Take a tour in this museum

[Lorand]

If you want some nostalgic moments check this out: http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/
Did you find your first computer there? Or you're too young and haven't even seen those dinosaurs before? Anyway, it's worth a look.

 

[kof2000]

where packard bell? lol or is it newer than all those lol that was my first computer lol.

 

[Lorand]

My first computer isn't there either...
It was an Enterprise 128 and it helped me a lot when I was a student (even with its 128 kB memory and 2.5 MHz processor).

It looked like this one:

 

[ian]

My first computer was not listed there, it was a Philips, It pre dated the Commodore
Vic-20 It was a piece of junk though, was very dissapointed in it.

 

[kof2000]

they havent introduce those functions button yet back then lol

 

[Lorand]

They were programmable function-buttons!
At that time the Enterprise was a state-of-the-art home computer...

 

[ZER0X]

My first computer was a 286, then a 386 then a 486 then a 586, then a 686 150mhz

HEHE

 

[Lorand]

I had almost all processors in my PC, but never had an 486.

 

[ZER0X]

I had almost all processors in my PC, but never had an 486.

The good old days

 

[ian]

Finally found a pic of my first ever computer.
PHILIPS VIDEOPAC G7000

ManufacturerPhilipsPeriod1978 - 1986CPUIntel 8048Frequency1,78 MHzROM1 KBRAM256 bytesGraphical128 x 64Text40 x 20Colours8 (16 tones)Sound1 channelI/Otv, cartridge slot, later models 2 joystick ports

 

[ZER0X]

Finally found a pic of my first ever computer.
PHILIPS VIDEOPAC G7000

ManufacturerPhilipsPeriod1978 - 1986CPUIntel 8048Frequency1,78 MHzROM1 KBRAM256 bytesGraphical128 x 64Text40 x 20Colours8 (16 tones)Sound1 channelI/Otv, cartridge slot, later models 2 joystick ports

OMG that is old

 

[ian]

Also found a screen capture of the game cartridge I had.
Boy those really were the days, at the cutting edge of technology.

 

[Lorand]

Wow, it looks great...
In good old days that touch-sensor keyboard was a very good alternative to punch-cards, but now I can't imagine how to type text with it...

 

[ZER0X]

Also found a screen capture of the game cartridge I had.
Boy those really were the days, at the cutting edge of technology.

Wow that game looks really challenging lol

 

[Lorand]

The Enterprise's 3D-graphic was way more realistic:

 

[ZER0X]

The Enterprise's 3D-graphic was way more realistic:

Ooooooh that is nasty

 

[Lorand]

Can't find a better Enterprise game screenshot, but look here what high res and high color images it could handle:

Unfortunately there was no Enterprise version of Photoshop...

But the variety of I/O ports was really impressive:

 

[ZER0X]

I spose it's alright for an old machine

 

[kof2000]

THE BIG WANG!

This Wang served as the database system for a business since 1984. (They also used it for word processing way back then.) The main processor unit measures approximately 2 1/2 feet wide, 2 1/2 feet deep, and 3 feet tall. The disk units are a little smaller, only 2 feet wide. Each unit holds one disk pack, with each disk pack holding 300 megs. So, all together, the four disk units provided a total of 1.2 gigabytes of storage space. The system communicated with the outside world through a monsterous 2400 baud modem.

 

[Lorand]

I still got this monster (an IBM PS/2 from 1987).
It's perfect to hold the phone and a flower bucket on top of it...