What was Your first Computer?

[sparky1972]

10 Print "I HAD ONE OF THESE AND IT WAS THE BEST WAY TO WASTE TIME TYPING FOR HOURS THEN IT DOSENT WORK BECUASE YOU PUT A. INSTEAD OF A,"
20 GOTO 10

Simply the most fun i have had with a computer befor the internet ;-)

[Zietbag]

first PC

my first PC was a XT86

[fcukbcfc]

zx Spectrum manic miner hours and hours of fun.

[pfj_official]

As already mentioned first "home" computer i had was Sinclair ZX81 but reading over this thread it's amazing how many of the others i owned too. From the ZX81 i progressed to the Commodore VIC20 which i think had 3.5K memory and had a colour display. Then nearly sure it was an Amstrad CPC464 with built in tape deck. Then had a beige Commodore 64 with loads of games. Then got an Amiga 500 and upgraded it with 512 memory module to make it a whopping 1 MEG. Things i remember from those early days in no particular order are:

Raster lines/screeching noises when games were loading followed by the title page/loading screen being drawn from top to bottom line by line.

Having to adjust tape heads with a precision screwdriver to try and get some games to load.

Forever taking joysticks back to the shop because they broke (normally because of joystick waggling sports games) or else taking them apart to tinker with microswitches.

Being able to copy loads of games onto a TDK audio tape then trying to find a particular game on the tape.

Reading Computer & Video Games magazine and others all the time.

Games like Chuckie Egg, Jet Set Willy, Turrican (superb) R-Type, Saboteur, Monty Mole, Commando, Wizzball, Shadow Of The Beast, Dizzy and loads of cheap Codemasters games from Easons for ?2.

[dixie74]

mad but ive just purchased my first computer again guess its a Nostalgia thing commodore 64.not with many games a little off topic cant remember alot the games i used to play i have hyper sports,ghostbusters and a few other rubbish ones.anyone recommend a few good ones sorry once again to change topic.dont want sam fox strip poker by the way.:-)

[darrenhyland]

My first was a 386 then a 486sx, both from the local school and both f"$ked when i got them...i was 15 then and managed to fix both using the 'bible' supplied with them....then i got a 486dx......what a machine for the time!!!....been a long slippy and expensive road with custom built machines since then.

[Chimaera]

Pentium 70 for me which after a while i upgraded to a Pentium 100

[thered]

Seriously even now i would rather have a commodore 64 than any of your ps3's or your xboxes

[Keithuk]

My first computer was a BBC model B in 1981 that was what started me of with programming with BBC Basic. I then moved on to Qbasic with IBM computers then Visual Basic which I still use. I still have my BBC model B.

[thered]

When games were games and you had to wait 10 minutes what better way to do it



























When games were games and you had to wait ten minutes to load what better way to do it??


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FBaUIojbcM]Robocop (HQ)- Ocean Software - C64 Commodore 64 game loading music - YouTube[/ame]


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fvi_SIQcOU]Commodore 64 - Ocean Loader 2 - YouTube[/ame]


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx8T3lOPAfw]Ocean loader 3 in all its glory - YouTube[/ame]


****in classics number 3 is me fave


The C64 soundchip is timeless and way ahead of its rivals














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[Gramer]

My first computer was russian Elektronika BK 0010-01

[Monty31ot]

When games were games and you had to wait 10 minutes what better way to do it


























When games were games and you had to wait ten minutes to load what better way to do it??


Robocop (HQ)- Ocean Software - C64 Commodore 64 game loading music - YouTube


Commodore 64 - Ocean Loader 2 - YouTube


Ocean loader 3 in all its glory - YouTube


****in classics number 3 is me fave


The C64 soundchip is timeless and way ahead of its rivals














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Yeah I remember on some games you could play space invaders while the game was loading on the commodore 64

[thered]

My first computer was russian Elektronika BK 0010-01

Looks like a Lada too