 128KB

5 1/4 drive + two cartridge bays

Kings Quest, Lode Runner and Shamus got me started as a gamer : )
 
Originally posted by: buck
Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
Commodore 64, cassette tape drive - 1984 (I think).
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:thumbsup:
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Same here, though the timeframe is a little fuzzy. I think it might have been '83 for me. About a year later, I got the blazin' fast 300 baud modem that was available at the time.
 
Originally posted by: Soundmanred
Atari 800XL w/ 5-1/4" Floppy and cassette drives. I still have everything but the cassette drive. Even the games. I learned to program on Basic with that thing.
Next PC was a Tandy (Radio Shack) 1000TX. It played Space Quest and Kings Quest, so I was happy.
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Oh wow... do you still have Star Raiders for the 8-bit Atari? That was one of the best games ever (at the time)!
 
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