Post your first computer specs

comp_ali · Jul 4, 2009, 05:29 PM

Used between 1999-2004
Specs:
CPU : Intel PII 350 MHZ
Ram: 2 x 32MB
HDD: Seagate 4GB IDE
Mother Board: No idea " look at the pics"
GPU: Mercury ( no idea about clocks ,vram but it was enough to run Wolfenstein , Super mario world

)
Monitor: Mercury 17" CRT
Scanner: Primax Colorado 1200p 36bit flatbed.
All other accessories like Ball-mouse , Keyboard , Case and Speakers were Mercury brand "I don't see it now in the market"

**MIG-31** · Jul 4, 2009, 05:32 PM

I no longer have any pc parts from the past...

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

comp_ali · Jul 4, 2009, 05:50 PM

I like to keep my stuff even if they weren't useful , just for the joy of having old stuff

**MIG-31** · Jul 4, 2009, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by comp_ali

I like to keep my stuff even if they weren't useful , just for the joy of having old stuff

yes no problem with that,Every one to their own.

My first pc that was a performer for games.Was a Pentium 1 (Maybe II) @450MHZ with 64mb of ram.This came with a on board (Im not 100% sure) 3dfx Voodoo 2.

BlueMak · Jul 4, 2009, 06:22 PM

Atari 520 STf. 1987-1991
CPU Motorola 68000 @ 8MHz
512KB RAM, later upgraded to 1MB, and 192KB ROM
Operating system, TOS 1.1
Double side floppy disk drive.

SeraphicSorcerer · Jul 4, 2009, 06:44 PM

My First Computer's specs
Apple Macintosh IIx Specs @ EveryMac.com

comp_ali · Jul 4, 2009, 07:16 PM

You guys had computers before I were born

Tyrsonswood · Jul 4, 2009, 07:17 PM

yup!

Chaos · Jul 4, 2009, 07:34 PM

Packard Bell
486SX 25
4 MB Ram
Win 3.11

cozumel · Jul 4, 2009, 07:51 PM

Had an Amiga 500 and Commodore 64 (can't remember which one was first to be honest). Also used a BBC Acorn?, Dragon 32, Sinclair ZX81 and Spectrum.

The first gaming machine I built was based on the Voodoo 3 2000 with an Intel CPU (PII or PIII). Can't remember what motherboard anymore. Windows 98 and Soundblaster I think.

dawgXdenta · Jul 4, 2009, 08:01 PM

First PC was a apple somethingtosh. Ohhhh my bad 1999-2004 then that would be an AMD 64 athlon 2.8mhz 333mhz ram 512mb size 120gig HD 800mhz FSB , i'm young @ computer stuff that was big then.

Tyrsonswood · Jul 4, 2009, 08:27 PM

First computer was a Sinclair kit.... assemble it yourself. Was an early model of what eventually became Timex/Sinclair. Bunch of the Commodore stuff along the way. First PC was a 12mhz 8086 (XT Turbo) with 1 meg o ram...... 360 of that was a ram disk, and a 20mb hard/card. Had both 3.5 and 5.25 floppy drives and a greyscale monochrome monitor.

This was back in the stone age you know......

**MIG-31** · Jul 4, 2009, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyrsonswood

First computer was a Sinclair kit....

Now you have jogged an old memory..I said above i had a old 486.. I totally forgot about the sinclair untill you mentioned it.

Much earlier than that i had a Sinclair ZX Spectrum where you needed a seperate Tape Recorder to load any games from tape.. Later switched to a ZX Spectrum +3.

Jeez im showing my age,Just a month shy of 36..

Mac Daddy · Jul 4, 2009, 08:38 PM

The first I actually built myself was wire wrapped and used a Motorola 6802 processor that was in 1987.

The first home computer I bought was an Atari 800XL in 1984 and came with a spanking tape backup

Atari 8-bit family - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The first computer I programmed on was a Radio Shack TRS-80 in high school in 1982.
TRS-80 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

BlueMak · Jul 4, 2009, 09:34 PM

Oh, if it goes not just the first owned, then I have a couple more firsts to note.
The first computer I ever typed on was IIRC a ....I don't remember in early 1983. Details of how I came to see it doesn't matter.
The first computer I ever programmed on was a Multitech PC back in 1983-4. I was about 7-8yo at the time, more interested in games than programming lol.
The first computer I ever owned I told you.
The first computer I owned with a hard drive was an Amiga 1200 with a 20MB drive, in 1993.
The first PC I owned was in 1994. A 486-DX40 (IIRC) (pentium was still very expensive recently released CPU in Greece at least) with hmm, I don't remember how much RAM, it had a graphics card a Cirrus Logic 5428 (IIRC), a Creative Labs SB16 soundcard and I don't remember the hard drive that well, I think it was 500MB. But it had a double speed CDROM drive!!!!

**kris23** · Jul 4, 2009, 10:36 PM

the first system i actually had for myself is a socket 478 P4 3.0GHz machine with 1GB RAM, 200GB HDD and a Radeon 9550.... it was dead in terms of support when i had gotten it.....

Tyrsonswood · Jul 4, 2009, 11:11 PM

I still run one of those Kris, actually several of them.

**kris23** · Jul 4, 2009, 11:15 PM

haha nice, too bad its dead now, the motherboard died and replacements are way too much lol....

it was horrible playing halo 1 on it though.... its like crysis on the system i have now

OldBuzzard · Jul 5, 2009, 03:09 AM

Danged bunch of n00b whippersnappers running all of that high end stuff and thinking you had it tough

Why back in MY day:
IBM 360 model 20
8K core memory
2560 MFCM card Reader/Punch - Read at 120 CPM punched at 60 CPM
1403 N1 Printer - Printed at 1100 LPM.
This was in 1972

Boundzy · Jul 5, 2009, 03:43 AM

First computer I bought: Amiga 500

Loved it. Used it from about 1987 until 1993, when I bought a Pentium 90Mhz system from Cybermax.

Cow_160483 · Jul 5, 2009, 04:55 PM

my first PC was an AMD 800MHz processor on some old ass board and a 20GB HDD 512 SD RAM and some other stuff, my memory is not as young as it used to be

shaman9876 · Jul 5, 2009, 06:03 PM

My first PC was a 8088 IBM with monochrome monitor. Played starflight on it. The Starflight & Starflight 2 Fan Page

blibbax · Jul 5, 2009, 06:11 PM

Intel Celeron D @ 3.8ghz
Foxconn P4M9007MB 8RS2H
1GB DDR2 533
Nvidia 6600LE
300W Generic PSU
160GB WD IDE HDD (7200rpm, 1mb cache)
Generic MATX case

That was only two years ago.

I used my mum's Pentium 75mhz (I think) before that.

dawgXdenta · Jul 5, 2009, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blibbax

Intel Celeron D @ 3.8ghz
Foxconn P4M9007MB 8RS2H
1GB DDR2 533
Nvidia 6600LE
300W Generic PSU
160GB WD IDE HDD (7200rpm, 1mb cache)
Generic MATX case

That was only two years ago.

I used my mum's Pentium 75mhz (I think) before that.

wow blibbax thats very recent

**temeteus82** · Jul 5, 2009, 09:36 PM

8088 at 16 Hz 512 Kt RAM and 5MB HDD all made by Canon =)

RobertBruce · Jul 6, 2009, 12:57 AM

Mac 512!!! Christmas present from grandparents when I was a kid.

Jump ahead 15 years and the first I built myself was an 800 Mhz athlon, 128 MB ram, voodoo3 video card, and i really dont remember the motherboard but it was epox which I decided was a pox on computers....

dawgXdenta · Jul 6, 2009, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by temeteus82

8088 at 16 Hz 512 Kt RAM and 5MB HDD all made by Canon =)

wow a canon PC

**temeteus82** · Jul 6, 2009, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dawgXdenta

wow a canon PC

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

And DOS 1.0 if I'm not mistaken.

Cow_160483 · Jul 6, 2009, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by temeteus82

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

And DOS 1.0 if I'm not mistaken.

Now that is ancient i remember mine had a 3.5" floppy and only a CD Rom drive no writer

**temeteus82** · Jul 6, 2009, 10:43 AM

Yeah that was an old PC but it was able to run F-15 Strike Eagle II with CGA gfx with no problems big ...

Jul 4, 2009, 05:29 PM	#1
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 6,228 Rep Power: 161 System Specs	Post your first computer specs Used between 1999-2004 Specs: CPU : Intel PII 350 MHZ Ram: 2 x 32MB HDD: Seagate 4GB IDE Mother Board: No idea " look at the pics" GPU: Mercury ( no idea about clocks ,vram but it was enough to run Wolfenstein , Super mario world ) Monitor: Mercury 17" CRT Scanner: Primax Colorado 1200p 36bit flatbed. All other accessories like Ball-mouse , Keyboard , Case and Speakers were Mercury brand "I don't see it now in the market" Attached Thumbnails

Jul 4, 2009, 05:32 PM	#2
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 45,240 Rep Power: 252 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs I no longer have any pc parts from the past... But i can go lower than yours... it were an intel 486 that ran at 66mhz.With onboard graphics with windows 95. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help HardwareHeaven by using Digg! HH Hardware Diggs / GH Gaming Diggs

Jul 4, 2009, 05:50 PM	#3
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 6,228 Rep Power: 161 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs I like to keep my stuff even if they weren't useful , just for the joy of having old stuff

Jul 4, 2009, 06:22 PM	#5
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 9,671 Rep Power: 179 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs Atari 520 STf. 1987-1991 CPU Motorola 68000 @ 8MHz 512KB RAM, later upgraded to 1MB, and 192KB ROM Operating system, TOS 1.1 Double side floppy disk drive. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

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SeraphicSorcerer HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 2,224 Rep Power: 135 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs My First Computer's specs Apple Macintosh IIx Specs @ EveryMac.com __________________

Jul 4, 2009, 07:16 PM	#7
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 6,228 Rep Power: 161 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs You guys had computers before I were born

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Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,085 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs Packard Bell 486SX 25 4 MB Ram Win 3.11 __________________

Jul 4, 2009, 07:51 PM	#10
cozumel I'm dangerous but cute... Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Under the waves... Posts: 3,573 Rep Power: 44 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs Had an Amiga 500 and Commodore 64 (can't remember which one was first to be honest). Also used a BBC Acorn?, Dragon 32, Sinclair ZX81 and Spectrum. The first gaming machine I built was based on the Voodoo 3 2000 with an Intel CPU (PII or PIII). Can't remember what motherboard anymore. Windows 98 and Soundblaster I think. __________________ Don't worry about money - Be a beach bum! Scuba Rocks Last edited by cozumel; Jul 4, 2009 at 08:06 PM.

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dawgXdenta HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gabz Posts: 1,622 Rep Power: 82 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs First PC was a apple somethingtosh. Ohhhh my bad 1999-2004 then that would be an AMD 64 athlon 2.8mhz 333mhz ram 512mb size 120gig HD 800mhz FSB , i'm young @ computer stuff that was big then. __________________

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Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 66 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs The first I actually built myself was wire wrapped and used a Motorola 6802 processor that was in 1987. The first home computer I bought was an Atari 800XL in 1984 and came with a spanking tape backup Atari 8-bit family - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The first computer I programmed on was a Radio Shack TRS-80 in high school in 1982. TRS-80 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

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BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 9,671 Rep Power: 179 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs Oh, if it goes not just the first owned, then I have a couple more firsts to note. The first computer I ever typed on was IIRC a ....I don't remember in early 1983. Details of how I came to see it doesn't matter. The first computer I ever programmed on was a Multitech PC back in 1983-4. I was about 7-8yo at the time, more interested in games than programming lol. The first computer I ever owned I told you. The first computer I owned with a hard drive was an Amiga 1200 with a 20MB drive, in 1993. The first PC I owned was in 1994. A 486-DX40 (IIRC) (pentium was still very expensive recently released CPU in Greece at least) with hmm, I don't remember how much RAM, it had a graphics card a Cirrus Logic 5428 (IIRC), a Creative Labs SB16 soundcard and I don't remember the hard drive that well, I think it was 500MB. But it had a double speed CDROM drive!!!! __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

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kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,386 Rep Power: 76 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs the first system i actually had for myself is a socket 478 P4 3.0GHz machine with 1GB RAM, 200GB HDD and a Radeon 9550.... it was dead in terms of support when i had gotten it..... __________________ Driverheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (9/4/09) New i5 systems with more to come! Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

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kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,386 Rep Power: 76 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs haha nice, too bad its dead now, the motherboard died and replacements are way too much lol.... it was horrible playing halo 1 on it though.... its like crysis on the system i have now __________________ Driverheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (9/4/09) New i5 systems with more to come! Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Jul 5, 2009, 03:09 AM	#19
OldBuzzard DH's oldest Geek? Join Date: May 2003 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 2,362 Rep Power: 94 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs Danged bunch of n00b whippersnappers running all of that high end stuff and thinking you had it tough Why back in MY day: IBM 360 model 20 8K core memory 2560 MFCM card Reader/Punch - Read at 120 CPM punched at 60 CPM 1403 N1 Printer - Printed at 1100 LPM. This was in 1972 __________________ When looking for a reason as to why things go wrong, never rule out sheer STUPIDITY Last edited by OldBuzzard; Jul 5, 2009 at 06:20 AM.

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Boundzy DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 31 Rep Power: 46	Re: Post your first computer specs First computer I bought: Amiga 500 Loved it. Used it from about 1987 until 1993, when I bought a Pentium 90Mhz system from Cybermax.

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shaman9876 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA, WI Posts: 65 Rep Power: 46 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs My first PC was a 8088 IBM with monochrome monitor. Played starflight on it. The Starflight & Starflight 2 Fan Page

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blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 589 Rep Power: 24 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs Intel Celeron D @ 3.8ghz Foxconn P4M9007MB 8RS2H 1GB DDR2 533 Nvidia 6600LE 300W Generic PSU 160GB WD IDE HDD (7200rpm, 1mb cache) Generic MATX case That was only two years ago. I used my mum's Pentium 75mhz (I think) before that. __________________

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RobertBruce HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 216 Rep Power: 29 System Specs	Re: Post your first computer specs Mac 512!!! Christmas present from grandparents when I was a kid. Jump ahead 15 years and the first I built myself was an 800 Mhz athlon, 128 MB ram, voodoo3 video card, and i really dont remember the motherboard but it was epox which I decided was a pox on computers....