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    What was your first PC?

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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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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
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                          LOL, I vaguely remember those.

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                          • bigbearB
                            bigbear
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                            I was 6 when I was handed down a C64, bought a 286 out of the tradin post when I was 7 using paper route money. At 8 I had a couple 286's and an Apple IIe handed down to me.

                            I also bought one of those 1980's portable 386sx units where it was like a metal suitcase and the keyboard folded out of the front to reveal a small green screen and two 5.5" floppy drives. I specifically remember dragging it in to a Frisch's Big Boy while my mom wasnt paying attention and setting it up by a power outlet. lol.

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                            • larsen161L
                              larsen161 @bigbear
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                              @bigbear had similar but mine had an orange screen, a Compaq Portable 386. not my first though. first was a Tandy 1000 EX with a 2nd 5.25" floppy!

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                                Texkonc @Danp
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                                @danp said in What was your first PC?:

                                Anyone remember the Apple Lisa?

                                Don’t forget windows bob
                                http://toastytech.com/guis/bob.html

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                                • hobbit666H
                                  hobbit666
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                                  Does a Amiga 500 count? Remember having that then upgrading the RAM and having an external Hard drive in a expansion module thing.
                                  Got me interested in 3D animation when one of the magazines released Imagine for free.....loved it.....wish I got more into it now and tired to make a career in it....oh well I'm enjoying IT infrastructure stuff anyway

                                  After that a 486 with Windows 95

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                                  • jt1001001J
                                    jt1001001
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                                    My first "laptop" was a zenith with "twin" 3.5 floppy drives, yes 3.5, state of teh art. Dad gave it to me for HS graduation.
                                    http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/X1270.96
                                    (not my exact model but pretty close)

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                                    • PenguinWranglerP
                                      PenguinWrangler
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                                      Apple IIe was the first computer I used. The first one I owned was an Epson 8088.

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                                      • stacksofplatesS
                                        stacksofplates
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                                        First computer I had was also the first I used. Tandy 1000. I played some mean Amy's First Primer and Commander Keen on that.

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