What was your first computer?

KingTermite · 06-29-2002, 12:20 PM

This might be interesting.

What was the first computer you ever bought (PC...not going back to Commodores, etc...)?

Mine:
IBM compatible AT (286) - 16MHz
1 MB memory (640K base, 360K extended)
40 MB hard drive (they "just came out")
DOS 4.0
VGA Monitor (they "just came out")
Soon after, got the math co-processor for $70

I was the "king of speed" at the time !!

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First PC system used (at work)
IBM XT, 2 floppy drives (no hard drive)
EGA Monitor

5150 · 06-29-2002, 12:45 PM

Heh heh! Good thread! But I have to go back, cos it was too much fun!

(circa 1982?) Apple IIc/IIe (BRUN...)
(circa 1984?) Commodore 64 (good times!) (EMU > VICE: http://viceteam.bei.t-online.de/)
(circa ???) Amiga 500 (great times! Hostages/Silkworm/Pacmania/BeachHeadII) (EMU > WinUAE: http://www.winuae.net/)
(circa 1990) 286/386 (at Uni - can't remember specs)

then M$ and Win95 et al ....!

First PC: P120/1Gig HDD/32Mb RAM/2Mb Diamond Stealth video/SB16/Win95

**Perry_abx** · 06-29-2002, 01:11 PM

Packard Bell... I know yuck!

486SX/33 with a whopping 4MB of RAM! 210MB HDD, 512KB onboard video, 8KB Cache, 2400 baud modem.

Pretty hot stuff in 1993 though.

bajo · 06-29-2002, 01:31 PM

..just started selling PCs in 1992, but did not actually own one 'till 1999 !:eek:

**Perry_abx** · 06-29-2002, 01:35 PM

I could have got the 486DX/66 with 16MB of ram but they wanted almost 3 grand for it! :eek:

bajo · 06-29-2002, 01:50 PM

TweakHound · 06-29-2002, 01:58 PM

pac bell 386

Homerclees · 06-29-2002, 02:01 PM

AST

486 DX/2 66Mhz with 8Mb of ram, also a top of the line 4X CD-ROM and 540 Mb hard drive

and a whopping 1 Mb of graphics memory:eek:

FlippedBit · 06-29-2002, 02:08 PM

1983
Corona PC Compatible
8088 4.77MHz, 512KB RAM,
Built in Graphics that made it completely incompatible.
Couldn't run half of the software being sold.
bought it with a Gemini dot matrix printer and a daisy wheel printer.
Total cost for all of the above ~$5000 :eek:
I was living in a one bedroom apartment and going to graduate school.
It would be 4 years before I bought my first car.

syncmaster_abx · 06-29-2002, 05:07 PM

486DX4/100
4MB Ram
380MB hard drive
1MB video
VESA local bus motherboard

jcash · 06-29-2002, 09:10 PM

1982 -

IBM PC....Not XT Not AT...
Intel 80-086 processor
single 320k 5 1/2 inch floopy drive
256K of RAM.
16 color - CGA monitor
300 BAUD modem
Sound consisted of an occational "beep"

This system rocked. Nothing on it was Microsoft...not even MS-DOS. It was IBM DOS v1.2.

Cost me $2500.00 but work paid for half of it.

BTW....this system still boots.

DOA · 06-29-2002, 09:13 PM

486DX4/100
4MB RAM (now 20MB)
540MB HD
1MB Video

and its still running

jpweston · 06-29-2002, 09:23 PM

Toshiba T4500C laptop
486 CPU
4MB RAM + 4MB Flash Ram
8in. screen
120MB HD

I gave it to my cousin. Don't know what he's doing with it now.

j.

BombTek · 06-29-2002, 09:23 PM

Tandy 1000
7mhz
dual 5.25" floppy

sold for $300 in 1992 or 1993...

darkwish · 06-29-2002, 09:50 PM

Tandy 1000 HX also

7mhz , you can set it to 4 mhz incase it runs some software "too fast"!!!

Still got it too.

06-29-2002, 12:20 PM	#1
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06-29-2002, 12:45 PM	#2
5150 1984: OUR future? Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 1,788	Heh heh! Good thread! But I have to go back, cos it was too much fun! (circa 1982?) Apple IIc/IIe (BRUN...) (circa 1984?) Commodore 64 (good times!) (EMU > VICE: http://viceteam.bei.t-online.de/) (circa ???) Amiga 500 (great times! Hostages/Silkworm/Pacmania/BeachHeadII) (EMU > WinUAE: http://www.winuae.net/) (circa 1990) 286/386 (at Uni - can't remember specs) then M$ and Win95 et al ....! First PC: P120/1Gig HDD/32Mb RAM/2Mb Diamond Stealth video/SB16/Win95 __________________ Last edited by 5150; 06-29-2002 at 12:52 PM..
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bajo C1eaner Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: TX, USA Posts: 17,254	I remember that... ..just started selling PCs in 1992, but did not actually own one 'till 1999 !:eek: __________________ USA "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them." Duke (The Shootist) Gigabyte_AGP_LGA775, PentiumD960_dual core 3.6GHz, SapphireHD3850_AGP512MB_DDR2, WD RaptorX 150GB SATA_clearTop_16MB + Seagate 1TB SATA_32MB, CorsairDominator 2GB 8500_1066MHz, Dell 24" 2408WFP *AGP +DVIx2 +HDMI +DisplayPort +USB2x4, XPproSP3 Inspiron9400 17"uxga CentrinoC2duoT7600_2.39GHz_685MHz 4GB Micron6400@800_675_400MHz GeForceGo7900GSMobileForce_M6Enhanced_256MB 2x500GbSATA_7200rpm_16MBcache Vista hp, VistaP6002_SP2
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bajo C1eaner Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: TX, USA Posts: 17,254	And that was incl. discount too !! __________________ USA "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them." Duke (The Shootist) Gigabyte_AGP_LGA775, PentiumD960_dual core 3.6GHz, SapphireHD3850_AGP512MB_DDR2, WD RaptorX 150GB SATA_clearTop_16MB + Seagate 1TB SATA_32MB, CorsairDominator 2GB 8500_1066MHz, Dell 24" 2408WFP *AGP +DVIx2 +HDMI +DisplayPort +USB2x4, XPproSP3 Inspiron9400 17"uxga CentrinoC2duoT7600_2.39GHz_685MHz 4GB Micron6400@800_675_400MHz GeForceGo7900GSMobileForce_M6Enhanced_256MB 2x500GbSATA_7200rpm_16MBcache Vista hp, VistaP6002_SP2
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Homerclees Call me Homer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 5,029	AST 486 DX/2 66Mhz with 8Mb of ram, also a top of the line 4X CD-ROM and 540 Mb hard drive and a whopping 1 Mb of graphics memory:eek: __________________ "Statistics can be used to prove anything...40% of people know that!!" -Homer J. Simpson
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FlippedBit a.k.a. CRC Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mountain View, CA Posts: 739	1983 Corona PC Compatible 8088 4.77MHz, 512KB RAM, Built in Graphics that made it completely incompatible. Couldn't run half of the software being sold. bought it with a Gemini dot matrix printer and a daisy wheel printer. Total cost for all of the above ~$5000 :eek: I was living in a one bedroom apartment and going to graduate school. It would be 4 years before I bought my first car. __________________ Go Solar
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syncmaster_abx Moto Rider Honda AX-1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Greece - Europe - Planet Earth Posts: 2,036	486DX4/100 4MB Ram 380MB hard drive 1MB video VESA local bus motherboard Last edited by syncmaster_abx; 06-29-2002 at 09:19 PM..
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jcash ~Not an Expert~ Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,678	1982 - IBM PC....Not XT Not AT... Intel 80-086 processor single 320k 5 1/2 inch floopy drive 256K of RAM. 16 color - CGA monitor 300 BAUD modem Sound consisted of an occational "beep" This system rocked. Nothing on it was Microsoft...not even MS-DOS. It was IBM DOS v1.2. Cost me $2500.00 but work paid for half of it. BTW....this system still boots.
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DOA Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 2,066	486DX4/100 4MB RAM (now 20MB) 540MB HD 1MB Video and its still running
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BombTek Good to be home... Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Ft Walton Beach, FL Posts: 2,246	Tandy 1000 7mhz dual 5.25" floppy sold for $300 in 1992 or 1993... __________________ Click those ads, give what you can, keep AbxZone alive! Or I'll blow you up!!
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darkwish I need a job. Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 677	Tandy 1000 HX also 7mhz , you can set it to 4 mhz incase it runs some software "too fast"!!! Still got it too.
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