LQ Poll: What was your first computer?

vanbreukelingen · 08-02-2017, 12:50 PM

Toshiba Notebook -> IBMPC i286 -> Nintendo

Bitbeisser · 08-02-2017, 01:03 PM

First own computer that I owned was a MOS Technology KIM-1 (1MHz 6502, 2KB RAM, upgraded quickly to 4KB to be able to run Tiny BASIC, 6 digit LED display, hex keypad, compact cassette tape recorder), the first computer I actually used was a PDP-8 (teletype terminal), running a version of Wirth's Pascal compiler, both in 1976...

tomurich · 08-02-2017, 01:06 PM

To be honest - my first computer was a training unit from Heathkit. It was an H89 running CPM and ZDos. I had it for 3 months learning BBS,. etc. and then I stepped up to a Z100.

joeinslw · 08-02-2017, 01:09 PM

My first computer was a Windows 95 computer and cost over $4,000.00

TheChairman · 08-02-2017, 01:10 PM

TI99/4A, when a 16-bit cpu was the big deal. If you selected IBM PC/compatible, then you are too young to be answering this poll.

ultimatebob · 08-02-2017, 01:10 PM

My first computer was a Commodore 64 that I got from a yard sale for $10. No monitor, no floppy drive. Just a cable TV adapter and a cassette deck.

My first "real" computer was an IBM PS/2 Model 50Z. That sucker had a whopping 8 MB of memory (which was amazing at the time) thanks to an Intel memory expansion board.

Don Littlefield · 08-02-2017, 01:17 PM

My first computer was an H89 Radio Shack, had 32K memory, 1 100K 5 1/4" Disk drive, in an all in one case. $2000.00 for the Kit. Wow what a memory to drag up.

Pathon54 · 08-02-2017, 01:21 PM

Kit built Sinclair ZX80 and then ZX81

aljosa.bakalovic · 08-02-2017, 01:21 PM

ZX81 was the first I owned. Added keyboard, memory and parallel port (home made work too).

joeinslw · 08-02-2017, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by TheChairman

TI99/4A, when a 16-bit cpu was the big deal. If you selected IBM PC/compatible, then you are too young to be answering this poll.

I am to young? I am 78 years old right now but I didn't buy a commodore 64, didn't learn or want to learn a DOS system, but I was old enough to learn and buy one, but don't say I wasn't old enough.

omniprof · 08-02-2017, 01:30 PM

In 1966 I ordered a Digicomp 3 bit mechanical computer from Edmund Scientific. I still have it. Fourteen years later in 1980 my second computer was an Apple ][+.

Bitbeisser · 08-02-2017, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ruurd

The first computer I owned was a Commodore PC-10. It actually had a CGA card inside to be able to create documents containing the Greek alphabet. It had two floppy drives and I think 128K RAM. Quite an investment I tell you.

Yup, that was actually my first own "PC", a pre-series model, which didn't even have the proper rails to mount a hard drive inside stamped out of the metal. 2x 360KB floppy is right, but IIRC, the basic model came with 256KB of RAM (I upgraded to the "full" 640KB after a few weeks).
Basic machine, with MS-DOS 2.11 it cost DM5000 back then...

cp rao · 08-02-2017, 01:40 PM

Acer Windows 1995. This was the first desktop to come out with windows.

Pathon54 · 08-02-2017, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by aljosa.bakalovic

ZX81 was the first I owned. Added keyboard, memory and parallel port (home made work too).

and a carton of cold milk sat on the back to keep it cold enough. I built sound effect cards for mine. and then went up to spectrum and QL before going Amiga - amiga with pc card - PC on its own and newer amiga - was it A1200 - then all homebuilt PC's. Now building a modular synth for a change...

radiomanL · 08-02-2017, 01:43 PM

A mid to late 70's or early 80's Altair 8800. No hard drive, 2 8" floppy drives and about 400 floppy disks. CPM OS.