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    What was your first PC?

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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
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                  @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
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                    @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
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                                      @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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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller
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                                            LOL, I vaguely remember those.

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