[olug] "I remember when..."

Sat Apr 25 16:00:24 UTC 2009

My first computer was a Texas Instruments TI-99/4A - Fortunately not the previous version with the "monitor" included...
That was the early 80s, and from there the next real step was an Apple II knock-off, the Laser 128....
Never really bothered with much until the 486, when RAM was something like $200/16MB.

 I ran the Harry Potter books through a spell checker; none of those spells should work.

----- Original Message ----
From: Don Kauffman <dekauff at cox.net>
To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 9:30:13 AM
Subject: Re: [olug] "I remember when..."

Between 84 and 97, I had the following machines. I didn't realize this
until just now!

First was a transportable Kaypro 2 CP/M with the Perfect Suite. Perfect
Writer worked just like emacs (which explains my preference for emacs)!
I then got a Kaypro 10 which had a 10 MB Hard drive -- pretty big for
those days. I kind of wish I still had it. I graduated from that to an
Amstraad 285. Worst purchase ever!  

Next was a whtebox 386 I got when I was in Canada. Then I skipped the
486 and got a Pentium I when I started working in Omaha for USWest.

Kind of dates me, I guess.

Don K.

On Sat, 2009-04-25 at 06:17 -0700, Joe Gulizia wrote:
> Okay I'll get in on this.
> 
> First computer Amiga 2000...still working...bought in 91.  I was looking at a computer to do video work with (graphics and titles) and the PC field dodn't have anything at that time.  Still downstairs and still works.  Then was given a 386 or 486....before buying a generic white box PC in (99?)...upgraded it....changed cases...changed motherboards (bad caps with a diagnosis by Wolf).  Basically still running thesame machine.  Bought a newer machine a couple years ago with VI$TA on it for the wife and daughter (so I don't touch it unless I need to update the AVG or troubleshoot it.....or switch to the linux side of it and use Kubuntu 8.04).  Son's first machine is a HP laptop that he bought a year and a half ago for college...running Kubuntu 8.10 and a virtualized Windows XP Pro for his Windows based computer classes at IWCC).
> 
> I did some work learning the Tandy 1000's that my National Guard unit had for the field journalists.
> 
> 
> Joe
> 
> --- On Sat, 4/25/09, Christopher White <slaeyer at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: Christopher White <slaeyer at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [olug] "I remember when..."
> > To: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
> > Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009, 2:50 AM
> > Ah Synchronet,
> > 
> > I remember you so fondly!  Such fun times playing
> > those door games.
> > My first computer that my family bought was a Macintosh
> > LC580 (I
> > pitched in nearly $200 of my own money from my part time
> > job in school
> > to get this beast!).  It was an upgrade from the Mac
> > Classic we were
> > "borrowing" at the time to get onto the local bbs. 
> > When I'd saved
> > enough, I splurged on a 28.8 modem and later uploaded the
> > 33.6
> > firmware to it!  Such speeds!!!  And the LC580
> > had a color screen!!!!!
> >  Simply amazing!!!
> > 
> > I've owned many machines since then but will always have a
> > fond place
> > in my heart for that beautiful little Mac!!  It was so
> > much fun to use
> > and seemed lightning fast compared to it's actual speed of
> > 33 mhz!!!
> > 
> > Thanks for the trip down memory lane,
> > Chris from Kearney
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 11:20 PM, Thomas D. Williamson
> > <twilliam at inebraska.com>
> > wrote:
> > > My first exposure to computing was through a share
> > from HDR in high
> > > school, with a phone modem and paper punch tape to
> > "record" the
> > > programs we were required to write.
> > >
> > > I had friends who bought and used the Osborn computers
> > with dual 8"
> > > floppy drives, so CPM could operate on one and a
> > program could be
> > > loaded on the other.
> > >
> > > My first personal computer was a Sanyo with dual 5
> > 1/2" drives for the
> > > same purpose as the Osborn.  I believe the processor
> > was an 8086. The
> > > package came with a dot matrix printer and was about
> > $1400. That was
> > > the most I've ever spent since then. I was in college
> > and it was used
> > > for writing papers for the most part. The MS-DOS was
> > modified by Sanyo
> > > so any upgrades were required through them at an
> > exceptionally high
> > > price. I stopped using because of that.
> > >
> > > My first more standard PC was one I ordered built to
> > my
> > > specifications. This was at the time the 486SX-16 was
> > being pushed,
> > > but I went with the 386DX-16 from AMD because it
> > actually processed
> > > faster than the SX. I later upgraded to a 486DX-16,
> > installed a modem
> > > and other items before it ran out of it usefulness. I
> > got it with out
> > > MS-DOS and used DR-DOS instead with Windows 3.1 and
> > 3.11. I worked
> > > with a MS-DOS Machine with Windows 3.11 at work and
> > found that DR-DOS
> > > worked better with memory management and cause fewer
> > crashes.
> > >
> > > Since then I have continued to stay behind the curve
> > on most equipment
> > > since I do not have high end demands, and am able to
> > pay less for what
> > > I need and can use.
> > >
> > >
> > > Tom Williamson
> > >
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