Happy St. Patrick's Day

[mox 298]

My first computer was a Macintosh SE had 2 megs of ram and a 40 meg hard drive. Top of the line! I think it was 1989.

Commodore 64, 1983. Started with the tape drive, used the TV for a monitor. Then when the family got tired of me hogging the TV all the time I got a job and managed to save up for the Commodore color monitor (really just a small dedicated TV) and a floppy disk drive. The floppy disks held 170k, but if you bought one of those cool disk notchers (or used a paper hole punch or sprung for super expensive "double sided disks") you could stick 340k on a disk. Damn, those were the days. That setup cost me, total, about $1,100. At the time, an Apple ][ without disks was running just a bit higher, something like $1,200 if memory serves. My friend down the street had an Apple ][, and I had sole bragging rights until he brought his Apple Macintosh home. I don't think I've had the best computer on the block since then.

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

Since we are all strolling down computer memory lane... First "computer" Atari 300, followed by the 600 and 1200. Bought an IBM PC Jr. (remember those) with the "peanut butter proof keyboard". My salesman, laughed and said, "You have to try a Mac." I said, but it doesn't look like a computer. He just laughed some more. Needless to say, I was back within a year. That man has sold me every Mac since (maybe 8 total) and he still ribs me about "Jr." He just announced his semi-retirement a couple months ago. He said, "I'm getting too old to blitz through an iTouch presentation!"

My first computer was a Macintosh SE had 2 megs of ram and a 40 meg hard drive. Top of the line! I think it was 1989.

Commodore 64, 1983. Started with the tape drive, used the TV for a monitor. Then when the family got tired of me hogging the TV all the time I got a job and managed to save up for the Commodore color monitor (really just a small dedicated TV) and a floppy disk drive. The floppy disks held 170k, but if you bought one of those cool disk notchers (or used a paper hole punch or sprung for super expensive "double sided disks") you could stick 340k on a disk. Damn, those were the days. That setup cost me, total, about $1,100. At the time, an Apple ][ without disks was running just a bit higher, something like $1,200 if memory serves. My friend down the street had an Apple ][, and I had sole bragging rights until he brought his Apple Macintosh home. I don't think I've had the best computer on the block since then.

[mox 298]

Since we are all strolling down computer memory lane... First "computer" Atari 300, followed by the 600 and 1200. Bought an IBM PC Jr. (remember those) with the "peanut butter proof keyboard". My salesman, laughed and said, "You have to try a Mac." I said, but it doesn't look like a computer. He just laughed some more. Needless to say, I was back within a year. That man has sold me every Mac since (maybe 8 total) and he still ribs me about "Jr." He just announced his semi-retirement a couple months ago. He said, "I'm getting too old to blitz through an iTouch presentation!"

Ohhhh...I came *this* close to getting a PC Jr. And then I came *this* close to buying an Apple Lisa. And while I didn't have the money, or really the need for one, the Apple Newton looked pretty cool to me. I've dodged a lot of technology bullets!

[visaveteran1 33]

I remember the Commodore and the Atari. I think the Atari had it's own OS if I remember right. The oddest looking computer was the Osborn. Anybody remember that one?

My first experience with any personal computer was an IMB at work. I think it had Lotus and some other software I can't remember. That was back when DOS was right in your face.

At home I've always had Macs and I can't see that changing. I only made one mistake...I bought one of those short-lived Mac clones. I think it was called Power Computing or something like that. Nice machine actually but when Steve Jobs made his triumphant return to Apple, first thing he did was nix the clones. No support.

[slim 1,525]

I miss the green dots....

I remember playing football (as more of a word game; "it's 3rd and 12, ball on your 45, press 1 for sweep right, 2 for draw, 3 for curl, 4 for hail mary." I'd make the selection..... several more green dots and scroll (wait for it) scroll (wait for it) scroll and more green dots........ BEEP BEEP BEEP..... TOUCHDOWN!!!! TOUCHDOWN!!!! TOUCHDOWN!!!)

I think my cellphone has more memory.

[mox 298]

"You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike."