[redden137]

XP PRO not home, for me kanoaka virus

[kanoakavirus]

My very first build was a standard emachine for a friend that bought it from eBay but it came in separate components for a fairly cheap price (70 pounds i think) because the seller couldn't rebuild it (we all know its easier to take things apart then to build them) , i got a phone call around a year ago and was offered 20 pound to set up a desktop and that triggered me off.

[Mike0001]

The first computer I used was a Prime mini. They ground to a halt when about 30 users were logged on. They had less processing power than a 486 based PC and ran a text-based interface. The terminal was a teletype, later a mono screen.

[kanoakavirus]

Originally Posted by Mike0001 The first computer I used was a Prime mini. They ground to a halt when about 30 users were logged on. They had less processing power than a 486 based PC and ran a text-based interface. The terminal was a teletype, later a mono screen.

Woah

[katana]

my first computer was an IBM 286 personal system 2. had 10mhz, 1mb ram, 29.5mb hard disk and a 256 colour moniter. and BATTLE CHESS!!! YAY the chess pieces fought. lol

2nd computer was a compaq (i think) with a 100mhz 486 processor, 32mb ram and a turbo button that made the processor go to 133mhz

3rd was an IBM aptiva (still have it) with a 650mhz processor, 128mb ram, 16mb video card and a 15 gig hdd

4th and current main computer custom build p4 3.2 ghz, 1gb ram, 120gb hdd, 128mb video card and on it 2nd mb (i fried the 1st. lol)

5th (mine) hp d530 with a p4 2.4ghz, 512mb ram, 40gb hdd and 8mb inbuilt video card WOO!

6th acer travelmate 4601. with a 1.6ghz processor, 1gb ram and 30gb hdd

7th (also mine) a hard waste computer!!! p4 2.26 (oc'd) 768mb ram, 60gb hdd and a 128mb vid card
but its in a p3 case with a 250w psu. thats right a full 250 WATTS. EARTH SHATTERING!!!!!!

[ghbnic]

My first comp with a keyboard was a BBC the old shift and break and odd keyboard layout.
Then a Amstrad PC 1512 with 20mb hdd and 4 batts on the top which went flat every 2 weeks and ya lost your clock... :O
Then my electron (for games only)
Then a few pc's from a 286dx33 to pI 100 with windows 3.1 and 3.11 i remember puttin win 95 on the PI was it 24 3 1/2 floppys? anyway got to the last 2 disks and it crashed Grrr never did get in on that pc...
then onto amds first was a k6 300 1.2gig hdd and 32mb ram ati rage pro 2mb pci. i still have the hdd and gpu in a shoe box lol.

[redden137]

wow i had forgotten about alot of these old computers, so many makes and companies not in the race anymore, if they all where still making em, prices for computers and components might be cheaper

[jezza]

IBM 5150...
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The wonders of word perfect


Then an apricot F1...
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Then a 'tiny' pc with a measly 450mhz processor that i killed running xp pro on for 2 years


Now on a slightly upgraded Dell optiplex GX50 (40gb hdd and 512mb ram otherwise as it comes) with xp pro....works a treat.

[katana]

Apricot?? that has to be a cheap rip off of an apple

i used word perfect once. it had a green screen. i didn't like it. I was 7 and it scared me because i couldn't get out of it.

[Spencer2004]

my first computer had an intel 800mhz, 64mb ram, 10gb hdd :D. best thing that ever happened to me....

[Desertfish]

My first build was:

- ASUS K8V333
- AMD Athlon XP 2000+
- 2x256MB DDR266 (forgot the brand...)
- 80GB Maxtor Diamond+ HD
- 350Watt PSU (cheap brand...)

But the piece de résistance in that system was my Voodoo5 6000 which I skanked from 3dfx when I was made redundant in 2001. I was planning to stick all the parts in the case of my old Advent PC case but the graphics card was soo huge, I ended up having to buy another case as well...

Cheers:
Chris

[Mike0001]

Hey, remember 3dfx? Is there an interpreter for modern cards? lol

[computeruler]

my first ever computer that is mine AND built is the one im typing on its about 1 year old in may somtime i got it for my bday and by the time i got it all built it was about a week after my bday casuse it took a while for all the parts to come in i had some that were the whole familys pcs before (dell deminsion 2400 and some really old ones i had no idea what they were casue i was like 5 and didnt know a thing about pcs then) my favorite os would be xp

[Axegrinder]

My first PC was an IBM netvista 6578, P3 800mhz, 256mb ram,20gb hdd, win 2000, served me from january 07 to april 07

2nd was a Dell dimension 4100, P3 1GHz, 256mb laster 512mb of ram, 40GB hdd, Win XP pro, served me form april 07 to may 07. Before the hdd failed.

3rd PC - Celeron 1GHz, 512mb ram, 20GB hdd win XP pro. Lasted a month before the psu blew and wrecked everything. Served me fom april 07 to september 07.

4th PC - P3 1Ghz (again), 512mb ram, 20GB hdd, XP pro. Served me from september 07 to october 07. Sold it after a month.

FIFTH and current PC - Athlon X2 3600+ 2Ghz, 1gig ram, 80GB hdd, XP Home.

Blimey i went thorugh alot of computers .

[computeruler]

and thats in 2007 you mean?