[olug] "I remember when..."

[Kevin]

I remember that Apple [[c. No HDD, 5.25" floppy drive, monochrome
green screen that developed vsync issues(*sniff*), and the ugly sound
that it made when you (re)booted it without a floppy disk(it couldn't
find an OS). "Please take the disk out, turn over, and reinsert to
save your data." That AppleSoft BASIC is probably the most bug-free
"OS" that I can remember.

On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 23:27, Sam Tetherow <tetherow at shwisp.net> wrote:
> First computer we as TRS-80 Model 1 with 32k expansion pack and worn
> drive (cassette, write once, read never).  Actually got rid of it last
> year.  Had original receipts and I paid over $1000 for the dot matrix
> line print that came with it.  Second machine was an Apple IIc witch I
> only paid $800 for it.  If you are looking for a blast from the past,
> check out Bryan Lunduke (BryanLAS)'s ustream feed
> (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bryanlunduke) he is running old computer
> chronicles when not broadcasting live.
>
>    Sam Tetherow
>
> Dan Linder wrote:
>> (I'll change the subject to avoid hijacking the Ubuntu thread.)
>>
>> Will Langford wrote:
>>
>>>> Heck I even appreciate the fact that Bill Gates/Microsoft made cheap
>>>> hardware a reality.  I remember spending $5K+ for my first machines in
>>>> the pre win95 days.
>>>>
>>
>> Sam Tetherow wrote:
>>
>>> 89 was my first PC
>>>
>>
>> Hmmm, does my Timex Sinclair 1000 count as a "PC"? ;-)  That was around 83.
>>
>> If you need the "Intel Inside", how about my "DEC Rainbow 100A" (with both a
>> Z80 for CPM, and an 8088 for MS-DOS) - that was about 1984 (
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_100).  (And my dad cringed at the
>> $5,000 price tag...but we did get it used and it came with a 5MB HDD!)
>>
>> Dan "Where's my cane and hearing aid batteries..?"
>>
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