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Now That is very cool! My German is very rusty but 2000 watts to power it, wow is all I can say. In don't suppose you kept any of the tapes from it huh?
Yeah, that is somehow amazing. Younger people today think the world of computing started with Windows 3.1. But there was a lot of computing before that and those big systems were really something.
I had the chance to participate in operating system and data base development for 35 years. And I tell you, the problems we had were very similar to the problems of today. The main difference was that we had no screens for debugging and everything had to be printed on paper. And a core dump could be easily 10 inches high - and all in hexadecimal.
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Super calculators would be a better description of the early computers long before any IBM "Think Tanks" ever came to be back in the 60s! The main purpose for the early development was for analytical purposes long before any OSs were developed even.
The description of looking like something out of an old Sci-Fi movie is about right there. Now some forty to fifty years later when you look at the first notebook on the market you might think that was a museum piece as well. Epson HX-20 Portable Computer
Besides that however I can still remember the first well not quite a desktop I used while working for one company. The monitor shown was a newer model to the old crt "VT278H" model I had to look at during auditing. DEC Pro 350
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Single 2TB external USB enclosure, single 1TB System 7 Host/Boot drive, Pending 8TB external HD for system image b Internet Speed: 30mbps upgrade - primary hard wired - mini tower usb WiFi Browser: Cyberfox, WaterFox 64bit FF variants, FireFox x64, Pale Moon Antivirus: GFI VIPRE Internet Security 2014 on W7 2016 beta on W10, Other Info: Accomdata fan cooled usb 2.0 PIDE/Sata II, III external enclosure.
Sambient usb/eSata PATA/Sata II, III external enclosure.
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Kingston SH103/S3 120 G Hyper X 120 GB SSD ==
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And what was the first actual computer tosses up a good number of oldies!
When was the First Computer Made?
The debate on the first computer ever made may vary according to the perception of what constitutes a computer. For some, it is the ENIAC made in 1943, while for some it is the Altair launched by MITS in 1974.
As you can see that goes into the first actual and compares that to the first actual computer in desktop form. You can sure there were plenty of designs even if only one was ever made in the years between just those two.
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Single 2TB external USB enclosure, single 1TB System 7 Host/Boot drive, Pending 8TB external HD for system image b Internet Speed: 30mbps upgrade - primary hard wired - mini tower usb WiFi Browser: Cyberfox, WaterFox 64bit FF variants, FireFox x64, Pale Moon Antivirus: GFI VIPRE Internet Security 2014 on W7 2016 beta on W10, Other Info: Accomdata fan cooled usb 2.0 PIDE/Sata II, III external enclosure.
Sambient usb/eSata PATA/Sata II, III external enclosure.
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A tube powered mainframe would take up some factory floor space! For a look at some real oldies you might say are a museum with just a look at one of them you can browse through the photos at Mainframe
The initial uses included nuclear research labs believe it or not for the ability to do then what you would now not even give a second thought of when holding a pocket sized scientific calculator! Gee I got my solar powered Casio sitting right here in front of me that will do as much or more then a good deal of those ancients! $5 at a Walmart and millions of $$$ back in those day for developments!
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Single 2TB external USB enclosure, single 1TB System 7 Host/Boot drive, Pending 8TB external HD for system image b Internet Speed: 30mbps upgrade - primary hard wired - mini tower usb WiFi Browser: Cyberfox, WaterFox 64bit FF variants, FireFox x64, Pale Moon Antivirus: GFI VIPRE Internet Security 2014 on W7 2016 beta on W10, Other Info: Accomdata fan cooled usb 2.0 PIDE/Sata II, III external enclosure.
Sambient usb/eSata PATA/Sata II, III external enclosure.
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: CUSTOM ASSEMBLY OS: W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro CPU: AMD Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc Memory: Kingston Hyper X Fury 8gb Graphics Card: MSI HD Radeon 6450 DVI Output Sound Card: Realtek onooard Creative or Other separate PENDING Monitor(s) Displays: VIZIO 32" LCD TV Separate LCD Pending Screen Resolution: 1600x1080 Keyboard: ONN Cordless/USB Logitech Cordless Mouse: ONN USB/Cordless - Logitech Cordless PSU: Corsair 600W - THERMALTAKE 600W spare case Case: NZXT Vulcan mini tower Cooling: Twin 120mm Top Fans - 240mm Side Cover Hard Drives: WD 500GB OS Host/Boot WD Green 1TB Storage/Backup Internet Speed: DSL 5G Browser: MS Edge, FireFox, WaterFox x64, FireFox Nightly Other Info: OS Testing-Remote Access to Main TeamViewer
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it"
There has to be people here that keep their computers until the bitter end. Doing whatever it takes to keep it running far beyond it's designed life span. I'm talking day-to-day surfing, email computer #1.
The computer that gets used the most.
My Enpower...
Hello guys,
What is the oldest computer that you have used either at home or workplace?
Mine is a 18 year old BBC Computer at College in 2000 and 2001.