Your first computer

[Indyboy2]

first computer

commodore 64

 

[lhuser]

Got you beat..

My 1st computer.
Amstrad PC
8086
8mhz cpu
512k ram upgraded to 640k
2- 5 1/4 floppy drives
20meg hardcard
CGA video
Monocrome monitor
mouse enabled.

OS.. MS-Dos 3.2 & Gemstart

Well, I some sort remembered that we bought a very old com before. My dad used to tell me that the specs were:

AES Pc
8080
6MHZ CPU
128Kbytes of RAM
1 5 1/4Floppy drive
10Mbytes HDD
CGA monitor
Black/Green display
No mouse

OS: DOS 1.0

 

[Nik00117]

6mhz of CPU power heh. Think my PC woudl be better then that??

 

[lhuser]

I remembered that the oldest PC was apparantly a:

550KHZ-1MHZ CPU
bigger than a 5 1/4 floppy drive
5-10Mbytes HDD EXTERNAL ONLY. (Had to be bought)
16Kbytes memory
6" screen intergrated
Intergrated keyboard
OS: startable by diskette, printing, startable by diskette

Use for today: filling drawers, garbage goodies, museum of PC]

Proof:
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=596

There's also the older ones:
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=596

CPU: Vaccum tubes

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This, I find hard to believe:
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=731

 

[Kalgatha]

...yes ... but have you owned any of these/was your first??

 

[lhuser]

no lol. One of them used to be my uncle's though

 

[cantona]

My first computer was a win 98 with 33mb ram and 1gb hard drive i dont even know what else was in it...i still got it matter of fact packed away under my bed...it was and still is very reliable

 

[Nik00117]

Well it is said computers can PHYSICALLY WORK for 10 years or so. Soyou still got about 3 years useage on it if you got it in 98. But I doubt it'll do ya any good nowadays.

 

[DarkBlade1]

Well it is said computers can PHYSICALLY WORK for 10 years or so. Soyou still got about 3 years useage on it if you got it in 98. But I doubt it'll do ya any good nowadays.

I beg to differ, my AM386 still boots, and it is 17 years old now. It runs Windows 3.11 very slowly! It still posts with 0 ERRORS though. The RS1 silicon used back then on the 300nm scale was durable!

 

[Nik00117]

WOW. You know I really think I could use a second computer VERY CHEAP. Hrm going go design it