What a difference 30 years makes...

This was my first "Portable";

Kaypro II computer

Certainly kept you fit lugging it around.

Regards....Mike Connor
 

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A friend of mine had a Kaypro II. He ended up marrying one of my sisters. (No connection, I'm sure.) We all marveled at the thing - wow, a whole computer in a box! Truly amazing stuff back then.

He kept it for years after that until my sister finally made him throw it out. It still worked perfectly. He could probably get something for it today as a collector's item.
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self
OS
Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2
CPU
Main - Core i7 2600K; 2nd - Core i7 920
Motherboard
Main - Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3; 2nd - Gigabyte GA-EX58-UDR3
Memory
Main - 16GB Corsair Vengeance; 2nd - 12GB Corsair Vengeance
Graphics Card(s)
Main - XFX Radeon 6870 1GB; 2nd - XFX Radeon 4870 1GB
Sound Card
Both: Onboard Realtek Azalia
Monitor(s) Displays
Main - Hann 25" + I-INC 25" + Acer 23"; 2nd - Upgrading Soon
Screen Resolution
Main - 1920x1080 (All Three Monitors); 2nd - Upgrading Soon
Hard Drives
Main - (1) Crucial M4 128GB (Boot)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Intel X25-M SSD 80GB (Boot)
2nd - (3) Seagate 1TB 32MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Seagate 320GB (Because)
PSU
Main - OCZ 600W Modular; 2nd - OCZ 600W
Case
Main - Thermaltake Element G; 2nd - NZXT something or other
Cooling
Main - Corsair H80; 2nd - Prolimatech Megahalems
Keyboard
Main - Razer Reclusa; 2nd - Old MS Keyboard
Mouse
Main - Logitech MX Revolution; 2nd - Old MS Mouse
Internet Speed
20Mbps Time-Warner Cable
Here is one of the commercials;

YouTube - Kaypro: The Complete Computer Commercial

I sold mine to an enthusiast a few years ago. I got quite a bit for it! :) Was a really good investment, quite apart from all the use I got out of it.

Regards....Mike Connor
 

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My first computer (was a desktop - tabletop more accurately) was home built by step-dad. It had a massive motherboard with cards that were the size of most encyclopedias. The entire thing was dos based with a monochrome (that sickening green color) text only monitor. I had an rpg game that was loaded from a cassette tape and player attached to the motherboard. LOL I was freaking thrilled when we added the floppy disk drive. The only audio was beeps and blips. There was no case for it, was just attached to a plywood base. This was back in 1982.
 

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xp pro1gnvidia geforce fx 5200
OS
xp pro
Memory
1g
Graphics Card(s)
nvidia geforce fx 5200
Sound Card
SoundBlaster Live!
Screen Resolution
1280x1024
Other Info
This computer is a BBTPOS.
i bought my first pc in feb 2007 lol.
 

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Windows 8.1 ProCore i5 44404GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3Sapphire Ati Radeon R7 240
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Hand Build
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
CPU
Core i5 4440
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA H97M-DS3P
Memory
4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire Ati Radeon R7 240
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DX - Fiio E10 - Audio Technica M50
Monitor(s) Displays
Panasonic L42ET60D & Dell 2240L (Dual Display)
Screen Resolution
1920X1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro 128 GB
1 TB WD Green.
3 TB WD Green
1 TB WD External
PSU
Corsair VS350
Case
Corsair Carbide 400R
Cooling
Stock
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Logitech Optical/MX518.
Internet Speed
60 KBps (Things are different in India LOL)
Antivirus
AVIRA Free Edition
Browser
Waterfox
Other Info
Previous set-up:
E6300>E2140 @3.6 Ghz>Q6600 @ 3.8 Ghz with Thermaltake Ultima 90.
Nvidia 8600GT>8800 GT>ATI 4850>ATI 3450>ATI 5770>ATI 3100>ATI R7 240.
Intel DG965WH>ASUS P5B>ABIT IP35-E>Gigabyte G31-S2L> Gigabyte GA78LMT-USB3>Gigabyte H97M-DS3P.
Corsair Value Select 2GB>Crucial Ballistix 2GB>GSkill 2GB>Corsair Vengeance 4GB.
Matrix Server Chassis (with 12 Glacialtech Fans)>Coolermaster Elit
what kind of software did it have? what did they used if for anyways?
 

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Acer Aspire 5950g
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU
Sandy Bridge Intel Core i7 (quad core) 2630QM 2.0Ghz
Memory
12Mb DDR3 RAM
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 6850M 2Gb
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
750 Gb HDD
Tlakoyo said:
what kind of software did it have? what did they used if for anyways?
Click to expand...

While the Osborne was a good deal at $1795, it also came bundled with about $1500 of free software:
CP/M System
CP/M Utility
SuperCalc spreadsheet application
WordStar word processing application with MailMerge
Microsoft MBASIC programming language
Digital Research CBASIC programming language

Source

It was a computer that was portable. Used for whatever they used a computer for way back when :)

A Guy
 

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PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 10 Home x64
CPU
INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D
Memory
HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 32MA68HY 32" IPS
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
PSU
ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case
ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's
Internet Speed
85 + Mbps
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Vivaldi
is the CP/M something like DOS? I think it's a safe bet to imply it didn't have any multimedia or games support right?
 

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Acer Aspire 5950g
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU
Sandy Bridge Intel Core i7 (quad core) 2630QM 2.0Ghz
Memory
12Mb DDR3 RAM
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 6850M 2Gb
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
750 Gb HDD
speaking of old things did anyone notice they are trying to reinvent the old commodore 64?

Commodore VIC-Pro
although now it's just a laptop with no monitor attached...
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
OS
Windows 7 x64
CPU
Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard
Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
Memory
G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Sound Card
Integrated HD audio + hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays
24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
Screen Resolution
1080p (1920x1080)
Hard Drives
128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA)
PSU
1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
Case
NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
Cooling
Zalmann
Keyboard
Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
Mouse
MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
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depends on if you ask me or my provider.
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The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 4790k
Motherboard
MSI Z97S Krait Edition
Memory
8GB Corsair Dominator 1600MHz
Graphics Card(s)
MSI TwinFrozr GeForce GTX770
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DX/XD 7.1
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Dell 24" S2409W + Dell 20" E207WFP
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1920x1080 + 1680x1050
Hard Drives
1x 120GB OCZ Agility 3, 1x 750GB Western Digital Caviar Black, 1x 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue
PSU
Corsair HX850 modular
Case
Fractal Design Define R4
Cooling
Corsair H60 w/ twin Corsair SP120 fans
Keyboard
Logitech G510S Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech G500S Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
40Mbps
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Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome
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LG Blu-Ray player

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OS
Windows 10 Home x64
CPU
INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D
Memory
HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 32MA68HY 32" IPS
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
PSU
ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case
ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's
Internet Speed
85 + Mbps
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Vivaldi

My Computer My Computer

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Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Window...Main - Core i7 2600K; 2nd - Core i7 920Main - 16GB Corsair Vengeance; 2nd - 12GB Cor...Main - XFX Radeon 6870 1GB; 2nd - XFX Radeon ...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self
OS
Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2
CPU
Main - Core i7 2600K; 2nd - Core i7 920
Motherboard
Main - Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3; 2nd - Gigabyte GA-EX58-UDR3
Memory
Main - 16GB Corsair Vengeance; 2nd - 12GB Corsair Vengeance
Graphics Card(s)
Main - XFX Radeon 6870 1GB; 2nd - XFX Radeon 4870 1GB
Sound Card
Both: Onboard Realtek Azalia
Monitor(s) Displays
Main - Hann 25" + I-INC 25" + Acer 23"; 2nd - Upgrading Soon
Screen Resolution
Main - 1920x1080 (All Three Monitors); 2nd - Upgrading Soon
Hard Drives
Main - (1) Crucial M4 128GB (Boot)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Intel X25-M SSD 80GB (Boot)
2nd - (3) Seagate 1TB 32MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Seagate 320GB (Because)
PSU
Main - OCZ 600W Modular; 2nd - OCZ 600W
Case
Main - Thermaltake Element G; 2nd - NZXT something or other
Cooling
Main - Corsair H80; 2nd - Prolimatech Megahalems
Keyboard
Main - Razer Reclusa; 2nd - Old MS Keyboard
Mouse
Main - Logitech MX Revolution; 2nd - Old MS Mouse
Internet Speed
20Mbps Time-Warner Cable
My first PC cost over $6000 in 1982 and DOS fit on one 160K floppy. And the floppy drives cost over $600 each.

Oh for those days.

Rich
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Laptop Qosimo X870
OS
Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core I7
Motherboard
Toshiba Qosmio
Memory
16 Gigs
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
Monitor(s) Displays
17.7" laptop
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
256 Gig SanDisk SSD for C
256 Gig Intel SSD for D
Internet Speed
50/25 FIOS
Antivirus
Vipre (all you can eat for 10 machines)
Browser
IE and FF
Other Info
I have dos 6.22, wfwg 3.11, win98, 2000 and xp VHD's available for testing. MS's Virtual PC works great.
You young'uns just have it so good. This was me doing some computations on my first laptop.



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Sony Vaio VPCEB47GM Laptop
OS
Win 7 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel i5 2.4 Ghz
Memory
8GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD 3000
Sound Card
IDT High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6 WGXA Anti-Glare LED
Screen Resolution
1280x800
Hard Drives
640Gb 7200rpm
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Opera (primary) with IE9 backup

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Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Window...Main - Core i7 2600K; 2nd - Core i7 920Main - 16GB Corsair Vengeance; 2nd - 12GB Cor...Main - XFX Radeon 6870 1GB; 2nd - XFX Radeon ...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self
OS
Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2
CPU
Main - Core i7 2600K; 2nd - Core i7 920
Motherboard
Main - Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3; 2nd - Gigabyte GA-EX58-UDR3
Memory
Main - 16GB Corsair Vengeance; 2nd - 12GB Corsair Vengeance
Graphics Card(s)
Main - XFX Radeon 6870 1GB; 2nd - XFX Radeon 4870 1GB
Sound Card
Both: Onboard Realtek Azalia
Monitor(s) Displays
Main - Hann 25" + I-INC 25" + Acer 23"; 2nd - Upgrading Soon
Screen Resolution
Main - 1920x1080 (All Three Monitors); 2nd - Upgrading Soon
Hard Drives
Main - (1) Crucial M4 128GB (Boot)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Intel X25-M SSD 80GB (Boot)
2nd - (3) Seagate 1TB 32MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Seagate 320GB (Because)
PSU
Main - OCZ 600W Modular; 2nd - OCZ 600W
Case
Main - Thermaltake Element G; 2nd - NZXT something or other
Cooling
Main - Corsair H80; 2nd - Prolimatech Megahalems
Keyboard
Main - Razer Reclusa; 2nd - Old MS Keyboard
Mouse
Main - Logitech MX Revolution; 2nd - Old MS Mouse
Internet Speed
20Mbps Time-Warner Cable
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