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MJ Hathor

Purple Butterfly

Join date: 17 Mar 2005

Posts: 901

01-11-2006 08:28

I will never forget. For x-mas when I was 10 years old, I got a Commodor Vic20. I had a joystick to play games but never used it. I preferred keys. My favorite game was Radar Ratrace. I miss that game

I miss sitting there for hours using my arrow keys to navigate my rat through a maze to get to the cheese.

MJ

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Rose Karuna

Lizard Doctor

Join date: 5 Jun 2004

Posts: 3,772

01-11-2006 08:36

A Timex Sinclair 1000

Then I graduated to a Trash 80 LOL

In the meantime I played with a Commodore 64 and the RS Color Computer also and the old MAC's

I actually liked the Sinclair it had a ZX80 and you could do a lot with it believe it or not.

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Billy Grace

Land Market Facilitator

Join date: 8 Mar 2004

Posts: 2,307

01-11-2006 08:40

Compaq... hated it!

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Phoenix Psaltery

Ninja Wizard

Join date: 25 Feb 2005

Posts: 2,599

01-11-2006 08:41

Mine was a no-name clone of an IBM XT, with 640k of RAM and a 30 MB hard drive, and (woohoo!) 4 color CGA graphics, running MS-DOS 3.3.

P2

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MJ Hathor

Purple Butterfly

Join date: 17 Mar 2005

Posts: 901

01-11-2006 08:43

From: Phoenix Psaltery

Mine was a no-name clone of an IBM XT, with 640k of RAM and a 30 MB hard drive, and (woohoo!) 4 color CGA graphics, running MS-DOS 3.3.

P2

I can't remember those specifics with mine. I wish I did lol.

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Namssor Daguerre

Imitates life

Join date: 18 Feb 2004

Posts: 1,423

Cintra/Tektronix Model 909 Desktop Scientific Calculator

01-11-2006 08:53

I played with this when I was about 7 years old. Then I graduated to and Apple II Plus. Now, guess how old I am

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Zuzu Fassbinder

Little Miss No Tomorrow

Join date: 17 Sep 2004

Posts: 2,048

01-11-2006 08:57

Commodore 64

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From: Bud

I don't want no commies in my car. No Christians either.

Gabe Lippmann

"Phone's ringing, Dude."

Join date: 14 Jun 2004

Posts: 4,219

01-11-2006 08:59

Look at it and love it...

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Joy Honey

Not just another dumass

Join date: 17 Jun 2005

Posts: 3,751

01-11-2006 09:02

Well.. for gaming our very first platform was: the Magnavox Odyessy!!!

Our very first computer: the Atari 400.

What's not to love?

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MJ Hathor

Purple Butterfly

Join date: 17 Mar 2005

Posts: 901

01-11-2006 09:06

LOL...seeing that pic gabe made me research for a pic of mine and found not only a pic but some specs too. I also spelt Commodore wrong lol. Commodore VIC-20

MJ

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Toy LaFollette

I eat paintchips

Join date: 11 Feb 2004

Posts: 2,359

01-11-2006 09:06

From: Gabe Lippmann

Look at it and love it...

Same here, Gabe

Processor:

16-bit TMS 9900 running at 3Mhz.

Graphics:

Screen resolution of 256x192 in 16 colours. Capable of displaying up to 16 sprites.

Sound:

3 channels and 5 octaves. Speech synthesis with optional add-on module.

RAM:

16K (52K max).

ROM:

26K (command modules can give up to 34K extra).

Keyboard:

Full size, 40 key, typewriter style.

Expansion:

Module slot for preprogrammed games and utilities.
Monitor socket.
RS232 interface.
Joystick socket.
Cassette I/O socket.
Dedicated interface for peripheral expansion box, (PEB), which gave 8 expansion slots for disk drives, extra RAM etc. Some expansion devices such as the speech synthesiser could be plugged directly into this socket.

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kornation Bommerang

cant spell, wont spell

Join date: 13 Jan 2005

Posts: 125

01-11-2006 09:39

c64 for xmas bout 15 years ago,

and guess what i got for last xmas?

a c64 gamestick!

ah playing the games i got for xmas 15 years ago and arguing on whos go is next like i was 7 again

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Marcos Fonzarelli

You are not Marcos

Join date: 26 Feb 2004

Posts: 748

01-11-2006 09:40

From: Gabe Lippmann

Look at it and love it...

Same here dude.

"Press Fire to Begin."

Pablo Neruda

Confieso Que He Vivido

Join date: 30 Sep 2005

Posts: 109

01-11-2006 09:47

Radio Shack MC-10
4K RAM
Cassette Storage

From there went on to an Apple ][e

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Moonshine Herbst

none

Join date: 19 Jun 2004

Posts: 483

01-11-2006 10:49

hehe, it was a Sinclair ZX 81 with a whopping 1K of RAM.
The text on-screen used the RAM, so with a screen full of text, at 40x25 characters, i had no memory left over for programs.

After a while I got hold of a 8K expansion pack, and could really start making complex programs, lol. Pretty much like LSL

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Belaya Statosky

Information Retrieval

Join date: 3 Jun 2004

Posts: 552

01-11-2006 10:55

C64, yo, though I used the Apple IIe and the IIgs (which I later owned) a lot around the same time. Followed by Amigas, PCs, Macs, an SGI, etc.

Nailati Elytis

Disgustipated

Join date: 11 Nov 2005

Posts: 66

01-11-2006 10:57

An Apple IIc. I miss playing "Below the Root" on it.

George Flan

Registered User

Join date: 21 Sep 2005

Posts: 268

First Computer

01-11-2006 10:59

It was a Vic 20, in fact tore several apart and then built my own from their components, then the Commodore 64, did the same thing again, then an Apple, and finally to a real pc...Now A Dell

Felicity Sneerwell

The shoe fiend

Join date: 20 Aug 2005

Posts: 150

01-11-2006 11:00

First computer was bought by my dad in 1983.
A Tandy TRS-80 Model 3.
I am giggling thinking of the fact that you had to put a huge floppy in drive A (not B, no, no, no) to load the OS, hehehe.
We had that thing FOREVER and none of us could really figure out how to use it.
I was only 11 at the time and attached is a pic for old times sake.

Ledje Gorky

Registered User

Join date: 1 Jun 2005

Posts: 126

01-11-2006 11:08

i still have my C64

The disk are probably erased becuz of age.....but i cant let go of it .

Jake Reitveld

Emperor of Second Life

Join date: 9 Mar 2005

Posts: 2,690

01-11-2006 11:12

TRS-80 Model II

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Nailati Elytis

Disgustipated

Join date: 11 Nov 2005

Posts: 66

01-11-2006 11:13

My parents threw out the old Apple IIc a couple of years ago, along with a Mac Classic II and the rest of my computer heritage. I can still barely speak of it, I'm so upset.

Lianne Marten

Cheese Baron

Join date: 6 May 2004

Posts: 2,192

01-11-2006 11:14

A compaq I believe... I can't really remember it, I never used it much. Except one game... it was one of the Y's games, can't remember which though.

Of course it wasn't really *mine* ... *my* first computer is the one i'm using right now ^_^

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Cliffy Palmerstone

Manc in Geordieland

Join date: 15 Sep 2004

Posts: 255

01-11-2006 11:16

From: Moonshine Herbst

hehe, it was a Sinclair ZX 81 with a whopping 1K of RAM.
The text on-screen used the RAM, so with a screen full of text, at 40x25 characters, i had no memory left over for programs.

After a while I got hold of a 8K expansion pack, and could really start making complex programs, lol. Pretty much like LSL

Mine was the next gen. with those lovely rubber keys

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Lianne Marten

Cheese Baron

Join date: 6 May 2004

Posts: 2,192

01-11-2006 11:18

"I was in love once -- a Sinclair ZX-81. People said, 'No, Holly, she's not for you.' She was cheap, she was stupid and she wouldn't load -- well, not for me, anyway."

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What brand was your first computer???
MJ Hathor Purple Butterfly Join date: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 901	01-11-2006 08:28 I will never forget. For x-mas when I was 10 years old, I got a Commodor Vic20. I had a joystick to play games but never used it. I preferred keys. My favorite game was Radar Ratrace. I miss that game I miss sitting there for hours using my arrow keys to navigate my rat through a maze to get to the cheese. MJ _____________________
Rose Karuna Lizard Doctor Join date: 5 Jun 2004 Posts: 3,772	01-11-2006 08:36 A Timex Sinclair 1000 Then I graduated to a Trash 80 LOL In the meantime I played with a Commodore 64 and the RS Color Computer also and the old MAC's I actually liked the Sinclair it had a ZX80 and you could do a lot with it believe it or not. . _____________________ I Do Whatever My Rice Krispies Tell Me To
Billy Grace Land Market Facilitator Join date: 8 Mar 2004 Posts: 2,307	01-11-2006 08:40 Compaq... hated it! _____________________ I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me. John Cleese, 1939 -
Phoenix Psaltery Ninja Wizard Join date: 25 Feb 2005 Posts: 2,599	01-11-2006 08:41 Mine was a no-name clone of an IBM XT, with 640k of RAM and a 30 MB hard drive, and (woohoo!) 4 color CGA graphics, running MS-DOS 3.3. P2 _____________________
MJ Hathor Purple Butterfly Join date: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 901	01-11-2006 08:43 From: Phoenix Psaltery Mine was a no-name clone of an IBM XT, with 640k of RAM and a 30 MB hard drive, and (woohoo!) 4 color CGA graphics, running MS-DOS 3.3. P2 I can't remember those specifics with mine. I wish I did lol. _____________________
Namssor Daguerre Imitates life Join date: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 1,423	Cintra/Tektronix Model 909 Desktop Scientific Calculator 01-11-2006 08:53 I played with this when I was about 7 years old. Then I graduated to and Apple II Plus. Now, guess how old I am _____________________
Zuzu Fassbinder Little Miss No Tomorrow Join date: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 2,048	01-11-2006 08:57 Commodore 64 _____________________ From: Bud I don't want no commies in my car. No Christians either.
Gabe Lippmann "Phone's ringing, Dude." Join date: 14 Jun 2004 Posts: 4,219	01-11-2006 08:59 Look at it and love it... _____________________ go to Nocturnal Threads
Joy Honey Not just another dumass Join date: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 3,751	01-11-2006 09:02 Well.. for gaming our very first platform was: the Magnavox Odyessy!!! Our very first computer: the Atari 400. What's not to love? _____________________ Reality continues to ruin my life. - Calvin You have delighted us long enough. - Jane Austen Sometimes I need what only you can provide: your absence. - Ashleigh Brilliant
MJ Hathor Purple Butterfly Join date: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 901	01-11-2006 09:06 LOL...seeing that pic gabe made me research for a pic of mine and found not only a pic but some specs too. I also spelt Commodore wrong lol. Commodore VIC-20 MJ _____________________
Toy LaFollette I eat paintchips Join date: 11 Feb 2004 Posts: 2,359	01-11-2006 09:06 From: Gabe Lippmann Look at it and love it... Same here, Gabe Processor: 16-bit TMS 9900 running at 3Mhz. Graphics: Screen resolution of 256x192 in 16 colours. Capable of displaying up to 16 sprites. Sound: 3 channels and 5 octaves. Speech synthesis with optional add-on module. RAM: 16K (52K max). ROM: 26K (command modules can give up to 34K extra). Keyboard: Full size, 40 key, typewriter style. Expansion: Module slot for preprogrammed games and utilities. Monitor socket. RS232 interface. Joystick socket. Cassette I/O socket. Dedicated interface for peripheral expansion box, (PEB), which gave 8 expansion slots for disk drives, extra RAM etc. Some expansion devices such as the speech synthesiser could be plugged directly into this socket. _____________________ "So you see, my loyalty lies with Second Life, not with Linden Lab. Where I perceive the actions of Linden Lab to be in conflict with the best interests of Second Life, I side with Second Life."-Jacek
kornation Bommerang cant spell, wont spell Join date: 13 Jan 2005 Posts: 125	01-11-2006 09:39 c64 for xmas bout 15 years ago, and guess what i got for last xmas? a c64 gamestick! ah playing the games i got for xmas 15 years ago and arguing on whos go is next like i was 7 again _____________________ Live Life Lagged (tm)
Marcos Fonzarelli You are not Marcos Join date: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 748	01-11-2006 09:40 From: Gabe Lippmann Look at it and love it... Same here dude. "Press Fire to Begin."
Pablo Neruda Confieso Que He Vivido Join date: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 109	01-11-2006 09:47 Radio Shack MC-10 4K RAM Cassette Storage From there went on to an Apple ][e _____________________ You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics." Charles Bukowski (1920-1994)
Moonshine Herbst none Join date: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 483	01-11-2006 10:49 hehe, it was a Sinclair ZX 81 with a whopping 1K of RAM. The text on-screen used the RAM, so with a screen full of text, at 40x25 characters, i had no memory left over for programs. After a while I got hold of a 8K expansion pack, and could really start making complex programs, lol. Pretty much like LSL _____________________
Belaya Statosky Information Retrieval Join date: 3 Jun 2004 Posts: 552	01-11-2006 10:55 C64, yo, though I used the Apple IIe and the IIgs (which I later owned) a lot around the same time. Followed by Amigas, PCs, Macs, an SGI, etc.
Nailati Elytis Disgustipated Join date: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 66	01-11-2006 10:57 An Apple IIc. I miss playing "Below the Root" on it.
George Flan Registered User Join date: 21 Sep 2005 Posts: 268	First Computer 01-11-2006 10:59 It was a Vic 20, in fact tore several apart and then built my own from their components, then the Commodore 64, did the same thing again, then an Apple, and finally to a real pc...Now A Dell
Felicity Sneerwell The shoe fiend Join date: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 150	01-11-2006 11:00 First computer was bought by my dad in 1983. A Tandy TRS-80 Model 3. I am giggling thinking of the fact that you had to put a huge floppy in drive A (not B, no, no, no) to load the OS, hehehe. We had that thing FOREVER and none of us could really figure out how to use it. I was only 11 at the time and attached is a pic for old times sake.
Ledje Gorky Registered User Join date: 1 Jun 2005 Posts: 126	01-11-2006 11:08 i still have my C64 The disk are probably erased becuz of age.....but i cant let go of it .
Jake Reitveld Emperor of Second Life Join date: 9 Mar 2005 Posts: 2,690	01-11-2006 11:12 TRS-80 Model II _____________________ ALCHEMY -clothes for men. Lebeda 208,209
Nailati Elytis Disgustipated Join date: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 66	01-11-2006 11:13 My parents threw out the old Apple IIc a couple of years ago, along with a Mac Classic II and the rest of my computer heritage. I can still barely speak of it, I'm so upset.
Lianne Marten Cheese Baron Join date: 6 May 2004 Posts: 2,192	01-11-2006 11:14 A compaq I believe... I can't really remember it, I never used it much. Except one game... it was one of the Y's games, can't remember which though. Of course it wasn't really mine ... my first computer is the one i'm using right now ^_^ _____________________
Cliffy Palmerstone Manc in Geordieland Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 255	01-11-2006 11:16 From: Moonshine Herbst hehe, it was a Sinclair ZX 81 with a whopping 1K of RAM. The text on-screen used the RAM, so with a screen full of text, at 40x25 characters, i had no memory left over for programs. After a while I got hold of a 8K expansion pack, and could really start making complex programs, lol. Pretty much like LSL Mine was the next gen. with those lovely rubber keys _____________________ How do I make a signature?
Lianne Marten Cheese Baron Join date: 6 May 2004 Posts: 2,192	01-11-2006 11:18 "I was in love once -- a Sinclair ZX-81. People said, 'No, Holly, she's not for you.' She was cheap, she was stupid and she wouldn't load -- well, not for me, anyway." _____________________

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