First Computer

mojojojo · March 2003

<div class="IPBDescription">geekier version of that other thread...</div> I had an Atari 800XL
It displayed 16 colours! Although the bright pink made it make a slightly worrying high pitched whine...

And for bonus points, did you program on it? I did on the Atari, but since I was only 7, I remember working out that you could use variables to store the location of the player on the screeen came as a complete revelation to me.

Oh, and does anyone else remember Ork Attack? It doesn't emulate properly, but only in a very subtle way, which also makes it a stupid game to play.

<span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'>... sorry, I've been to the pub... </span>

BigD · March 2003

My first computer was a Tandy. No idea what model it was or nothing. All I can remember was a lay down case with the keyboard attached to it. The monitor was like 12 inches and black and white. The mouse (heh) was cube with one button and a steel ball. (And it rarely worked properly)

The first computer I "programmed" on was when I was playing around with qbasic on my old 486. (Basically took "nibbles" and made it easier/harder)

Siberian_Dingo · March 2003

my origonal comp was a PI 133Mhz. not as leet as those Atari's, but i have over time upgraded it to an Athlon 900. the only thing left from the PI is one case fan and some wire.

Suicide_Run · March 2003

it was commodore64
then appleII
then p2 299mhz viao
and now a 700mhz celeron
but HOPEFULLY im getting a decent machine soon

Sephiroth2k · March 2003

i think we had an apple 2e.. then a pentium 133.. ooooh celeron, i feel sorry for ya man.

Delarosa · March 2003

commedore 64 (NOT owned by my family <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>)
486 (family)
486 (my own)
celeron 300mghz (family)
Celeron 700 Mghz (family)
Duron 1400 (my own)

first one i programed on? the commedore 64 <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'> (which is one of the reasons why it doesn't work anymore)

def_one · March 2003

i cant remember, except that it displayed only 4 colors, white, green, blue and pink.

CrouchingHamster · March 2003

My first gizmo was one of these.., yes, I am that old..
<a href='http://www.iarmst.demon.co.uk/oldcomp/tourniv.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.iarmst.demon.co.uk/oldcomp/tourniv.htm</a>

Then this mighty beast..
<a href='http://www.iarmst.demon.co.uk/oldcomp/atari_2600.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.iarmst.demon.co.uk/oldcomp/atari_2600.htm</a>
which came with the greatest joystick EVER btw...

Then one of these.
<a href='http://www.nvg.ntnu.no/sinclair/computers/zxspectrum/specplus2.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.nvg.ntnu.no/sinclair/computers/...m/specplus2.htm</a>

Then this, which had some absolutely cracking good games for it. Carrier Command, Elite, Falcon, Speedball...
<a href='http://hmk.best.vwh.net/st4.htm' target='_blank'>http://hmk.best.vwh.net/st4.htm</a>
<a href='http://www.atari.st/' target='_blank'>http://www.atari.st/</a>

\o/

Relic25 · March 2003

TI994a. Yep. Texas Instruments. One of the first "home computers" ever produced. I programmed all kinds of games on it and had to save every program to cassette tape, which sometimes took 10 minutes. It also used cartridges for games, extended BASIC, and things like speech emulation. Tunnels of Doom was a great (and my first) RPG on that platform that sucked up weeks of my time.

tbZBeAst · March 2003

Prolly didn't make it across the pond, but my first was a BBC model B. I did program on it in BASIC (10 GOTO 20) it had a seperate tape drive and 64k of RAM.....

Then a BBC master

Then a Commodore Amiga,

Then a 486 25mhz IIRC

Then current p3

Come April I get a new machine.....

Battousaix · March 2003

COMODORE 64 w0000
mario ruled....

Comprox · March 2003

Since you guys are showing consoles also, here is my first one:
<a href='http://www.intellivisionlives.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.intellivisionlives.com/</a>

As for a computer, it was some old 8086, but I didnt do any programming until we got my 486 <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

tseepra · March 2003

My first comp was a Mac cant remember what kind but it had a the comp and monitor in one (I think) and you had to hit it every 30 min because it blacked out...

First Computer

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