What was the first computer you ever owned?

by Nosferatu 58 Replies latest jw friends

  • got my forty homey?
    got my forty homey?

    Commordore Vic 20, learned how to program in basic. Had the 16K addition in memory and the cassette palyer to save programs. I think it was 1983.

  • sens
    sens

    Simon....yes...and it would take ages...I cant even remember how old I was but I remember having a book that came with a commodore (i think) I still have a heap of them....somewhere...

  • avengers
    avengers

    ZX Spectrum 48k.

    It was always breaking down. I would be programming for hours and someone would turn on the washing machine and it would reset itself.

    It was a lot of fun to play with though.

  • smack
    smack

    the internet usenet mob I ride with is full of original geeks. Some even work for museums. One guy is in his 60's and has been in computers all his life, a few of them are lecturers. One of the colourful members is a full on geek, so is her mother......... Dunno what they use, but my first comp had a cassette drive. left it alone until my P100. I don't piss around with old computers, old cars and bikes are my thing Paging Animal to the gentlemens bar, Animal......

    Steve

  • mineralogist
    mineralogist

    Commodore C64 - i even wrote some parts on it for my study at the university.
    After that Commodore 128 and than for a long time ... no computer at all. Now i own a modern Laptop.

  • Black Sheep
    Black Sheep

    A ZX81 that finished it's life as a data logger in my soap box racer. Then a couple of 48k ZX Spectrum+, wrote machine code games on these things without the help of a compiler. Even wrote a cheat program for Manic Miner so that I could practice any level I wanted. Next was a couple of QLs if anybody still remembers them.

    I still have most of them and the last time I plugged them in they still worked. Also have a couple of working Macs, a Mac Plus and a Pizza Box LCIII.

    And I still have every laptop I have ever owned.

  • qwerty
    qwerty

    Forgive me if my MHz spec is out by a few numbers..........

    ZX81, Sinclair Specy, Commador 64, Commador 128, 486SX44 upgraded to DX80, then a P100, AMD 244 MMX, Duron 700 I think, 1.2 Celeron Laptop, and also now AMD 2600+ with 512 RAM, NVIDIA 5600 Ultra - 256 ddr ram.

    Qwerty

  • jwbot
    jwbot

    I regret not being into computers from the age of 5. Damn. But I think I caught up pretty well. I know Basic, C and C++ and a slew of web development languages...I WANT TO BE MORE GEEK DAMNIT!

  • sens
    sens

    Doc...I think querty is coming along nicely...shall we let him join our private club....:P (ie check out the hardware)

    what do u think...should we be taking names :P

    querty ...hun...one question before we let u in...how many domains do you own?/? because that could be the breaker here :P

  • sens
    sens

    doc...speaking of games....when will u join blaid n' I in counterstrike???

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