What was your first (PC) computer, 286,386?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compaq_Presario_2200 was the first PC I had at home.
First I built myself was an AMD Socket A Athlon and an FX5200.
First I built myself was an AMD Socket A Athlon and an FX5200.
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I think it was pentium 3.... 800mhz processor.
I think like 64mb ram? it was an E-machines model.
Then I built my own pc, I still have my first pc I ever built and my view sonic CRT monitor when AMD used to rule the roost.
oh man.... how kids these days have NO IDEA what it was like back then.
I used to play cs 1.6 with a 56k modem.
I think like 64mb ram? it was an E-machines model.
Then I built my own pc, I still have my first pc I ever built and my view sonic CRT monitor when AMD used to rule the roost.
oh man.... how kids these days have NO IDEA what it was like back then.I used to play cs 1.6 with a 56k modem.
1998, PIII 550Mhz, 128Mb RAM, onboard GFX, 17'' screen. Can't remember HD size. Tons of free CD's like Microsoft Encarta and Corel draw with it.
Few years later I got a 65Mb ATI 8500LE which I thought was amazing at the time, I still remember the 9700Pro being the king of graphics cards.
I assume the ZX spectrum or Acorn Electron don't count?
Using internet accelerator software to gain that massive 0.5Kb/s extra on your 56K modem.
Few years later I got a 65Mb ATI 8500LE which I thought was amazing at the time, I still remember the 9700Pro being the king of graphics cards.
I assume the ZX spectrum or Acorn Electron don't count?
Using internet accelerator software to gain that massive 0.5Kb/s extra on your 56K modem.
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286 - 12.5MHz, 1MB Ram, 40MBHDD, VGA. £900
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Yup I do, old fart I know!... I cobbled together a 486 SX25 system out of an old AT case, motherboard/cpu/memory from my mates pc who had upgraded to 486 DX2 66(GIT) the PSU was from a really old case and was massive and had to be velcroed to the top of the case True ghetto mod!
Played Alone in the Dark tho!
True ghetto mod! Played Alone in the Dark tho!
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286 8mhz (12mhz with turbo button!), 2mb of ram, 20mb harddrive. 5.25 & 3.5" disc drives.
Running Dos 6. Upgraded it to 6.1 later when it came out.
Then installed windows 3.11
Running Dos 6. Upgraded it to 6.1 later when it came out.
Then installed windows 3.11
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PC wise it was an old IBM PC XT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer_XT
Prior to that I had an Apple IIe
God I feel old
Prior to that I had an Apple IIe
God I feel old
286 - 12.5MHz, 1MB Ram, 40MBHDD, VGA. £900
You had a 40MB hd with a 286! That must have cost an absolute fortune. My 40MB drive which came with my 486 must have cost over £150.
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386 sx20 i think, quickly replaced with a 486 sx20. ZIF socket memories......ahhhhh.
Prior to that I had an Acorn Atom followed by a BBC model B.
Prior to that I had an Acorn Atom followed by a BBC model B.
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My first PC was made by Tiny.
It was a PII 350mhz, I don't recall the graphics card but it coped fine with Unreal. 6.4gb HDD and I paid a huge amount more for a second 6.4gb drive because I was using it for audio editing while at uni and needed the extra space!
It was a PII 350mhz, I don't recall the graphics card but it coped fine with Unreal. 6.4gb HDD and I paid a huge amount more for a second 6.4gb drive because I was using it for audio editing while at uni and needed the extra space!
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I had a few Amigas and assorted others beforehand but my first PC was a 386SX33, which to this day is the only ready built PC I have ever bought.
The first upgrades were new motherboard and a 486DX2 66, extra RAM and then a 486DX2 100.
The first upgrades were new motherboard and a 486DX2 66, extra RAM and then a 486DX2 100.
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It was a very smart PC made by Phillips. Yes it was a lot at the time, but I soon filled it. Started with DOS 6 then through 6.22 and ended with windows 3 before I built my first PC a 486 DX33 with 4MB ram.
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My first PC that I owned was a 486 that I wrote my PhD thesis up on. I remember at the time it was the absolute dogs danglies (in my eyes at least). I managed to get my supervisor to buy me a "huge" HDD, which I think was a mighty 1Gb and cost an absolute fortune.
My first PC was made by Tiny.
It was a PII 350mhz, I don't recall the graphics card but it coped fine with Unreal. 6.4gb HDD and I paid a huge amount more for a second 6.4gb drive because I was using it for audio editing while at uni and needed the extra space!
Snap, also Tiny, also remember TIME computers, they seemed to be both massive back then but didn't last longer than a few years. I assume due to the bursting of the dot.com bubble.
Fun internet days back then.
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lol I can remember the PCs with the turbo buttons but the first PC I owned was a Pentium II 266Mhz
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Back in 1993
Intel 486 DX-2 66Mhz
1Mb S3 Graphics Card
8Mb RAM
340Mb Western Digital Hard Drive
Panasonic Dual Speed CD-ROM
MS-DOS 6.22 & Windows 3.11
I remember having DOOM and Commache 3 game on it
Intel 486 DX-2 66Mhz
1Mb S3 Graphics Card
8Mb RAM
340Mb Western Digital Hard Drive
Panasonic Dual Speed CD-ROM
MS-DOS 6.22 & Windows 3.11
I remember having DOOM and Commache 3 game on it