DOS 3.3 on a Compaq Deskpro 386.
I think the OS was custom for Compaq PC's.
I think the OS was custom for Compaq PC's.
What was the first OS you ever used?
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gigantor21
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I vaguely remember using Windows 3.1 for a bit when I was little.
Windows 95 is the one I really grew up with, though.
Windows 95 is the one I really grew up with, though.
First OS was probably TSS/8 on a Dec PDP-8 at CMU. At the same time, the comp sci 101 class was using TSS/360 on the 360 model 67 for classwork; WATFIV (a Fortran variant) on cards. After a couple years, I managed access to the Univac 1108 running Exec-8; that was a fantastic machine from the hardware standpoint. (and the only ones-compliment hardware I've ever worked on).
As for home computing, the Commodore 128 came many years later; next an Apple Performa 6001 with the PowerPC 601 CPU.
Most of my OS'es since then have been Unix based: SunOS / Solaris, then Linux. I had a brief tussle with Windows around 2008/2009 (I think it was Windows 7 then); fortunately my office is and has been a windows free zone for over a decade now.
As for home computing, the Commodore 128 came many years later; next an Apple Performa 6001 with the PowerPC 601 CPU.
Most of my OS'es since then have been Unix based: SunOS / Solaris, then Linux. I had a brief tussle with Windows around 2008/2009 (I think it was Windows 7 then); fortunately my office is and has been a windows free zone for over a decade now.
Mark Fuller
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Basic on a Commodore 64,
I never heard of 95SE?
Squid Surprise
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I assume he meant Win98 SE
My introduction to computer, it was a version of MSDOS on my elementary school labs.
my very own computer? it was system 7.5 on a mac LC 475 from my dad who just upgraded his own mac to a powermac
my very own computer? it was system 7.5 on a mac LC 475 from my dad who just upgraded his own mac to a powermac
I think the poster is referring to Windows 95 OSR 2.1 or 2.5, which added USB support.
The Talking Tech
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Oops, I meant 98 S.E
torvuswalds
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If I remember correctly, the first computer I ever used was an iMac G3, I believe it was for school when I was in 2nd Grade, I think. Then the first windows PC I ever used was Windows 98? Damn. First actual PC I owned was a Windows Vista laptop.
My first computer was Tandy 1000 HX with 256kb ram, and 64kb eeprom that stored DOS 2.11 as a "C:" drive.
It booted instantly. but only had 720kb 3.5" floppy drive.
I've also used used Dos 3.0, 3.3, 4, 5, 6, Windows 3.0, 3.1, 3.11 for workgroups, 95, 98, 2000, XP, XP 64bit, etc etc.
It booted instantly. but only had 720kb 3.5" floppy drive.
I've also used used Dos 3.0, 3.3, 4, 5, 6, Windows 3.0, 3.1, 3.11 for workgroups, 95, 98, 2000, XP, XP 64bit, etc etc.
Yeah, I was searching and searching for Windows 95SE yesterday. Thanks, for the clarification...
CP/M. On a system I put together myself (as one had to, way back) comprising a box with power supply and S-100 bus, a CPU card with a mighty, all-powerful 4 MHz Z80 CPU, a memory card with a massive 64 kbytes of dynamic RAM, a single floppy disc drive with its interface card and a “communications” interface card with two RS-232 (serial) ports (one for my fifth-hand terminal) and one Centronics (parallel) port for an Epson dot matrix printer that came later when I had the cash.
SpatulaCity
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First computer was a hand me down in the early 90's. It ran DOS 5.0 on a Wyse PC that had a 8088 CPU and 21MB hard drive and monochrome 13" monitor. DOS booted up from a 5.25" floppy disk. I don't remember the ram of that PC but it probably wasn't much.
Later I got a brand new 486DX2-66 with 420MB hard drive and 8mb of SIMM memory. That had DOS 6.2 and ran Windows 3.1. Good times but I remember that old PC costed $2600 in 1994. I wish I had bought $2600 worth of Apple stock back then.
Later I got a brand new 486DX2-66 with 420MB hard drive and 8mb of SIMM memory. That had DOS 6.2 and ran Windows 3.1. Good times but I remember that old PC costed $2600 in 1994. I wish I had bought $2600 worth of Apple stock back then.
Don't laugh, the first PC I ever used was a Apple IIe. It was my fathers first home computer, I was 15 years old.
Didn't have money to get a Roland back then, now with dosbox, I could put in a Roland emulation and WOW those DOS games shines wit Roland.
CP/M users are virtually a dying breed. My first operating system also and I'm heading for 81. Also, a Z80 system but I had to choose between 64 kB or a 2nd 8-inch floppy drive. I settled on 48kB and 2 drives. CP/M kicked off in 1974. It sure taught you to create tight assembler code and CP/M had enough functionality to produce and maintain
Of course, there were many very competent Mini operating systems on the market in that era (which I used) including vendors like DEC, General Automation, Data General, Honeywell and HP. All those systems have vanished into the mist of time, overwhelmed by X86 and failure to innovate.
Of course, there were many very competent Mini operating systems on the market in that era (which I used) including vendors like DEC, General Automation, Data General, Honeywell and HP. All those systems have vanished into the mist of time, overwhelmed by X86 and failure to innovate.
Windows 7 Pro has been and still is the best operating system Microsoft ever got lucky enough to build! I still have my Acer laptop with Windows 7 Pro on it. Neither one, the Acer nor Windows 7 Pro ever gave me any trouble, to this day! It's still running, (15yrs old in November 2026) albeit a bil slower.
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