What was your first computer?
01 January 2011, 08:12 PM
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The good old Texas Instruments TI99/4a - £149.99 in Dixons in 198?
http://computermuseum.50megs.com/brands/ti994a.htm
It is still sat in my folk's loft
http://computermuseum.50megs.com/brands/ti994a.htm
It is still sat in my folk's loft
01 January 2011, 08:19 PM
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mine was a commodore plus 4 i got brand new when i was about 8 man i loved it and one of best games was this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCSgR3ovGcU&NR=1 
lol jesus the graphics were sh1te
but that said im thinking of buying another to bring back memories of my younger days coz i love the simple games because im simple.
man i loved it and one of best games was this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCSgR3ovGcU&NR=1 lol jesus the graphics were sh1te but that said im thinking of buying another to bring back memories of my younger days coz i love the simple games because im simple.
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01 January 2011, 08:27 PM
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Perhaps I was a little blase with my throwaway comment about it being pointless.
01 January 2011, 08:52 PM
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You are totally right, but not with its function, with the vision of what would be achieved in the future. I enjoyed it for what it was, but the Electron and the BBC B really showed what could be achieved, and brought computing to the masses in schools. I saw my first BBC when I was about to leave Primary school, and that blew my mind.
Perhaps I was a little blase with my throwaway comment about it being pointless.
Perhaps I was a little blase with my throwaway comment about it being pointless.
01 January 2011, 09:04 PM
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Don't know what model it was I just remember it being a metal spectrum with a rubber key board that I used to play "hungry Horace" on as a kid. If I remember correctly it was absolutely woeful.
01 January 2011, 09:15 PM
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02 January 2011, 01:45 AM
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Well I had a Tandy RadioShack TRS-80, which I'm surprised no one else has mentioned about! I'm 35 so its not like I'm miles older than anyone else on here!
02 January 2011, 09:03 AM
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ZX81 with 3K RAM expansion!! Lasted 3 months before it went back to the shop and got changed for :-
Commodore VIC 20 which eventually had a 16k RAM expansion pack!!
Amstrad CPC 464 with colour monitor!!
Then onto a PC - A 286 with a whole 1Mb RAM and 40Mb hard disk!!
Commodore VIC 20 which eventually had a 16k RAM expansion pack!!
Amstrad CPC 464 with colour monitor!!
Then onto a PC - A 286 with a whole 1Mb RAM and 40Mb hard disk!!
02 January 2011, 09:54 AM
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Aligata SW, now thats bringing back some memorys 
Ho many early SW publishers / houses can you remember
Off the top of my head
Hewson
Graftgold
Amsoft
Virgin
Century hutchinson
Rare
Ocean
Codemasters
Probs loads more if i go looking in the loft
Mart
Ho many early SW publishers / houses can you remember
Off the top of my head
Hewson
Graftgold
Amsoft
Virgin
Century hutchinson
Rare
Ocean
Codemasters
Probs loads more if i go looking in the loft
Mart