Remember that 1st computer

[joydivision]

I was just three years old when my parents got their first computer. A C64 with a cassette recorder. It blew up and my parents replaced it in 1990 with a C64C.

In 1993 we bought our first PC, a IBM PS/1 with 2MB of RAM, 80MB HD and a 12" VGA monitor. In 1996 we rented a 486 SX2 50 (a very rare CPU). I then bought a second hand 486 DX4 120 upgraded to a P166MX (in 1997) then stuck a Cyrix 300 chip in and it just continued from there.

We first got the internet in 1997 on the 486 DX4 and a 33kbps modem.

 

[Bullfighter]

My first family computer was an Apple IIe in 1986. Everything ran off the 5.5" floppies but it did quite a bit all things considered.

Same here, I thought it was pretty rockin' since we had TWO 5.25" floppy drives! Whoo hoo. I blame that monochrome (green and black) monitor for having to wear glasses now. LOL

I can remember spending hours programming my own games by retyping Apple Basic code from magazines... oh the days...

EP

 

[zanycat]

My first computer was an old Apple III

 

[tre]

I don't remember the model exactly, but I remember the specs. The first PC that was specifically mine (not the familys) was an HP desktop. It had a Pentium 166MMX, 16MB RAM, 1GB hard drive. It accepted a max of 64MB which I eventually bumped it up to. It was the kind that sits horizontally on the desk and you put your CRT on top of it. I loved that PC! Many a night spent play team fortress classic over 33.6K dial-up in 640x480 VGA mode.

I actually still had it in the basement til like a year ago, when I finally pitched it :'( For a while I had it running as a linux web server.

 

[Lou Horton]

The first computer that I owned was an Applie ][ plus that I bought around 1980. Get a bit more for the money these days

 

[arrow_runner]

TRS-80 given to me by my uncle when I was 6?. Going into 2nd grade knowing how to type and some DOS commands basically sealed my fate...

 

[itwaskaisersoze]

this was my 1st pc. heh

LMAO! That is hilarious!

 

[raffaelericci]

Commodore 64

First started Commodore64 (1982).........

 

[copparedds]

My first computer had centipede and space invaders on it. Thats all i knew to do with it. i also remember when i turned it off to go to bed the monitor had a glow which would scare me and i couldnt sleep until it went completely dark.

 

[Screwloose]

My first was a TI-99 ... my first real box was a 286 with a 20 meg RLL drive. I loved the case it was one of those IBM style huge cases that had tons of room in it ... I upgraded to a 386 with a math co-processor and thought I was Bill Gates. rofl ... ahhh the good ole days.

 

[BigJohnJ]

Tandy 1000 bought new in 1984. No hard drive but did have the 3.5 floppy instead of the then standard 5.4 floppy. The dog-gone thing cost around 1300.00 which was a lot of money in 1984.

BigJohnJ

 

[BigJohnJ]

Good Day Screwloose,

Not sure how to send private messages here. I am a newbe.............just wanted to tell you that I noticed you are from Chattanooga...........I grew up in Soddy-Daisy back in the 70's.

BigJohnJ

 

[Screwloose]

Good Day Screwloose,

Not sure how to send private messages here. I am a newbe.............just wanted to tell you that I noticed you are from Chattanooga...........I grew up in Soddy-Daisy back in the 70's.

BigJohnJ

Wow small world .... I live in Soddy Daisy actually ... you know how it is tho, you tell someone yer from Soddy Daisy and they say "where?!" so I always just say Chattanooga lol. I moved here about 14 years ago from South Carolina and never went back