Your first Computer. Where did you start?

Redleg

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Just thought it could be interesting to see where you all started.. :)


My first computer ever was WAY back in the 80's..

It was a Texas Instruments TI-99

It had a processor running at a whooping 3MHz, and 16K or RAM!! :lol:
Had to plug it into a TV.
But it did it's job, and I learnt to program my first lines of BASIC on it..
Had a few cool (back then) games for it as well..

Some tech info about the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A:
Released: June 1981
Price: US$525 (without monitor)
How many: 2.8 Million
CPU: TI TMS9900, 3MHz
Memory: 16K RAM, 26K ROM
Display: Video via an RF modulator
32 characters by 24 lines text
192 X 256, 16 color graphics
Ports: ROM cartridge (on front)
Data storage cassette
Audio/Video output
Joystick input
CPU bus expansion
Peripherals: Speech Synthesizer
Peripheral Expansion Box
Data storage cassette
300 baud modem
OS: ROM BASIC
http://oldcomputers.net/ti994a.html

ti-994a.jpg

Here it is, the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
Nice, eh??? :)
It's still stashed somewhere down in my basement, and I believe it's still working fine..
I just need to find a new casette player for it.

Mmm, getting all warm inside when I see the startup screen below.. :D
http://www.99er.net/graphics/tiscrnbut.gif

More info:
http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/ti99/

Found a pretty cool TI-99 site, and it even has a few emulators for Windows.
Hm, guess I'll have to try a few of them when I get back from work on monday
http://www.99er.net/emul.shtml
 
Around 1998 i think :lol:

The first i used was a computer from 1986 i think. With those wonderfull stats they had :lol:

Never was into computers and such. Remember the comandore 64 though with tape storage being quite fun to play with.

Remember the old games where you typed an answer and then you got a question and the enviroment discribed in text. Quite fun if i remember it right. Just so limiting :lol:
 
My dad had a Tandy-1000 when I was little.

BUT

My first computer was back in 1998 or 1999.... I got a Pentium III 500mhz and top of the line was 550mhz. I had the Sound Blaster Live Value (Top-of-the line) with a 15GB HD.

It's amazing because a computer like that now is just pathetic.

Now, I have a Pentium IV 1.9Ghz, but after I deploy, I will be building the best computer possible, and will be willing to spend up to $5,000.00. It will be custom built as well.

I can't wait.
 
hicks said:
My first computer was back in 1998 or 1999.... I got a Pentium III 500mhz and top of the line was 550mhz. I had the Sound Blaster Live Value (Top-of-the line) with a 15GB HD.

It's amazing because a computer like that now is just pathetic.

That's incredible fast compared to the first real PC I owned.. :)

The "good old" IBM PC

I believe it had an 4.77Mhz Intel 8088 processor, 364kbytes of RAM (expanded!), 5,25" 360kbyte floppy disk (yes the big ones), and a green monochrome screen, only capable of displaying characters (no graphics at all).. :lol:

IBM_5150_System_s1.jpg

http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=274
 
Hmmm well I dont remember a lot of the specifics but it was a Sinclair/Timex 1000 with a massive 16k (upgraded came with 1k) of memory.

Man I miss the days you could get fun quality software on a casette or 360kb disk now you get poorly written crap on 3 DvD's.

:)
 
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The old mac classic I first got in about 1992 I think it was.

As for a consol gaming thingy. I got an Atari 2600 when I was a youngster.
What an ugly POS.


a2600_2.jpg

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Although I'm not familiar with the old computer models, I remember it was among the first IBM Personal Computers.
 
an old DR Professional, followed by a Packard Bell Multimedia C115, then a Compaq of some sort, then a Power Spec, and Now a Dell Dimension 2350

Last two Windows XP, First Two Windows 95, Others Windows 98.
 
From memory and in order I have had:

1 ) ZX81
2 ) Apple 2E (Prodos)
3 ) 8086 12Mhz XT
4 ) 80286 20 Mhz
5 ) 80386 40MHz
6 ) 80486 4/100
7 ) Pentium 200MHz
8 ) Dual Pentium 400MHz
9 ) Pentium III 900Mhz
10 ) Athlon 1800
11 ) Athlon 2800 (current spare)
12 ) Athlon 64 3500 (in use now)

Damn what a giant waste of money.
 
A brand new, super top of the line, 486 33mhz in 1990. Awesome computer, it Ran Civilization I and later Civilization II, Sim City, Sim Earth, Sim Ant, Sim Life, Aces over Europe, Aces over the Pacific, Falcon 3.0. We even upgraded it to a Pentium 1, 133mhz half way through its life.
 
My computer history goes a bit like this:

1 ) ZX Spectrum 48k
2 ) Commodore 64
3 ) Atari ST
4 ) Amiga
5 ) 486 DX-2 66
6 ) Pentium 100Mhz
7 ) Celeron 366 MHz
8 ) Celeron 667 MHz
9 ) Pentium 3 1000MHz
10 ) Athlon XP1500
11 ) Athlon XP2100
12 ) Athlon XP2500 'Barton'

Of course from #5 onwards was basically upgrading of individual components over time and all were overclocked. 8)

New rig being built soon! Am thinking Athlon 64 X2, Geforce 7800 GTX etc. ;)
 
1977 - the Radio Shack TRS-80. Affectionately known as the "Trash 80".



I'm not gonna make a list of all my computers because it would take up a page, but here's my current computer.

 
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