Scorbing Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 My very, very first was a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model III. My second one was a ColecoVision ADAM. Goalie33 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
firey Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Commodore 64.. all we had for it was games. I was like 4 or 5 when we got it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501222 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted February 4, 2013 Veteran Share Posted February 4, 2013 Laser 386 123456789A 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zumiiiiii Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 First computer we had was BBC Model B Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLegendOfMart Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 First ZX Speccy. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorbing Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 FACT: A TRS-80 Model III computer cost $2500.00 !!!!!!! The Model I combined the mainboard and keyboard into one unit, in what was to be a common case design trend throughout the 8-bit microcomputer era, although it had a separate power supply unit. It used a Zilog Z80 processor clocked at 1.77 MHz (later models were shipped with a Z80A). The basic model originally shipped with 4 KB of RAM, and later 16 KB. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
togermano Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Pentium 133mhz windows 95 32mb of ram...Still have it and it works good Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sg4me Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Mine was an Apple IIc with both monochrome and color monitors. Must have been in 1985. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501286 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted February 4, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted February 4, 2013 First personal computer I've owned myself: 486 DX 33 MHz, 8 MB RAM, 170 MB Conner HDD, 5.25" and 3.5" floppy drives, 14" monitor. Bought in June 1993. First personal computer my dad owned and let me use: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyfrog Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I never had one as a kid, too expensive and I didn't really have much interest in them back then. Game consoles like my ColecoVision were more my thing. The first computer I remember using was the TRS-80 and later the Apple II at school. Sometimes they would let us play TRS Invaders on them. The first PC I ever owned was a Compaq Presario 4640 with a Pentium II 266 and one of those new DVD-ROM drives. I still remember picking it out at Sears and getting it home to unpack it; so exciting. Over time though I learned that upgrading it was basically not an option however and it was the very last OEM PC I ever bought. I've built my own since then but I still have very fond memories of it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDavy Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Sinclair Spectrum - started with the modest 16Kb version: MorganX 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitmz Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Pentium MMX 166Mhz 32MB RAM 1.96GB HDD 1 MB Graphical memory Yamaha sound board Great machine! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I had the green monochrome monitor version. Amstrad CPC464 First real PC: Windows 3.1.1 for workgroups and dos 6 point something 486dx2 66mhz (with turbo on!) 8mb RAM 2mb video card 600mb hard drive CD-ROM drive! 14" CRT display maxing at 1024x768 (but only with 16bit colour :o) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aergan Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Commodore C16 - we went through 3 of them and many QuickShot joysticks over FireAnt and The Chip Factory. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasethebase Reporter Posted February 4, 2013 Reporter Share Posted February 4, 2013 First one I owned was a Dell Dimension 9100, first I bought myself was my current XPS 8500. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnDewCodeRedFreak Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Epson with Windows 3.1. Then 98 SE in 2000. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501358 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_dandy_ Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I got a Commodore 64 and a tape drive on Christmas day, 1984. In retrospect, a few hundred dollars of 1984 money is an awful lot for parents to spend on a 12-year old kid. I'm not even sure they realized at the time it was going to pay off one day. For that, I'm eternally grateful. Aergan 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobg052 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I had a Commodore Pet with a 4KB external memory expansion card the size of today's MB with a tape drive Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyLateNite Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 1986 - My first computer was a Honeywell DPS-6. It was running the Pick OS. It had a 10" reel tape drive and a 132 column line printer. We had an IBM PC (4.7 MHz), an IBM AT and a couple of Wyse 60 terminals connected to it for access. Wow! do I feel old? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Norris Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 First exposure was an IBM System 3, first to actually own was a TRS-80 Model 1, later replaced with a Model 16 running Microsoft Xenix, that held me until the PC era started. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
winrez Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Recieved a Commodore VIC-20 as a christmas gift when I was 6, No tape drive just programming books for basic & a few cartriges with Pac-Man, Centipede & Donkey Kong. I started programming in basic the next year, I remember typing for 12-13 hours as a kid and my mom telling me i needed to unplug the machine for supper and loosing all my work (it didnt stop me though, it just made me type faster as to have time to play with my programs i made) Aergan 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepsihabbit Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Coleco Adam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco_Adam Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicTrekker Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 First computer I ever owned was a Packard Bell 486....245MB hard drive with 4MB of memory....and that was enough for me at the time. Not so much anymore. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManMountain Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 A Sinclair ZX81, happy days :) MorganX 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepsihabbit Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 First useful computer I had was a Packard bell 133MHZ windows 95 computer, from circuit city. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1134672-what-was-your-first-computer-system/#findComment-595501424 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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