OT: I Remember When

Gandalph · #1 September 22nd, 2002, 10:34 PM

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Originally posted by tesco samoa:
Gandalph 300

HUH???

Lupusman · #2 September 22nd, 2002, 10:41 PM

You never gonna be able to fix those things. It's human nature to be corrupt. Gotta complain to the big man upstairs.

Gandalph · #3 September 22nd, 2002, 11:07 PM

I remember paying $2700 for my first 8086 computer, opting for dual floppies and 1 meg of memory(hard drives were non-existant).

I remember tweaking my first 14.4k modem to achieve 10k throughput speeds.

I remember bulletin Boards, because web pages were almost non-existent.

I remember when you didn't have to contribute to the insurance scam.

I remember when a verbal agreement was binding.

tbontob · #4 September 22nd, 2002, 11:15 PM

In 1981, when I bought my first personal computer, floppies had not been invented for it yet.

We had to save our programs on a tape recorder.

Gandalph · #5 September 22nd, 2002, 11:27 PM

I remember working on systems that used punch cards for memory and storage.

minipol · #6 September 23rd, 2002, 01:47 AM

i remember my first computer for which i paid loads of money: an amstrad schneider CPC 6128 (8 bits system !)
yesterday, while surfing around, i saw a page somewhere where people are still toying with this os.

i remember the days that traffic wasn't as lethal as it is now to people and the environment.

[ September 23, 2002, 00:47: Message edited by: minipol ]

Taz-in-Space · #7 September 23rd, 2002, 02:20 AM

My first computer? An Apple II with 48K of memory... 8 whole colors... Basic in ROM... Yep, it was STATE OF THE ART

Edit: My first computer that I owned. First computer I worked with... A PDP-11.

[ September 23, 2002, 01:22: Message edited by: Taz-in-Space ]