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    • popesterP
      popester
      last edited by

      Sinclair 1000. Z-80 Early 80's.
      Then TI_99

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      • MattSpellerM
        MattSpeller
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        486dx2

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        • brandon220B
          brandon220
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          TRS-80 with a joystick, cassette deck, and a word processing cartridge. Don't remember what year it was. Wish I still had it to show my kids.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @CloudKnight
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            @stuartjordan said in What was your first PC?:

            @scottalanmiller I never got to try an Apple mac when I was younger, were they just as expensive back then?

            WAY more expensive then. Like 3x as much by comparison.

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            • DanpD
              Danp
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              First used: TRS-80 (I think)
              First owned: Apple II

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              • CloudKnightC
                CloudKnight
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                I see the T-99 mentioned a few times, was this machine only available in the states?

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                • DanpD
                  Danp
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                  Anyone remember the Apple Lisa?

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                  • CloudKnightC
                    CloudKnight @Danp
                    last edited by

                    @danp Wasn't the machine named after Steve's daughter, I'm sure I see that in a documentary.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @Danp
                      last edited by

                      @danp said in What was your first PC?:

                      Anyone remember the Apple Lisa?

                      Of course, but I never had one.

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                      • jt1001001J
                        jt1001001
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                        I had a TI-994A that was my first computer then moved from that to a Zenith/Heathkit 286 as my first PC clone. I still have Microsoft Windows 1.4 on 5.25 Floppy from that machine!

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                        • EddieJenningsE
                          EddieJennings
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                          HP Pavillion with Windows 95. Acquired either my freshman or sophomore year in high school.

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                          • gjacobseG
                            gjacobse @popester
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                            @popester said in What was your first PC?:

                            Sinclair 1000. Z-80 Early 80's.
                            Then TI_99

                            Same here,.. only it was a 'custom' in that it had a keyboard from Radio Shack, and my dad had built the box for it,.. the box / case was similar to the Apple IIe in shape... Even had a 300 baud acoustic modem.

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                            • gjacobseG
                              gjacobse
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                              I really loved the Sinclair QL I thought it was neat with it's internal tape drive.

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                              • coliverC
                                coliver
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                                I don't remember off the top of my head. I do remember it had two 5.25 floppy drives that you would need to swap in and out for stuff.

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                                • DanpD
                                  Danp @CloudKnight
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                                  @stuartjordan said in What was your first PC?:

                                  @danp Wasn't the machine named after Steve's daughter, I'm sure I see that in a documentary.

                                  Not sure TBH.

                                  @scottalanmiller said in What was your first PC?:

                                  @danp said in What was your first PC?:

                                  Anyone remember the Apple Lisa?

                                  Of course, but I never had one.

                                  Me either. But I remember attending their grand launch back in the day and was awestruck at what I saw at the time.

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                                  • matteo nunziatiM
                                    matteo nunziati
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                                    first computer I used: Philips MSX
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                                    first pc I owned was a withe box w/ Pentium I MMX.
                                    In the middle I played with Commodore Amiga 500

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                                    • RojoLocoR
                                      RojoLoco
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                                      Either a C64 or an original Apple or Apple II.

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @RojoLoco
                                        last edited by

                                        @rojoloco said in What was your first PC?:

                                        Either a C64 or an original Apple or Apple II.

                                        You'd know if it was an Apple I, that was wood!

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                                        • zachary715Z
                                          zachary715
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                                          First one I used was I believe Windows 95 at my school when I was in elementary. Couldn't tell you what brand but I seem to think IBM.

                                          First one I owned was an HP Pavilion laptop in 2007. Very sentimental when that thing died on me.

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                                          • ObsolesceO
                                            Obsolesce
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                                            My first personal computer: VTech Precomputer Power Pad

                                            I was obsessed with the BASIC coding program on there.

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