Post your first computer specs

Tyrsonswood · Jul 6, 2009, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by temeteus82

Yeah... and it had 5.25 inch 720k floppy drive...

And DOS 1.0 if I'm not mistaken.

5.25 inch disks were 360K, it was the 3.5 that did 720k. No matter, it's all ancient technology and easy to forget......

*mumbles something about a Northstar S-100 with 8 inch floppies..... "

**temeteus82** · Jul 6, 2009, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyrsonswood

5.25 inch disks were 360K, it was the 3.5 that did 720k. No matter, it's all ancient technology and easy to forget......

*mumbles something about a Northstar S-100 with 8 inch floppies..... "

Yeah those numbers are easy to mix up :P

OldBuzzard · Jul 6, 2009, 02:38 PM

Actually the 5.25 came in both 360K and 720K.

The 3.5 was 1.4M. There was also a 2.8M 3.5, but they never really caught on as the CD's were becoming available at that time.

Tyrsonswood · Jul 6, 2009, 03:00 PM

Just to jog everybody's memory.........

Floppy disk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

RoyBatty · Jul 6, 2009, 03:26 PM

386SX 33MHz, 2MB RAM. I threw it in a junk today - it was just taking space in my room.

niceguyrichy · Jul 6, 2009, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MIG-31

But i can go lower than yours... it were an intel 486 that ran at 66mhz.With onboard graphics with windows 95.

you posh git

had a sinclair zx spectrum when I was really little , but first PC proper was a 386 with a (I think) 33mhz proc

happy days

**MIG-31** · Jul 6, 2009, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by niceguyrichy

you posh git

had a sinclair zx spectrum when I was really little , but first PC proper was a 386 with a (I think) 33mhz proc

happy days

I had both Sinclairs before that too (Mentioned earlier)

As for Posh Git... Far from it

procupine14 · Jul 6, 2009, 10:09 PM

First one I had was (i can't even remember the exact name) Machintosh. Got it when I was in 4th grade when I was doing Science Fair competitions. I remember later getting one of the first programs to use a really slow (really crappy) version of what is similar to Word Art for Word. I later did also have a color printer on it before I tossed it. It took almost an hour to print out anything "fancy" in color.

As far as first computer I built it was more recent. it had an AMD K6 and 64mb of RAM. (if I remember right) had somwhere around 1 or 2 GB of HDD space and the Hard drive was freakishly huge.

I still have the proc at home in a drawer as well as all of my past rigs. Its like a trophy

lol

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Jul 6, 2009, 11:36 PM

386 sx 33mhz
4mb ram
120mb hdd
14" crt
DOS 6.0

niceguyrichy · Jul 7, 2009, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RE III - Frankie

386 sx 33mhz
4mb ram
120mb hdd
14" crt
DOS 6.0

that sounds strangely familiar....
although I'm not sure my first screen was as big as 14"

I seem to remember spending a fair bit of time pissing around in DOS just to get a game to run any time I used it lol

edit:

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIG-31

I had both Sinclairs before that too

those sinclairs were 'great' , weren't they..

an hour waiting for one of those god-aweful tapes to load up, only for it to crap out and then have to start over

still, it did give many many many happy hours endlessly playing Paper Boy

Tyrsonswood · Jul 7, 2009, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by niceguyrichy

that sounds strangely familiar....
although I'm not sure my first screen was as big as 14"

I seem to remember spending a fair bit of time pissing around in DOS just to get a game to run any time I used it lol

What, no BAT files?

Cow_160483 · Jul 8, 2009, 10:59 AM

man this thread is full of old people

lol joke come to think of it i also had one of those Macintosh SE FDHD which was so rubbish that my memory blocked it out well maybe also that i was a toddler when it came out had something to do with it lol

OldBuzzard · Jul 8, 2009, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cow_160483

man this thread is full of old people

...

You better be careful there ya danged young whippersnapper....I resemble that remark!

Just remember, even though growing OLD is mandatory....growing UP is optional

Tyrsonswood · Jul 8, 2009, 12:06 PM

Who you calling old?

Oh! Wait..... I am old...... sorry

*Mumbles incoherently*

nicnik · Jul 8, 2009, 12:53 PM

think mine was a pentium I 200 or 250, 32mb ram and 4gb hdd, had an ati rage graphics card i think, but i'm not sure. I still have the ati card, but thats about it i think.

MGaz · Jul 10, 2009, 03:19 AM

sinclair ZX spectrum + 48K .

Its still my fav.

I could listen to the sound of that old tape loader all day long

lol
real youth/nostalgia trip. best games ever on that! real gameplay,

fav game on it is 'ROCK MAN'

I've still got it, and i still use it.

I get so board of FPS on the PC these days.. TBH

first PC tho was a TANDY 80286 with 256kb V-ram and 640Kb base memory, I think I upgraded it to a massive 2MB of 72 pin SIMM memory. still got it in the barn fav game on that was WING COMMANDER.

Also have a VEXTREX. i still play games on that.. ITS MINT.

*
Moving on a little, Still got my SEGA master system II , my ATARI Jaguar 64 bit and Nintendo 64.. Also still have a SEGA Dreamcast , a slim line PS2 , and original XBOX .

I plan on buying a 3DO console at somepoint as well.

I've already bought a couple of 3DO games for it.. Need4speed and superwingcomander.

& I might even pick up an AMEGA 32 CD one day to boot!

.

roadrunner17 · Jul 10, 2009, 04:59 AM

I had Apple II's- and a couple 486 based PC's...
but the first one I built from scratch-

Pentium III 500
Asus MB
Soundblaster soundcard
WD 10 GIG hard drive
TNT video card
10 Mbps lan card

ET3D · Jul 10, 2009, 05:08 AM

First I owned was a ZX80, but it didn't work, and got replaced with a ZX81 (which was less aesthetically pleasing but had floating point in ROM and could display something while running a program).

First PC (after a VIC 20, C64 and Amiga) was a 486 DX2 66 with 16MB of RAM (which cost me $700 at the time).

buburuza76 · Jul 10, 2009, 08:01 AM

I started using Spectrum ZX, used to play Horace goes Skiing, Manic Miner...etc but i don`t have it anymore.
The one i still have and it still works is a .386 with 4MB Ram, i guess 50MB(?) hdd, 33mhz but everytime i start it, have to enter the bios to autodetect hdd.Maybe the battery is gone...
Last time i checked, it runs win 3.1, games like supaplex, lotus, mario, dynablaster...heh...oldies but goldies

niceguyrichy · Jul 10, 2009, 02:57 PM

well I still had my Sinclair (still fully working) up until a couple years back when a member of my family lifted it

we have everything from our megadrive onward in the house, all still used every so often. there's some zombie game or something that C still plays on the megadrive, and I still like break out Goldeneye on the n64 every now and then

wish I still had my NES, but unfortunately that did a disapparing act with a house move a long time ago

Matth · Jul 10, 2009, 10:41 PM

1st computer: BBC Micro, Model B - fave game - Elite of course!

1st PC: MJN 486 DX33, to which I added a SB16 MCD ASP and CR563B CD-ROM at enormous cost, also upgraded with a Cyrix DX2-80
I think it had a grand total of 8MB RAM - or maybe it was only 4, and 340MB of hard disk

cyclop123 · Jul 13, 2009, 10:25 AM

My old computer could olny run blue's clues.

cyclop123 · Jul 13, 2009, 10:26 AM

So sad..

Fantasma · Jul 16, 2009, 01:10 AM

My first pc (or something similar to it

) was some kind of AMSTRAD that worked with cassettes. Then I upgraded to a pII 350Mhz, 64mb Ram, S3 Trio 3d (very bad 3D performer) and 4Gb Seagate HDD. I completed it a year later with a voodoo3 2000 and more ram. It was the beginning of playing good 3D.

Jul 6, 2009, 02:38 PM	#33
OldBuzzard DH's oldest Geek Join Date: May 2003 Location: Oberlin, OH Posts: 2,783 Rep Power: 145 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs Actually the 5.25 came in both 360K and 720K. The 3.5 was 1.4M. There was also a 2.8M 3.5, but they never really caught on as the CD's were becoming available at that time. __________________ When looking for a reason as to why things go wrong, never rule out sheer STUPIDITY

Jul 6, 2009, 03:26 PM	#35
RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,941 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs 386SX 33MHz, 2MB RAM. I threw it in a junk today - it was just taking space in my room.

Jul 6, 2009, 10:09 PM	#38
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs First one I had was (i can't even remember the exact name) Machintosh. Got it when I was in 4th grade when I was doing Science Fair competitions. I remember later getting one of the first programs to use a really slow (really crappy) version of what is similar to Word Art for Word. I later did also have a color printer on it before I tossed it. It took almost an hour to print out anything "fancy" in color. As far as first computer I built it was more recent. it had an AMD K6 and 64mb of RAM. (if I remember right) had somwhere around 1 or 2 GB of HDD space and the Hard drive was freakishly huge. I still have the proc at home in a drawer as well as all of my past rigs. Its like a trophy lol __________________ HTPC/file server: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom x4 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 800 (2x2GB) - 1TB WD Black - 4 x 1TB Hitachi DeskStar in RAID 5 - ATi TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner - HIS Raedon 4850 512MB - ASRock N68C-S UCC mobo - OCZ ModExtreme Pro 500W PSU GF's Gaming PC: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 1066 - 500GB Western Digital GP - HIS Raedon 5770 1GB - ASUS M3A78-EM - Zalman 650W PSU Media Streamer: Win 7 Pro 64-bit - AMD Athlon x2 3200+ - 4GB SuperTalent DDR2 800 - 250GB SeaGate Barracuda - MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 - ASUS Raedon 5450 SILENT - FSP group 250W PSU

Jul 6, 2009, 11:36 PM	#39
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Post your first computer specs 386 sx 33mhz 4mb ram 120mb hdd 14" crt DOS 6.0

Jul 8, 2009, 10:59 AM	#42
Cow_160483 HH's only cow moooooo... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: BOTSWANA Posts: 6,817 Rep Power: 300 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs man this thread is full of old people lol joke come to think of it i also had one of those Macintosh SE FDHD which was so rubbish that my memory blocked it out well maybe also that i was a toddler when it came out had something to do with it lol __________________ Decode! Muhahahahah!

Jul 8, 2009, 12:53 PM	#45
nicnik In the Land of Snow Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 569 Rep Power: 46 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs think mine was a pentium I 200 or 250, 32mb ram and 4gb hdd, had an ati rage graphics card i think, but i'm not sure. I still have the ati card, but thats about it i think. __________________ Follow Me on Twitter Battlefield 3 \| youtube \| TwitchTV

Jul 10, 2009, 03:19 AM	#46
MGaz All wheel driver! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: five Cylinder Heaven, wales GB Posts: 204 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs sinclair ZX spectrum + 48K . Its still my fav. I could listen to the sound of that old tape loader all day long lol real youth/nostalgia trip. best games ever on that! real gameplay, fav game on it is 'ROCK MAN' I've still got it, and i still use it. I get so board of FPS on the PC these days.. TBH first PC tho was a TANDY 80286 with 256kb V-ram and 640Kb base memory, I think I upgraded it to a massive 2MB of 72 pin SIMM memory. still got it in the barn fav game on that was WING COMMANDER. Also have a VEXTREX. i still play games on that.. ITS MINT. * Moving on a little, Still got my SEGA master system II , my ATARI Jaguar 64 bit and Nintendo 64.. Also still have a SEGA Dreamcast , a slim line PS2 , and original XBOX . I plan on buying a 3DO console at somepoint as well. I've already bought a couple of 3DO games for it.. Need4speed and superwingcomander. & I might even pick up an AMEGA 32 CD one day to boot! . __________________ Processor: 7.5 Memory: 7.7 Graphics: 7.2 Gaming Graphics: 7.2 Primary Hard Disk: 5.9 [3DMARK Vantage: 9229] [3DMARK 06: 18365] [3DMARK 03: 46941] [3DMARK 2001 SE: 36059] [3DMARK 2000: 29438]

Jul 10, 2009, 04:59 AM	#47
roadrunner17 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Irvine, Ca Posts: 41 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs I had Apple II's- and a couple 486 based PC's... but the first one I built from scratch- Pentium III 500 Asus MB Soundblaster soundcard WD 10 GIG hard drive TNT video card 10 Mbps lan card

Jul 10, 2009, 05:08 AM	#48
ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 3,057 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs First I owned was a ZX80, but it didn't work, and got replaced with a ZX81 (which was less aesthetically pleasing but had floating point in ROM and could display something while running a program). First PC (after a VIC 20, C64 and Amiga) was a 486 DX2 66 with 16MB of RAM (which cost me $700 at the time).

Jul 10, 2009, 08:01 AM	#49
buburuza76 HH member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Where you can`t make a life Posts: 347 Rep Power: 27	Re: Post your first computer specs I started using Spectrum ZX, used to play Horace goes Skiing, Manic Miner...etc but i don`t have it anymore. The one i still have and it still works is a .386 with 4MB Ram, i guess 50MB(?) hdd, 33mhz but everytime i start it, have to enter the bios to autodetect hdd.Maybe the battery is gone... Last time i checked, it runs win 3.1, games like supaplex, lotus, mario, dynablaster...heh...oldies but goldies

Jul 10, 2009, 10:41 PM	#51
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs 1st computer: BBC Micro, Model B - fave game - Elite of course! 1st PC: MJN 486 DX33, to which I added a SB16 MCD ASP and CR563B CD-ROM at enormous cost, also upgraded with a Cyrix DX2-80 I think it had a grand total of 8MB RAM - or maybe it was only 4, and 340MB of hard disk __________________ Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead Now Mary takes her lamb to school, Between two crusts of bread Last edited by Matth; Jul 16, 2009 at 04:20 PM.

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cyclop123 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	Re: Post your first computer specs My old computer could olny run blue's clues.

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cyclop123 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	Re: Post your first computer specs So sad..

Jul 16, 2009, 01:10 AM	#54
Fantasma HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lorca (Spain) Posts: 757 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs My first pc (or something similar to it) was some kind of AMSTRAD that worked with cassettes. Then I upgraded to a pII 350Mhz, 64mb Ram, S3 Trio 3d (very bad 3D performer) and 4Gb Seagate HDD. I completed it a year later with a voodoo3 2000 and more ram. It was the beginning of playing good 3D.