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What were the first computers you worked on?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by LookinAround, Jul 19, 2008.

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  1. BorisandBailey Newcomer, in training

    I started on Mac SE back in 1990, then I got my first computer--the first Power PC by Apple, System 7. I got to know that thing in and out. Then I worked at Micron as a web designer in 1996 on Micron PCs. I enjoyed PCs so much that I gave up Macs, much to the disgust of other graphic designers. These days I build my own computers and run Linux and Windows.
    BorisandBailey, Aug 10, 2008
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  2. old101 Newcomer, in training

    1. Sinclair - not much more than a fancy calculator, but you could attach a printer. A toy really, but my son being a mathematician could input algebraic functions to create fancy looking graphics.
    2. Commodore 64, with a $45 cartridge containind word processor, spreadsheet and a data base. Connected to an old beat up TV. External floppy drive and printer. Used it for some time for home and business, until...
    3. Radio Shack,s first computer with a 10MB hard drive. Thought I died and went to heaven.
    old101, Aug 17, 2008
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  3. kimsland Ex-TechSpotter

    kimsland, Aug 17, 2008
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  4. old101 Newcomer, in training

    Well, I kept passing them on to my son. Must have been worth it, because computing is what he now does and teaches.
    old101, Aug 17, 2008
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  5. kimsland Ex-TechSpotter

    Hey, remember the old atari tennis game, you could have on TV ? :)


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    kimsland, Aug 17, 2008
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  6. SNGX1275 TechSpot Special Forces

    Yeh kimsland. I don't remember much about it, but my mom and dad had it when I was really young. You had sliders that you moved up and down to move the paddles on screen.
    SNGX1275, Aug 18, 2008
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  7. old101 Newcomer, in training

    Thanks for reminding me kimsland. I had one of those before I had any of the others. Liked playing it, whenever I could wrest it from my teenagers.
    old101, Aug 18, 2008
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  8. bobcat TechSpot Paladin

    Sinclair. About the size of a paperback. Used basic to program it.

    It had all of 1k memory and I added a huge 16 k extension!

    Despite the above, I had great fun (and frustration) playing a treasure hunting game.

    Unfortunately, it stopped working, true to computer tradition. :(
    bobcat, Sep 10, 2008
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  9. redviolin Newcomer, in training

    commodor 64 and the ADAM

    commodor 64 and the ADAM
    redviolin, Sep 12, 2008
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