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Well, my dad had on old DOS system, 5.25" floppy, ~1 meg of storage I think. (Don't remember other details, I was very young) I also remember the Dot Matrix printer 😀

First one that we got for the family: 1993ish
Packard Bell
P1 75MHz
8MB RAM
320 MB HDD
CD-ROM (not sure os speed)
Win 3.1x
14" VGA

$1300 special at Best Buy 🙁

It could play Warcraft 2 like a champ, though 😉
 
Actually, my very first computer was an IBM, 386/30, 8 MB RAM, tiny hard drive, running DOS.
I gave $45 for it.
This was in 1998!
Got disgusted that I couldn't actually DO anything with it and found a Compaq Deskpro, 133 Mhz., 16 MB RAM, 1.2 Gig HDD for $600 (Cheap & quite current at the time).
At least I learned a lot about DOS while running the IBM.
 
My dad bought a Packard Bell for me. I remember when I got it, I was like HOLY COW! This is fast! LOL!

486 DX2 50 Mhz
4 MB of ram (later upgraded to 12 MB)
640 MB HDD.
13 or 15" VGA monitor (I can't remember)
 
A C-Vic 20~ 1982. Couple years later got the impressive 8086 based system.


I think the vic-20 may still be in the garage with my intellivision.
 
Originally posted by: pontifex
486 66mhz
8 mb ram
420 mb hd
windows 3.11

probably around 1993
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Identical setup to mine. I think I had a 520 MB HD though. I recall it was a big day when I added another 8mb of ram. It was insanely expensive IIRC. I wanna say at least $300.
 
IBM XT.

It had a monochrome monitor, 5.25" floppy, 3.5" floppy, and a 20mb hard drive.

Other than that, I cannot tell you its specifications.
 
IBM PS/2 Model 70, I got it in 1988

386DX 20
4mb RAM
60mb MCA HDD
1.44mb FDD
512k MCA VGA
MCA (Micro channel Arcitecture) based motherboard
12in VGA display
DOS 4.0
 
Originally posted by: waggy
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
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I sold mine years back, wish I still had it.
 
IBM Aptiva

Cyrix 133MHz
16MB RAM
2 GB HDD
20x CD-ROM
15" CRT Monitor
Windows 95

Purchased summer of 1997 with my high school graduation money for around $1600 (knew nothing about computers and got jacked).
 
first family pc

486- 100mhz
16mg ram
voodoo 2 32 mg???
20 gig HDD

Dune 2 and doom machine!

My first hand me down pc.

HP 533 MHZ celeron
384 mg of ram
30 gig HDD
PCI Gforce 4 mx420

I played warcraft 3 on this!!!
It sucked but it was mine. I still have the case in storage. But I dont have any mobos to fit in it. its a tiny ass case. 🙁
 
Mattel Aquarius
I had the tape drive, the thermal printer, the modem cartridge, the 4K memory cartridge, several of the software cartridges (Fileform, Finform, Utopia, etc) and the Mini expander with Intellivision like controllers. I used to BBS like crazy. 😛
 
1981 Timex Sinclair 1000 kit $100

Imported kit from England.

A version for North America came out next year.

Mine had 16K memory.

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

Timex Sinclair 1000

 
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