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(Message started by: notseinfeld on Aug 2^nd, 2004, 3:05pm)

Title: Holy Incredible Computer (picture)
Post by notseinfeld on Aug 2^nd, 2004, 3:05pm

check this out: http://www.christopherleestreet.com/ftp/random/8499%20dollars.jpg

ooooh, and the RAM!

Title: Re: Holy Incredible Computer (picture)
Post by Rock_Lobster on Aug 2^nd, 2004, 3:07pm

Monitor & mouse not included. Mice were like $200 back then. You typically needed a special interface card for them.

Title: Re: Holy Incredible Computer (picture)
Post by Jeepgun on Aug 2^nd, 2004, 3:08pm

Oh! Oh!! I've gotta have one!! :o [smiley=laugh.gif] By the way, Rock: Your latest pic is crackin' me up. "POTATOES!" [smiley=laugh.gif]

Title: Re: Holy Incredible Computer (picture)
Post by john_d on Aug 2^nd, 2004, 3:13pm

my first puter had 5 kilobytes of memory, and not just RAM, that included ROM, there was only 3.5 kilobytes of actual RAM. Of course it was only 300 bucks, but that was alot of money for a 13 year old.

Title: Re: Holy Incredible Computer (picture)
Post by Linda_Howell on Aug 2^nd, 2004, 3:32pm

Quote:

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Oh! Oh!! I've gotta have one!! By the way, Rock: Your latest pic is crackin' me up. "POTATOES!"

OMG....I even get this!!!!!!

and BTW, Rock. Since Frank brought this up, I don't "get" your potatoes and the pic to go with it.
Care to enlighten us morons?....o.k. just me I guess. lol

Linda

Title: Re: Holy Incredible Computer (picture)
Post by Big Dan on Aug 2^nd, 2004, 5:01pm

on 08/02/04 at 15:05:47, notseinfeld wrote:

check this out: http://www.christopherleestreet.com/ftp/random/8499%20dollars.jpg

ooooh, and the RAM!

It's like retro pinup porn for Super Nerds.

-Big Dan

Title: Re: Holy Incredible Computer (picture)
Post by Rock_Lobster on Aug 2^nd, 2004, 5:02pm

on 08/02/04 at 15:32:49, Linda_Howell wrote:

OMG....I even get this!!!!!!

and BTW, Rock. Since Frank brought this up, I don't "get" your potatoes and the pic to go with it.
Care to enlighten us morons?....o.k. just me I guess. lol
Linda

Heh heh heh! Nothing to get, Love. Just Samwise saying 'potatoes'.
Samwise is kewl. Potatoes are kewl. Thus Samwise + Potatoes == UberKewl.

Title: Re: Holy Incredible Computer (picture)
Post by Jonny on Aug 2^nd, 2004, 6:33pm

on 08/02/04 at 17:01:01, Big Dan wrote:

It's like retro pinup porn for Super Nerds.

Bwaaaahhhhh ;;D

.................................jonny

Title: Re: Holy Incredible Computer (picture)
Post by Charlie on Aug 2^nd, 2004, 6:47pm

Youser.

Better check it out first. You can get everything cheaper on ebay.

http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/imhard.gif

Charlie

Title: Re: Holy Incredible Computer (picture)
Post by Jeepgun on Aug 2^nd, 2004, 7:09pm

Sam, from "Lord Of The Rings," Linda. :)

Title: Re: Holy Incredible Computer (picture)
Post by Tim_Z on Aug 2^nd, 2004, 11:02pm

Dude,

Sweeeeeeeeeet.

Dude,

Sweeeeeeeeeet.

Tim

Title: Re: Holy Incredible Computer (picture)
Post by Gator on Aug 2^nd, 2004, 11:40pm

on 08/02/04 at 15:13:37, john_d wrote:

My first "computer" was a Commodore Vic 20 back in 1985, I think. Basically a graphics keyboard that you plugged into the back of your tv. 40 vertical lines resolution - 20k of memory - NO PERMANENT STORAGE DEVICE! You either went out and bought books of programs or wrote your own. I wrote a few dice and card games, mostly easy stuff based on limited random number generators. Commodore Basic v.1. You'd spend all damned day typing the program in and half the night debugging just to play a cheezy space invaders type game. Then when you turned the thing off - poof! - program gone. The next time you wanted to play, you entered it back in and debugged again. I finally got a 3 1/2" disk drive for $250 so I could save my programs.

Gator

So, how many of you remember notching your 5 1/4" floppies and punching holes in 3 1/2" disks to make them store more data?

Title: Re: Holy Incredible Computer (picture)
Post by Linda_Howell on Aug 2^nd, 2004, 11:46pm

Quote:

Sam, from "Lord Of The Rings," Linda.

Now I get it. ::)

Linda

Title: Re: Holy Incredible Computer (picture)
Post by KingOfPain on Aug 3^rd, 2004, 5:00am

on 08/02/04 at 23:40:53, Gator wrote:

So, how many of you remember notching your 5 1/4" floppies

Uh, Gator, I usually use a bedpost for notching,
to each their own.

BTW...notching your floppie...wouldn't that hurt?

[smiley=smartass2.gif]

* Just givin' ya some grief.

;;D

Title: Re: Holy Incredible Computer (picture)
Post by Carl_D on Aug 3^rd, 2004, 6:48am

Hell, my Atari 1400XL with cassette tape drive blows that POS away; and I still have it too! Along with my super hi tech MacIntosh SE30.

WoooHoooo. The Good ole glory days!

Your Fossil,
Carl D

Title: Re: Holy Incredible Computer (picture)
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Aug 3^rd, 2004, 9:23am

My first system was the Tandy TRS 80 with the very litle chiklet keys. 16K of memory with an added memory module to bring it up to a whopping 32K of memory.

I can relate with Gator here about staying up all night typing in Basic code and debugging it to play some game and then having it all goaway when when you turn it off.

I eventually started saving my data on a cassette tape player, then much later paid an unbelievable amount for a disk drive.

Gator... Do you remember Compute Magazine? That's where I got most of my code from and then started making changes to other peoples stuff and eventually learned how to program from trial and error.

I also DO remember notching my disks.