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[Microsoft]

my first computer was something this...Mac II.

The 2nd computer was a Intel280. Cost me more than SGD3000 then. Comes with a 40mb harddisk, a dot matrix printer and modem.

Think moi 1st pc look something like dis...It was a Sherry PC XT...cost close to 4k w/o printer...add another 1k if wanna throw in a math co-processor...

Remember...dir...ebery file flash past till de end...wtf...cnot see...dir/w...ok better but total files still cnot fit screen...dir/w/p...ok better at least it pause...let see...chkdsk c:...bad command or file name...hey wtf...ok ok...c:\microsoft\chkdsk c:...hmm...hey wat's "C Brain" means... Haizz...those were de days...

 

[Sperminator]

i remembered my first computer, a 8086 Ohio Computer. (1983)

back then have to use cassette player to load the software, and you can actually HEAR the program being loaded. < Back then, how data was stored was via ANALOG cassette tapes (magnetic), and before pressing PLAY to the program, you must type LOAD, and then listen to the program being loaded. ANALOG DATA -> LISTENED BY COMPUTER MIC, DETECTS ANALOG TONES, TRANSLATE TONES into ASCII codes >

After you SEE the Program loaded into the RAM, you have to type RUN to execute the software.

If you mistakenly hit the BREAK button, the RAM will be erased, and you got to redo the process again.

By the way, that computer was a relic, with only 8Kbytes of RAM!

 

[sta1100]

Moi first hd was a Seagate MMF 40mb...cost moi 800bucks in de 80's...bk then prog oni cum in 1-3 51/4 floppy diskette...load so many progs still not even haf full...those were de days...

Modem cum with 33.6k speed...or was it lower? No Internet yet...hook up with a friend pc...wat ever he/moi type appear on our screen...lidat oso siok...haizz:p:p

Still remember seagate st225 interface mfm, rll, Esdi etc

 

[Microsoft]

Still remember seagate st225 interface mfm, rll, Esdi etc

Yes think moi 1st Hd was a seagate st255 mfm or sumting like tat...40mb...prog load n run so much faster compare to de 5.25in floppy disk drive...which can go clank clank clank for few min b4 anything appear on screen...PC Tools was 1 of de mus hav application...it allow u to run prog in a menu rather then type out the full command in DOS cursor mode...

 

[johnny333]

How come no one got a Commodore PET

I remember that while visiting Paradize or Peace Centre & I saw a school equipped with Commodore PET computers.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

Imagine 50 yrs in the future and they will be showing the present pcs or phones that would have been obsolete by then and saying they used phones back then and it could only store 64GB of data.

 

[BuiKia]

The games then...rescue raiders, taipan, donkey kong, etc...

 

[Maximilian Veers]

I had just donated to this forum. Hope u guys don't mind. :p

Welcum to the joy luck club.

 

[Microsoft]

Dis ish de first game moi play after buying the PC XT...Apply 1 wk leave stay at home to play...:( attached video ish NES version but think pc version oso quite similar...

[video=youtube;KTOiKtq-rvU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTOiKtq-rvU&feature=player_embedded[/video]

 

[Microsoft]

Welcum to the joy luck club.

Consider de fact moi being talking rubbish...typing singlish...4 de past 4 yrs...n neber kena diap jilat jilat by Ah Sam...20 Bucks...ok lah...psst...donate 2nd time gor another 1k pts onot har...:p

 

[Maximilian Veers]

...donate 2nd time gor another 1k pts onot har...:p

Cannot up size your french fries...

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[Maximilian Veers]

 

[Conqueror]

Old Apple PC

my first computer was something this...Mac II.

The 2nd computer was a Intel280. Cost me more than SGD3000 then. Comes with a 40mb harddisk, a dot matrix printer and modem.

Oh, I didn't know that old Apple PC was run on an Intel chip. The two drives 'weary' big ah.

Dark green screen ! Means ... mono ah ? How to play games ?

 

[Conqueror]

Think moi 1st pc look something like dis...It was a Sherry PC XT...cost close to 4k w/o printer...add another 1k if wanna throw in a math co-processor...

If you ever watched the re-run of that old drama that I was talking about, you will see the old Funan Center Digital Mall in the old format (no skylight, dark).

 

[johnny333]

Re: Old Apple PC

Oh, I didn't know that old Apple PC was run on an Intel chip. The two drives 'weary' big ah.

Dark green screen ! Means ... mono ah ? How to play games ?

The 6502 processor wasn't from Intel. It was originally from a company named MOS Technology. The engineers in MOS were fomerly from Motorola.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOS_Technology_6502

 

[potato29]

Re: Old Apple PC

The 6502 processor wasn't from Intel. It was originally from a company named MOS Technology. The engineers in MOS were fomerly from Motorola.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOS_Technology_6502

most pple would add the z80 to run CP/M, wordstar, supercal and dbase.

 

[johnny333]

Re: Old Apple PC

most pple would add the z80 to run CP/M, wordstar, supercal and dbase.

I bought an Apple II+ clone from a friend who had built one in the mid 80's. At around the same time I also bought a 2nd hand Commodore 64. I couldn't justify spending $$$ when one's is income constrained:o

So didn't have alot of $ for peripherals for my system. On the Commodore 64 I only had a tape drive & the system was connect to a TV. The Apple II+ only had 48Kb of RAM & nothing else:o

 

[Force 136]

Re: Old Apple PC

My fav game on my 166mHz.......

 

[ThePlen]

Re: Old Apple PC