Your first pc?

chuckr · 11 Sep 2009

macgyver2 said:

then started with PC's back in the 286 days.

Ahhh,

One of the original "Power Users" !!!

Wasn't the '286 nicknamed "Billie's chip", back then ? :)

dw96 · 12 Sep 2009

Custom built PC, some lame processor (if I thought it was lame it must have been AMD) I think it was running less than 1 GHz, it had 128 MB RAM, 6GB harddrive, and the videocard sucked so bad that It didn't support a resolution better than 640x800! Although my monitor was 1280x1024 though. A Fat monitor it was... Also it was mega noisy. Horrible. Crashed every 30 minutes. It ran windows 98. Later we put it an XP. It had no CD, floppy or USB. It sucked even for net browsing. it was also second hand. Dad got it so I could learn on it. He knew i'd **ck it up real bad in the end. It didn't last more than 2 years. Then we got my other PC (which is AMD 2.1 GHz, 512 ram, ATI x1250) which I also began to get bored of real fast. Still, It lasted it's 5 years, as planned. Now I jumped to four core and HD. I'm sure I'll want a new PC In 5 years or so still... But long time 'till then! Right now I'm very happy!

HammerHead · 12 Sep 2009

Antman said:

I came to computers kind of late. Mid '60s. 1960's. My first was actually a mobile app on my FlintPhone.

I've seen those. They are for the "hard" of hearing.

rsvr85 · 12 Sep 2009

(when floppy disks were still floppy - and spelt with a k)

HA! I never even noticed that before.........

My first PC is the one i'm using right now! I'll save my fingers, see system specs!!

I want to build my next PC, gotta wait till this gives up though. It's impossible to upgrade the damn thing.....apart from RAM of course

mickey megabyte · 12 Sep 2009

rsvr85 said:

(when floppy disks were still floppy - and spelt with a k)

HA! I never even noticed that before.........

disk = magnetic medium

disc = optical

PS - nice pc!

rsvr85 · 12 Sep 2009

mickey megabyte said:

rsvr85 said:

(when floppy disks were still floppy - and spelt with a k)

HA! I never even noticed that before.........

disk = magnetic medium

disc = optical

PS - nice pc!

Ah, i see, i feel even more of a tool now

The PC hasn't been too bad to me i suppose. My biggest gripe is the non-customisability. And the screen makes funny noises nowadays.........spooky!!

Joan Archer · 12 Sep 2009

Well my first PC was in 1998 and it was a Packard Bell, it had a 2.1GB hard drive and I can't remember if it was 32 or 64 MB of RAM, it came with Windows 98 and a 14" monitor.:)

armyslowrdr · 12 Sep 2009

My first was a Packard Bell circa early to mid '90s. It had dosshell. Purchased from the Lawton, OK Monkie-Wards. Hey, I played some sort of sims and chess games on it, and at least figured out the "word processor" function enough to be able to successfully make a professional looking warrant officer application packet.

My I've come a long ways.

sergiogarcia9 · 12 Sep 2009

rsvr85 said:

(when floppy disks were still floppy - and spelt with a k)

HA! I never even noticed that before.........

My first PC is the one i'm using right now! I'll save my fingers, see system specs!!

I want to build my next PC, gotta wait till this gives up though. It's impossible to upgrade the damn thing.....apart from RAM of course

Damn, It looks cool

Joan Archer · 12 Sep 2009

armyslowrdr said:

My first was a Packard Bell circa early to mid '90s. It had dosshell. Purchased from the Lawton, OK Monkie-Wards. Hey, I played some sort of sims and chess games on it, and at least figured out the "word processor" function enough to be able to successfully make a professional looking warrant officer application packet.

My I've come a long ways.

That first one of mine came with Lotus SmartSuite