What's your first computer and OS???

**roberto_minosa** · August 29th, 2009 09:51 PM

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*:

**rai711** · August 29th, 2009 10:34 PM

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

**boybi** · August 29th, 2009 11:17 PM

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

**Lucius** · August 29th, 2009 11:44 PM

Acer Aspire / Windows 98 Plus

**number001** · August 29th, 2009 11:59 PM

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

**ghosthunter** · August 30th, 2009 12:34 AM

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.

**oj88** · August 30th, 2009 12:35 AM

My first ever:
An IBM PC-compatible with 256KB memory and two 360KB floppy drives. It was running MS-DOS 2.10 I believe.

**roninblade** · August 30th, 2009 03:10 AM

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

**Jun aka Pekto** · August 30th, 2009 03:27 AM

Originally Posted by roninblade

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

You must mean 486DX2-66. My second ever DIY pc (1994) was an AMD 486DX2-66

**Jun aka Pekto** · August 30th, 2009 03:33 AM

This pc demo in 1993 is what made me decide the Amiga was finished compared to the pc.

Remember, this was back in 1993.

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