First computer you had.

Good Morning · 05-07-2008, 03:03 PM

What was the first computer you had.
What use did you put it to.
How long did you own this computer.

Fist computer for me was a Dell 8400 1GB HD (can't remember the processor) and I had it for 7 years and used it for web designing, and 3D graphic technology.

Julie · 05-07-2008, 03:14 PM

You know, I was so little when my family had our first computer, I can't even remember what it was. My dad had one before I was born in the early 1980s. I remember us having one, and he played some games on it and other stuff. I've always had a computer growing up.

**3ncryptabl3_lick** · 05-07-2008, 04:13 PM

Mine was the Acorn Atom. It took tapes... So I didn't do much with it and it was pretty old when I got it. It was a hand-me-down.

**StarLab** · 05-07-2008, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 3ncryptabl3_lick

Mine was the Acorn Atom. It took tapes... So I didn't do much with it and it was pretty old when I got it. It was a hand-me-down.

Wow! I was around for that but don't remember that computer.

My first home computer was a Commodore Vic-20

Just look at that awesome spec sheet! I played games mostly as that was all it was really good for. lol

However, the first computer I ever used was a Digital PDP-11

Yes, I'm old!

* StarLab looks for the Geritol *

Good Morning · 05-07-2008, 04:26 PM

Got one of those, Athlon 3.5Ghz 80GB HD with nvidea geforce 4 graphics chip (internally built in). Bought it from my uncle for $40 a few months back and it runs better than a dell that is brand new

of course anything is better then a dell

**3ncryptabl3_lick** · 05-07-2008, 04:32 PM

I think around 87-88 I bought an Apple 2 off my uncle. I had that for all of about 5 months before I killed it.

Then around 95 i got a Toshiba laptop. I can't remember the model but it had the orange monochrome screen. It was another hand-me-down.

Then I splurged around 99 and built my first computer. A whopping 750mhz! (:

Ferre · 05-07-2008, 05:11 PM

Commodore 64. And I used it to play pong.

nasty.web · 05-07-2008, 06:34 PM

486DX from IBM

lloyd.velarde@gmail. · 05-08-2008, 05:39 AM

i used to have an ibm a52 model when i was in high school, as far as i know playing games is the only thing i do with that computer!

hrvoje461 · 05-09-2008, 12:29 AM

My first computer was compaq. I got it from a friend when he got new one. I used it only for internet browsing.

androo · 05-09-2008, 04:11 PM

I had a Commodore 64. Man, just looking at the pics of the thing brings back waves of nostalgia <sniff>

I used it for playing games, usually Beachhead, Impossible Mission and Elite. My mate used it for programming in Basic - what a geek!! Had it for about three years. I upgraded from tape to 5 1/4in floppy disk. The external disk drive cost me $350!!!!

Should have kept it. I'd still be using it to play Elite. Sigh. I miss that game....

**StarLab** · 05-09-2008, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by androo

I had a Commodore 64. Man, just looking at the pics of the thing brings back waves of nostalgia <sniff>

I used it for playing games, usually Beachhead, Impossible Mission and Elite. My mate used it for programming in Basic - what a geek!! Had it for about three years. I upgraded from tape to 5 1/4in floppy disk. The external disk drive cost me $350!!!!

Should have kept it. I'd still be using it to play Elite. Sigh. I miss that game....

I found a full C64 setup (floppy drive, 1702 monitor, a bunch of disks) at a yard sale once. For $10 it was mighty tempting, but knew it would just end up in a box in the closet...

So much for nostalgia! lol

**StarLab** · 05-09-2008, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by androo

Should have kept it. I'd still be using it to play Elite. Sigh. I miss that game....

And you may be able to play it again... Look what I found:
http://www.computerbrains.com/ccs64/

A C64 emulator!

And:
http://www.download-full-games.com/c64/games/elite.html

The game you miss!

Enjoy!

androo · 05-10-2008, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by StarLab

And you may be able to play it again... Look what I found:
http://www.computerbrains.com/ccs64/

A C64 emulator!

And:
http://www.download-full-games.com/c64/games/elite.html

The game you miss!

Enjoy!

WOOHOO!!!! It was there all the time!! Thanks so much for that, I'm downloading and will get it running :-)

[wiping away tears of joy]

**StarLab** · 05-10-2008, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by androo

WOOHOO!!!! It was there all the time!! Thanks so much for that, I'm downloading and will get it running :-)

[wiping away tears of joy]

Hehehe.. I actually downloaded it myself, and it works fine. Except their copy of JumpMan was a bad .zip. Couldn't unpack it.

That was my all time favorite game. I bought like 5 copies of it as I kept wearing out the disks from overuse... lol

masynee · 05-09-2008, 04:20 PM

1. What was the first computer you had.
2. What use did you put it to.
3. How long did you own this computer.

I also had a Commodore 64 - with disc drive, which was huge when I got it.

Yep played games too. "Raid Over Moscow" is the only title I can remember, but I had quite a few games. I still have the original discs and covers somewhere.

I learnt a little bit of Basic. Good for text adventure games and things like "Dr Theopolis" which could be very funny.

krahmaan · 05-09-2008, 08:37 PM

Well my first computer was the Athlon 40gb. I still have it, I'm actually using it right now. Running Win98se, it's a 486. I use it to create my own original music. From 'Pre' to 'Post' production. I write, produce, edit and master.

John Scott · 05-09-2008, 08:53 PM

TI-99.

Atl-FredRoe · 05-10-2008, 08:01 AM

Radio Shack Color Computer. No hard drive or floppy drive. Had to write my own programs, and save them on tape.

smb · 05-10-2008, 09:43 AM

486 DX-33 with 4Mb of RAM, got it for my college, upgraded to 16Mb of RAM in a year to be able to play the Duke Nukem 3D game until the end (don't know if I actually reached the end)