eloydrummerboy
& the Flaming Monkeys
HP Pavilion, sometime around 1999. Something very similar to this.
What was your first computer?
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I forgot to mention how cool the DEC rainbow was. A pretty innovative machine for the era. It could do VT DEC terminal stuff, CPM80, CPM86. DOS, and basic. My older brother and I used to write games for the machine, as that was the way things were. You went to the bookstore and bought a book on programming games, then entered all the code, then you could play a game.
A couple of years later, my dad took back his DEC units and got us a PC Junior. That was then replaced by a series of PCs, from 286 to 386 to 486 to pentium. By the time of the pentium, I was already working in labs using mac OS and Unix, so I switched to workstations and macs and never really looked back at the PC.
A couple of years later, my dad took back his DEC units and got us a PC Junior. That was then replaced by a series of PCs, from 286 to 386 to 486 to pentium. By the time of the pentium, I was already working in labs using mac OS and Unix, so I switched to workstations and macs and never really looked back at the PC.
huskerdude
Not Rocket Appliances
The first one we had around the house was a Compaq Portable.
"Portable" being something of a misnomer. I think it weighed slightly more than our car.
"Portable" being something of a misnomer. I think it weighed slightly more than our car.
I remember that one.The first one we had around the house was a Compaq Portable.
"Portable" being something of a misnomer. I think it weighed slightly more than our car.
And hey there!The first one we had around the house was a Compaq Portable.
"Portable" being something of a misnomer. I think it weighed slightly more than our car.
huskerdude
Not Rocket Appliances
Yo. Thought I'd stop by for a while. I just checked in over at HC for the first time in months and saw how dead it was, so I figured everybody headed over here.And hey there!
Pretty much...it goes in waves but it seems like the final bug out has begun over there. Theres also a forum that Brocktoon started that might have some folks from GJ too...you have to apply for admission though....
OGG
Master of the Meh
Brocktoon is good people.
As much as I am curious about his forum, I suspect I would fail the application process.
What's it called?
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huskerdude
Not Rocket Appliances
Eh. It took me about 6 months to bother to make a post to allow me into the OT section at HC. I'm certainly not filling out an application.
instantsteve
Glowing Cloud
During my last year at U of L, the school was talking about requiring every engineering student to buy a Rainbow. When it came out that they weren't really PC compatible, and that you had to buy pre-formatted floppies from DEC, the idea got dropped.
DEC really missed the boat by sticking with a 1960 model of a computer company. They desperately wanted to sell you the hardware, the software, the consumables, and send men in suits and ties to your business to service them. I think they were copying IBM in that regard. They kind of saved themselves by moving into unix systems, but by then the home PC market was 99% DOS machines, so they missed out on the biggest part of the computer market.
There is some very interesting history in how different companies adapted to the average Joe buying a computer. Companies like IBM, DEC, WANG, XEROX and so on that were 'mainframe' computer suppliers really lost out because they failed to adapt to the new way people bought and used computers. Hell, Xerox gave away most of their IP to Apple in exchange for a smile from Steve Jobs and a handful of magic beans.
These companies had significant brand name recognition, tons of money to develop products, and loads of experience in the industry, but they were unable to see the direction computers would take. I guess it is a nice example of something being too big and too focused on their idea of what the consumer wants, rather than being lean and paying attention to what people want.
Tig
Fucktangular
I found a used Neve 5300 24 channel console, price not listed. I'm sure Mrs. T wouldn't mind one in the living room.
http://vintageking.com/used-and-vin...ping+for+a+used+or+vintage+recording+console?
sunvalleylaw
Yep.
Wouldn't it be cool to have a large living room (some have pretty good acoustics) built around a large analog board, with furniture that could easily be folded away or moved aside, a drum kit rolled in, and off you go? Maybe more a rec room than a living room, but still.I found a used Neve 5300 24 channel console, price not listed. I'm sure Mrs. T wouldn't mind one in the living room.
http://vintageking.com/used-and-vintage/consoles-and-mixers/consoles/neve-5300-24-channel-console-used?trk_msg=A2MF9IFSU6N458LQ51G0QRISV4&trk_contact=6URR3PL7CJ4CLHISKAES2JDAPS&utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=http://vintageking.com/used-and-vintage/consoles-and-mixers/consoles/neve-5300-24-channel-console-used&utm_campaign=Shopping for a used or vintage recording console?
2manband
Kick Henry Jackassowski
I first learned to use an Apple IIe in elementary school. I remember going to the "computer lab" where there were enough Apple IIe's for half the class. So we had to use the buddy system. We were assigned partners so that we wouldn't just goof off with our friends the whole time. I was partnered up with the girl I had a crush on. We learned to drive the little green "turtle" around by writing commands in LOGO.
As far as home computers, our first one was a Dell 286 running some kind of DOS. I remember that my mom had opted for an upgrade to get us one full megabyte of RAM. I also remember that the thing cost close to 2 grand, and that was in early 90's dollars. I wasted tons of hours playing games on that thing. Several versions of Kings Quest, Oregon Trail, Scorched Earth, Carmen Sandiego, etc.
Good times.
As far as home computers, our first one was a Dell 286 running some kind of DOS. I remember that my mom had opted for an upgrade to get us one full megabyte of RAM. I also remember that the thing cost close to 2 grand, and that was in early 90's dollars. I wasted tons of hours playing games on that thing. Several versions of Kings Quest, Oregon Trail, Scorched Earth, Carmen Sandiego, etc.
Good times.
