79°
Mostly Cloudy
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
|
#46
05-12-2010, 09:22 PM
|
||
|
||
First work computer (word processor really) was a Lanier. First true computer I ever touched was an Apple -- my boy friend was a true computer genius and use working on an AI program. Whenever he was out of town, I'd try to teach his puter to play bridge. Almost had a workable program when he busted me lol. First computer I bought was a Dell.
__________________
Army/embassy brat - traveled too much to mention Moved here from SF Bay Area (East Bay) "There are only two ways to live your life: One is as though nothing is a miracle; the other is as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein |
|
|
|
#47
05-12-2010, 09:41 PM
|
||
|
||
|
Commodore
A Commodore 64
__________________
Joliet, IL; Topsham, ME; Oviedo, FL; Las Vegas, NV; Oviedo, FL; The Villages, FL Jerry Jackson (Summerhill) Neat bumper sticker. Went like this: "It's God's job to judge terrorists. Our job is to arrange the meeting!" Be a gentleman, remove your hat/cap when entering a building and dining out! |
|
#48
05-12-2010, 10:28 PM
|
||
|
||
Old Computers
Quote:
Quote:
 The little guy with the hammer and chisel was sooooooooo sloooow!  And anything over one page was such heavy reading.  New avatar Fumar? anybody we know?
__________________
No trees were killed in the posting of this message. However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.  SE Wisconsin, Cherry Hill, NJ, Plattsburgh, NY, Northern IL, Finally, TV!  "Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity." - Irving Kristol |
|
#50
05-14-2010, 09:23 AM
|
||
|
||
|
Quote:
__________________
Grew up in Brooklyn, NY- became an adult in Rockland County, NY and living a 2nd childhood in the Villages (Finally a FROG). "Whenever God Closes One Door He Always Opens Another, Even Though Sometimes It's Hell in the Hallway" |
|
#51
05-14-2010, 10:04 AM
|
||
|
||
|
A looong time ago, I bought a Radio Shack.
__________________
Village of Hacienda East |
|
#52
05-15-2010, 08:53 AM
|
||
|
||
|
My very first computer was an IMSAI 8600 kit that I put together and used to program in assembler...then a TRS 80 ... from then on a proliferation of brands.....
__________________
Hans Navy Seabees, Vietnam, All Continents, Mass. Vienna, VA (DC Area) - Now Jacaranda Villas 
|
|
#53
07-05-2010, 11:22 PM
|
||
|
||
|
My first was an Apple 2C the little compact one with about an 8" screen. Have a picture of my son at age 3 playing a game on it. He is now a hardcore gamer at age 27. I soon upgraded to an Apple 2GS so that I could begin playing golf on the computer. For what I paid for that 2GS I could today buy a gaming computer that would be the envy of even my son.
__________________
Jan and Chuck The Florida Horsleys |
|
#55
07-06-2010, 08:45 AM
|
||
|
||
|
Wish I could remember the name of my first computer. Maybe someone can help. It was in the late 70's and the information was stored on cassette tapes.
__________________
Retired Firefighter Indianapolis, Indiana "Livin our Dream" |
|
#57
07-06-2010, 04:19 PM
|
||
|
||
|
I've read most everyone's post, but I don't remember anyone mentioning the one I had. It was a Texas Instruments TI-99A. It used MS-DOS and I never did learn much about it. It also had cartridges for programs that you could plug into the side. It used a 5 1/2" floppy drive for storage that was built into a separate component.
__________________
Greg A pessimist is an optimist with experience. "In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a congress." - John Adams |
|
#58
07-06-2010, 09:07 PM
|
||
|
||
|
Commodore 64....with a typo in the owner's manual...Do not turn the machine off when the green light is lit. They meant the red and we had to wait until after Christmas to call the store.
__________________
You can't direct the wind but you can adjust the sails. |
|
#59
07-08-2010, 01:29 PM
|
||
|
||
|
I had a Colecovision, but I'm not sure that counts. I had a little Timex too which I found totallly useless. But in 1983, I upgraded to a Kaypro II, which was almoost a combination desktop/laptop since it was totally self-contanined. It ran CPM and came with Wordstar, Calcstar and some other stars (software) you could use for real computing. It had 64k (yes, k) of memory, no hard drive, 2 - 5 1/4" floppy drives and a built-in 9" green screen that supported text only - no graphics. I still have the machine along with all the software and documentation. I think it works too! The printer I had had long since bitten the dust.
(I started as a mainframe programmer in 1970, so I've been into computers for a long time) |
| Closed Thread |
|
|
|
Got mine for $50 with the rebate, total cost after all the programs, expansion box, memory upgrade, floppy drives, etc. almost $2k. 
Those cheap computers really get expensive! Still have it but afraid to plug it in. would probably blow my flat screen. MelZ, did you run the RCA's or did you work on them? I was a tech in Chicago for them before Sperry bought us.
