Posted by ex-goose-villager My first computer (1981) was an CP/M, S-100 bus based system called a Northstar Horizon. It had a 4MHz Z80 processor (8-bit), 64K of memory, and 2 338K 5-1/4 hard-sectored floppy drives. This computer was connected to a Televideo 910 terminal via a 9600-baud serial link. The other serial port was connected (initially) to a 300-baud Applecat acoustic modem, later replaced by a Hayes Smartmodem 1200.

Wow, for the day, that sounds like a stellar computer.

Apple 2c (witch I destoryed with a hammer after a week)---->Apple 2e (sent to the dum within a month)----->486DX2 dual cpu (mobo trashed the rest still have)---->gateway 450 (now my server)----->micron mellenia

Posted by Kenshin Wow, for the day, that sounds like a stellar computer.

Yeah, it was a pretty-decent piece of kit.

ex-goose-villager

I bought a slightly-used Kaypro II in 1984 - like the Northstar, it was a Z80 based CP/M machine with two floppy drives, but in an all-in-one box with a handle on it (I hesitate to call it portable). I ran a whole accounting and billing system for a radio station written in dbaseII on it. Quite a machine in its day. I still have it, and it probably still runs.

http://oldcomputers.net/kayproii.html

Posted by thoughtcriminal I bought a slightly-used Kaypro II in 1984 - like the Northstar, it was a Z80 based CP/M machine with two floppy drives, but in an all-in-one box with a handle on it (I hesitate to call it portable). I ran a whole accounting and billing system for a radio station written in dbaseII on it. Quite a machine in its day. I still have it, and it probably still runs. http://oldcomputers.net/kayproii.html

I remember those... they followed up after the success (?) of the (in)famous Osborne computers... they basically had a better design than the Osborne and a fairly good software bundle.

I remember reading some time ago that Adam Osborne died at his sister's in India--he had been ill for some time after having suffered multiple strokes. If it hadn't been for Adam Osborne, laptop computers might not have existed. He broke the ground and essentially created an entirely new market.

hmm

in 1991 my family got a 486, i didn't know its specs but that thing got me interested into computers, learned lots of valuable lessons, like don't delete important system files to free space (i was like 10) then we got a compaq (comcrap) presario 4910. wrked up to 2001 when it died and got a dell dimension 4300.

My first ever computer was a Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2a with 128K of RAM, however I tend to think of my first *real* machine as my Mac Performa 5200. It had a 75MHz PowerPC 603 processor and came with 800MB of storage and 16MB of RAM, but by the time I upgraded I had maxed out the RAM at 64MB and upgraded the HD to a 1Gb drive. It ran Mac OS 8.1 for most of it's life.

Posted by purplegrum My first ever computer was a Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2a with 128K of RAM, however I tend to think of my first *real* machine as my Mac Performa 5200. It had a 75MHz PowerPC 603 processor and came with 800MB of storage and 16MB of RAM, but by the time I upgraded I had maxed out the RAM at 64MB and upgraded the HD to a 1Gb drive. It ran Mac OS 8.1 for most of it's life.

Mac OS on a Sinclair? Impressive--never heard of that before.

I think it's time for bed....

EGV

Posted by ex-goose-villager Mac OS on a Sinclair? Impressive--never heard of that before. I think it's time for bed.... EGV

YEah maybe eh?

Macintosh performa 630CD

The Apple Macintosh Performa 630 (CD) (PC) features a 33 MHz 68LC040 processor, 4 MB or 8 MB of RAM, and a 250 MB hard drive in a compact desktop case. The Performa 630CD shipped with a 2X CD-ROM drive, and the Performa 630 PC-Compatible shipped with a 66 MHz Intel 486DX2 processor card which can have a maximum of 32 MB of RAM dedicated to the DOS/Windows OS. The educational version of this model is the LC 630 and the business version is the Quadra 630.

Introduction Date:


July 18, 1994


Discontinued Date:


July 1, 1995

Processor Type:


68LC040


Processor Speed:


33 MHz 1.

Processor Upgrade:


N/A


FPU:


N/A

System Bus Speed:


33 MHz


Lookaside Bus Speed:


N/A

ROM Size:


1 MB


Data Path:


32-bit

Level 1 Cache:


8k


Level 2 Cache:


N/A

RAM Type:


80 ns 72-pin SIMM


VRAM Type:


Built-in (60 ns) 2.

Standard RAM:


4 MB, 8 MB


Maximum RAM:


36 MB

Motherboard RAM:


4 MB


RAM Slots:


1

Standard VRAM:


1 MB


Maximum VRAM:


1 MB

Standard Hard Drive:


250 MB


Int. Hard Drive Type:


IDE

Standard CD-ROM:


2X


Standard Disk:


1.44 MB (manual)

Standard Modem:


N/A


Standard Ethernet:


N/A

Case Type:


Desktop


Form Factor:


Mac Quadra 630

Exp. Slots:


PDS, Com, Vid, TV


Exp. Bays (Free):


None

Battery Type:


4.5V Alkaline


Battery Life:


N/A

Built-in Display:


N/A


Supported MacOS:


7.1.2P-7.5.1,7.5.3-8.1

Dimensions:


4.3 x 12.6 x 16.5 3.


Avg. Weight:


19.0 lbs.

Original Price:


$1500, $2250 US


Est. Current Price:


$10 US

Notes:


1. This model is sometimes designated as having a 66 MHz processor,
since the clock input runs at 66 MHz. However, the processor itself
is not "clock doubled", so technically it is only a 33 MHz processor.
2. 1 MB of built-in 60 ns DRAM is dedicated to video function.
3. In inches, height x width x depth.
4. Photo Credit: Apple Computer, Inc.



Played "Castles" and some game which let you be a god competing against a god by helping or hurting colonies of people. Don't remember the name.

My first computer was a good old Commodore 64. The good old days of green screens (even when it crashed, it would not bluescreen) I think my uncle got it for me, surplus from the phone company. I really dont remember though, since this was over 12 years ago.

Hey, I got a TRS-80 Model I in my closet, but it really wasn't the "Model I" since it was the only model at the time; it's just a "TRS-80". In fact, it's the only computer I've ever bought, unless you count cell phones or PDA's as computers. Actually, I do consider my PDA a computer, but yeah, the Radio Shack is the only computer I've ever bought. Currently using a work issued IBM tp A31p and am surrounded by all kinds of machines containing embedded systems.

gateway 2000 386 25mhz
believe it had 4megs of ram.
I loved that old clunker...

Thanks for the correction Beryl, didnt notice I did that wrong

My first comp was a Pentium 90 with (I think) 8MB of ram. Man, those were the days... Anyone remember that game, Terminal Velocity?

Damn, I thought I'd top the list, but I'm right there with my Timex Sinclair and Northstar in the top 3.

DEC VT220 terminal with quad floppy drives circa 1980. Purchased new by my Dad before I was born.

Apple IIc from 1984 with a Commodore colour monitor (they were cheaper than Apple's). Eventually "upgraded" it to 1 MB of ram before switching to the PC world in 1990.

The first computer that I used regularly was a Commodore 128 owned by my friend. We wrote some crappy games, everyone has at some point or another... hooray for BASIC!

The first computer I actually owned was an Amiga 500. Ran off of floppies until we bought a massive external hard drive.

Amiga rocks. There's nothing like playing the original Lemmings, with cheesy MOD music and everything. And Dragon's Lair/Space Ace.

And you get the best crash screen ever. http://www.guru-meditation.net/

First PC:
Macintosh SE FD/HD
4 MB of Ram (?)
80 MB Hard Drive

Second PC:
Macintosh Quadra 650
64 MB of RAM
500 MB HD

Third PC:
Dell Dimension 8100
1.8 gHz P4
1 GB Ram
128 MB on the video Card (Nvidia Something)
(still my gaming machine)

Notebooks:
Mac Powerbook 180c

Averatec 6100
2.8 gHz P4
1 GB Ram
64MB onboard
(gaming laptop)

Apple Powerbook G4 (currently typing this on)
800 mHz G4 (?)
1 GB Ram

Posted by Slickis I had the same thing.

likewise, followed by a C64, than my first msdos with a hyperion (transportable, upgraded to 640K, double disk).

First handheld: an atari portfolio. Cute little thing.