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1986)C64
1990)Sega master system
1996)back to the c64 lol
1999)Got my first laptop,Dell p133, 800k video card,24ram 1.2gb HD,33k modem, (i really loved that laptop)
2000)Toshiba 233mhz, 64ram (128upgraded) 2.5mb video card 4gb HD 56k
2002) just got. Sony 700mhz 196ram 10gb 8mb ATI AGP video card (and im in love plays anything) 512kps Cable internet
i dont like PCs too big lol
going from each laptop was such a change!
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I'M only a Student So forgive me if i ask stupid questions, but your help is welcomed
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AMD 700mhz
196RAM
10gb HD
ATI Rage 8mb AGP x 2
Sony Vaio laptop
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Howdy
My first computer had a cassette tape drive
2K memory, and you used your tv for a monitor. had alot of other stuff between
that and my first (real)?? atari 800
with a 300 baud modem.
That's when i started my first "BBS"
Now i use what ever is laying the shop.
Hope this helps
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From 1983 to 1986, I used the Commodore 64. The VIC-1541 floppy drive was always problematic, and eventually the C64 itself just wigged out mostly...
My first MS-DOS computer was the Tandy 2000, which I was given in 1991 by a good friend. Replete with 80186 and 512KB of RAM, as well as a 10MB external HD and a 1200baud "Signalman" modem (not to mention 4-color graphics), I was the envy of my fellow BBSers. (yeah, right!) I learned a lot about DOS back then, although it was MS-DOS 2.11.11. Unfortunately, the Tandy 2000 was merely MS-DOS compatible, but software that needed IBM PC compatibility would often not run properly when certain graphics modes were called on. (When the T2000 was new it blew away IBM's offerings in every category except where it mattered-- compatibility!)
I replaced it in 1992 with the system described in my signature. It started as a 386DX-40 with 4MB of RAM (the computer store offered it w/ 2MB and a B&W inkjet printer, I traded the printer for 2 more MB of RAM), as well as spending an additional $150 to go from a 256KB video card to 1MB, and going from a .31 to a .28 dot pitch non-interlaced monitor. It also came with a 120MB HD, since the ad said 80MB but they were out of that size.
Later that week came another necessary upgrade. I knew my system was better than my friend's 386DX-33, what with my 128KB cache compared to his 64KB cache, not to mention the 7 additional MHz, but games were still more fun on his machine. Something was missing-- SOUND! I went to Wal-Mart and spent the $70.00 for a Sound Blaster 2.0-- money well spent!
I didn't add a math coprocessor (a Cyrix FasMath 387DX-40) until at least a year later. In that year I went from 4 to 8MB of RAM, and even experimented with the Cyrix/Texas Instruments 486DLC-40, but timing issues with my 387 made me switch back to the 386DX. I felt it better to have floating point capabilities than the 1K L2 cache and the 486 instruction set.
Good times, good times...
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Am386DX-40 + Cx387DX-40
32MB, 128KB cache
(2) 540MB HD's
8x CD
2MB Video
SB16 PnP
DR-DOS 7.04
Win3.11 w/ Win32s
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Just because it's unusual doesn't make it a virus!
Ping is NOT an acronym!
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TI99-4A then a long break.
Compaq 5222 with 98
Since have built 2 for myself.
One based on the ASUS A7V and jr here which is based on a A7V266-E mobo.
Still have all 4.
Now where is my extended basic book? https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
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SMILE
and post back
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My first computer was a Leading Edge 4.67mhz (no turbo)...with a whopping 64MB HD to which I later added a 32mb HardCard (for those that may not know what a HardCard was it was a HD on a PC card that you put in an empty slot in the PC) came with a monitor that showed either amber or green text....later upgraded to a RGB monitor (WOW).....came with DOS somewhere in the 3 or 4 version (don't exactly remember)...however I also started my BBS on this system believe it or not....long time ago...
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https://discussions.virtualdr.com/...he, he, I remember those hard cards. I also had a CGA monitor. 4 colors; black, white, pinkish, blueish.
GAWD!
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PROPHET of the POD, c.1998
www.NUTBURGER.com
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if i can remember correctly
8086 no hd
8088?
286 16 40 meg hd
486 sx25
486 dx 50
486 dx 66? 540 meg hd
486 dx100
486 dx 166?
pent 75 (i know)
amd 350
amd 500
amd 550
athlon tbird 950 oc to 1000 (present comp)
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Like Train, my first was a TI99/4A. After that blistering experience, I swore off for a few years. Then I got a "REAL" computer,
an Epson 286, Epson 386, Acer 486DXs, HP 133,
Compaq 166, Acer 233, IBM 300, Compaq 350,
Emachines 433, Emachines 533, and now I have my own Pentium IV mess!!
What a trip down memory lane.
spaceman
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...more will be revealed.
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My first was a TI99 with tape drive.
Then a Samsung 8088 with 2 5.25 floppies
Then a 486 DX2 50 with 4megs - 100 meg drv- cdrom
Now a compaq - pentium2 350 24 gig dr cdrom and burner.
Some giant leaps up - this spans from about 1985 to present
Thanks for the reminiscing .
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In the mid-70's I was using an IBM type writer with a unit attached to it (about the size of a full tower case) that used magnetic cards about 7" * 3.5" in size. You could store a few pages of text on each card, which would come in handy if you had repetitive work or for backup. Problem was you had to stop and change the globe for a different font. Then the ba*****s came out with the daisy wheel. Couldn't afford that.
Later I recall using theHP 97 which had its own place in the "computer room" in the brand new office. It served it's duty well calculating areas, volumes, angular closure ratios and more! Loved those little magnetic cards.
Mine in the last while:
80something - 386, 4M RAM, 20M HD (and a math coprocessor)! A crazy machine that everyone envied. Running Autocad 1.8 from a 5.25" Floppy.... What a mad man!
1990 - Mac "something" LC for a while, DTP related.
P133, 96M RAM, 1.6 G HD.... November 96 (Now almost my Linux box(again), but got work to do on it yet)
PIII733......
The times are a changing, just like the climate. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
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Dell Precision 486SX/25, Win3.1....a hand-me-down from my mom and dad. Still have it - and use it.
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LIKE SEVERAL IN THIS thread I started with a Commodore C64. I really enjoyed that machine.
With two floppy drives and the old tape deck it brought me many hours of simple pleasure.
The Commodore Basic books and some study took the edge off early retirementat a time when my Office was becoming computerized. Writing small programs and seeing them work (eventually) was a joy to me. No virus to worry aboutat first and then only simple ones. Then came the 286, followed too quickly by the 386, and then my second joy = a 486 DX4/100. A rapid jump to Gateway when they opened in Australia with a P233 and then
to a Gateway 550 PentIII with 256 ram. I was much saddened by Gateway's withdrawal from Australia. Ah! But Dell is still here.
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I used to mess with "BBC Master" Computers from back in school days, i think it was called "BASIC" on them, i used to make these funny looking games in some of my break times https://discussions.virtualdr.com/...
started with my own "Atari 520STFM" back in 1990, i used it for around 2 years or so, i still have it in the loft now, still works last time i checked, but sadly doesn't read Double Sided floppys any longer for reasons unknown!
After that it was just a couple of game consoles for me for the following 7 years, the "Sega Mega Drive" followed by the "Sony PlayStation 1", i also aquired a "Philips CDi" with DV cartridge and still use it today for playing Audio & VCD's, and incase u wondering about the PSX its still setup alltho i only use it when mates visit for the pick up and play ease of use!
around 1997 my 1st Real PC was a 386 sumut or other with Win3.1 on it, i did'nt have much use for it really, all it done for me was print stuff, i don't think i had much s'ware https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ i do remember learning some stuff about menus in autoexec.bat and config.sys files tho https://discussions.virtualdr.com/.
Around 1998, i began to find out that PC's were evolving so fast and had good gaming potential among other things like Audio & Photo editing and affordable 2X CD Writers...
So i poped into a small PC shop not knowing what the hell i was on about and came out with a new Pre-Built AMD K6 350, Voodoo2, 64MB RAM, 4GB HDD, Win95 etc... all was going wellish so i decided time to have a 2X CD Writer fitted, went well, a month later then i wanted to play my games on the TV so i had them fit a then state of the art "32MB ATi Rage Fury" in there, but this was the begining of the end, anything 3D gaming made the thing crash/restart randomly, so to cut a even longer short i took it back for a full refund, every penny https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ and had nothing more to do with PC's at all for the next 6 months until...
...Until 1999ish a friend knew someone who had the Daewoo Celeron 300 i still use now, was really basic when i got it, i paid a shop to fit in 128MB RAM, 4X CD Writer & SB 1024, then a bit later i decided to try my own hand at fitting a Voodoo3 AGP so i could try some games on it, it rocked, was a good PC then, much more stable than my 1st AMD!
Around 2000 got a HP Pavilion AMD 850, gave it the best bits from my other PC, then up'ed the RAM to 512MB, this too turned out a nice allround stable PC at 1st, until Jan2002 when i got this GEforce 3 in there, now most games crash within an hour or 2 whatever OS, its really anoying but i put up with it for the performance when it does work (couldn't bare the original TNT2 again), i think/hope its problems are Mobo/chipset related and am just waiting for the right DDR Motherboard to come along with a nice XP1800+ CPU and then my next PC i will build all myself and leave this pre built PC junk for the lightweight tasks, i can't wait https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
Nearly forgot, I also got this Toshiba Celeron 700mhz Laptop had it for nearly a year now, can't fault it at all, esspecially now i just put XP on it, didn't need a single extra driver for any of it, amazing, all on the XP CD, super fast reboots for it now!
Well i think thas enuf of my waffle https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ Hav Phun Dudez https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
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Let us know how it worked out!
BackUp Windows before you break it, then you can experiment & learn all you can!!!
My PC's!
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Lets see, I was 40 years old and it was June 1999, and I have never touched a computer before. My friends had computers so I thought that it was time I took the big dive and got one to. I was told that I should have a PC custom built so I did. I ended up with a PII 350 MHz, Asus P2B motherboard, 3dfx Voodoo banshee video card, Creative Awe64 sound card, v90 win modem and a big 64MB of RAM. From the moment that I touched the keyboard on that computer I new what I wanted to do. Now I’m a hardware technician with a networking company just five minutes from my house. It was stressful changing careers at my age but well worth it.
Lance
A+ MCP
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1988- Tandy CoCo3, color extended BASIC, 128K ram, 5-1/4 floppy (external)512K, 1989- aded OSR2 Level2 (DOS imitation,but pretty useful)
1997- Packard Hell, 16Mb,2.1 gig HD, Win95 basic.
1999- ugrade: replaced the two piggyback HDs (found lying in the bottom of the case) with 4.3 seagate & doubled RAM to 32Megs & added SP1. (this one is still alive, with a new 10-gig WD HD and 140 Megs RAM , but I haven't fed it an OS yet.(can't find the &%$#& Win95 OSR2 disks)
Present System:
Athlon T-bird 1.3Ghz
256Mb RAM
40Gb HD
16x10x40 CDrw
Sony CPD-100sf monitor
Win98FE (build 1998)
Office 2K
PC-Cillin
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