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    What's the first computer you've ever owned? What's the first operating system you've ever used?

    The first computer my parents owned was a generic IBM-compatible (forgot the brand) with an Intel 386DX processor, 8MB RAM, 80MB hard disk, Genius EasyMouse, and 3.5" plus 5.25" floppy drives.

    Its operating system was Windows 3.1; the first OS I've used. It was all downhill from that point on.

    Recently, I resurrected Windows 3.1 via DOSBox in this Compaq M2000 I'm using right now.

    Windows 3.1 on Windows 7





    Paintbrush *nostalgic*:


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    #2
    My mom bought a 2nd hand 386 computer, its too expensive. the price is 12K - 13K at that time. I think the operating system is windows3.1 or higher not sure if its 3.3 or 3.5

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    #3
    My first computer was a PC XT running on MS-DOS 3.1

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    Acer Aspire / Windows 98 Plus

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    #5
    Generic IBM compatible PC

    CPU: Intel 486 DX4-100 Mhz
    RAM: 8 MB (upgraded to 16MB later on)
    VGA: Generic with Cirrus Logic chip PCI card
    Hard Disk: Seagate 1.0 GB
    Sound Card: Soundblaster AWE 32
    Optical: Creative Quad Speed (4x).
    OS: Windows 3.1 (upgraded to Win 95 later on)
    Generic Keyboard
    Microsoft Mouse

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    #6
    Apple ][ Compatible
    40 & 80 line video adapters
    green CRT display
    twin Super5 5.25" floppy drives
    Mocking Board sound card
    Joystick w/ two buttons

    Looks somewhat like this:


    (feel so old)

    Aside from playing games on it, I also used it for word processing on Wordstar (I don't remember which version though) and an early version of PrintShop for stuff like banners, etc. I even had an Epson LX-80 dot matrix printer to print the documents and stuff. Even featured a "tractor drive" for continuous forms.

    It looks very much like the printer in the picture below.
    Last edited by ghosthunter; August 30th, 2009 at 12:48 AM.

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    #7
    My first ever:
    An IBM PC-compatible with 256KB memory and two 360KB floppy drives. It was running MS-DOS 2.10 I believe.
    Last edited by oj88; August 30th, 2009 at 01:23 AM.

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    As far as home computers.......

    Second-hand Commodore 64/128 back in 1985. Wasn't impressed with it. So, I replaced it with a Tandy 1000SX back in 1986. The Tandy 1000SX was IBM-cmpatible, pretty good with 16 colors (vs CGA with four) and 3 channel sound. But, I was impressed with the Commodore Amiga. I sold my Tandy 1000SX in 1987 and bought a used Amiga 1000 following that up with the Amiga 500 and still later the Amiga 2000 and 2000HD.

    I also bought an Apple IIGS around 1988 and an expensive used Mac IIcx in late 1990. But, the Amiga (final model was the A1200) was my primary platform until 1995.

    My first "real" pc was a used Leading Edge 386SX-20 back in 1991. I assembled my first DIY pc in 1992 (AMD 386DX-40, Soyo motherboard, 4meg ram, Cirruslogic SVGA card, CL Soundblaster, Win3.11).

    If there was a time when I was a bootlegger and a zealot, it was during my Amiga days.....

    Amiga 1000


    Amiga 500

    Amiga 2000/2000HD

    Amiga 1200


    I skipped the Amiga 600 and Amiga 4000

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    #9
    Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
    Apple ][ Compatible
    40 & 80 line video adapters
    green CRT display
    twin Super5 5.25" floppy drives
    Mocking Board sound card
    Joystick w/ two buttons

    Looks somewhat like this:


    (feel so old)

    Aside from playing games on it, I also used it for word processing on Wordstar (I don't remember which version though) and an early version of PrintShop for stuff like banners, etc. I even had an Epson LX-80 dot matrix printer to print the documents and stuff. Even featured a "tractor drive" for continuous forms.

    It looks very much like the printer in the picture below.
    Sir GH parang ito po yung ginagamit sa world warm parang nakita ko din sa movie ng diehard ito

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    #10
    my first computer was a 386DX2-66.
    i forgot the specs already.

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