Do you remember the first pc you built!!

[Garfield99]

Do you remember the first pc you built!!
I’ll start the ball rolling it was a 286-16 in a slimline case (the type that used a daughter board)
256k video card
1 Meg in dram
40 Meg IBM hdd
5.25 Fdd

This was considered high end about 9 years ago (very sad)



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[Larommi]

I was a late bloomer. Grew up poor and in the country so I never had access until a few years ago. Summer of '98 I built:
K6-2 300
64 mb ram
PCCHIPS mainboard (I know better now)
usr winmodem (again I now know that winmodems suck)
i740 video (the kid at the counter said it would work great. Yeah I could choose 2 colors or 16)
Velocity 4400 agp (much better)
6GB WD HDD, and the rest of the standard parts.

I bought most of these parts on sale at the time that compUSA bought Computer City. I thought it was a good deal. In fact I just changed the MOBO last night. I got tired of fighting that POS PCChips. This is now my backup machine.

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You spend your whole life believing that you're on the right track,
only to discover that you're on the wrong train.

[cyberhh]

My 1st was an IBM PC with a massive Seagate 20MB MFM drive and a full 640K of RAM. Boy did that scream - just don't forget to park your heads.

[Sowulo]

How 'bout 8088's with dual floppies...before the days of hard drives....

[Green Iguana]

386 DX-33
8 megs RAM
120 meg HDD
EGA video
5.25" FDD
3.50" FDD
Sysdyne 13" monitor

[sdrawkcab]

I bought a 386SX12 at Sears and within 2 mos. I said "Screw this I'm buildin' a DX"

386DX40, 8MB RAM, 120 and 80 MB HD, 3.5 and 5.25 floppy (Teac combo drive), Number Nine 1MB ISA accelerator, 2400 modem. Later added Indeo capture card, Sound Blaster, CD ROM and 9600 modem. And a 14" SVGA NI Trinitron that my dog knocked off the table and BROKE the CRT! But that's another story for another forum...


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it's backwards backwards

[AFJuvat]

Commodore PET 2000, 16k RAM, built in monochrome screen.

Complete with a built in cassette tape drive to load all of those high tech programs.

(This was circa 1982)

AFJuvat

File not found, should I fake it? (Y/n)

[MAYHEM]

The original Apple. Hard wiring the keyboard and monitor to the Mainboard was an experience I'll never forget (thanx, Steve)

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Who the hell is General Protection and why is he messing with my comuter?

[dangleberry]

Well good for all you lot.

My first pc was a tommy talking alphabet.
I got this when I was 29. I have now advanced onto a tommy maths machine.
It has 1k of ram and no hard drive but it is a nice colour. If anyone could help me (I may be beyond help) could you let me know of any upgrades.

[MAYHEM]

Dangleberry, Tommy Talking Meta-Physics upgrade is now available at Staples and Best Buy for $49.99

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Who the hell is General Protection and why is he messing with my comuter?

[dangleberry]

Thanks a lot.
Only one small problem. It may only cost a few dollars for the upgrade but it will cost me $500 dollars for the plane fare. Any more bright ideas.

[Zealing]

I built my first PC about 2 years ago. I stuck with my 2nd hand 486 for a couple of years, then bought a 686 (Yes, I have learned my lesson) and then finally built myself a Celeron 300a on the trusty Abit BH6 board, clocked at 450mhz, I havent needed to do any major upgrades yet (RAM and HDD have been increased), and it still runs all the latest games quite well.

[ReBoot]

Built my first PC in 1977.
It consisted of 3 floor to ceiling racks holding multiple boards, most of which were hand made.
Dual 12" floppys, mono 12" monitor, no hard drive, and CP/M for the OS.
4k of RAM, and Z80 main processor.
All cables were the "rainbow" type, and all connectors were hand soldered on.
My biggest upgrade was to install 12k more RAM, and a Texas Instruments 300 baud accoustic modem so I could dial in to Compuserve at about $30 per minute (long distance too).

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Who needs a life, I have Internet!
Jim & Sue's Free Files | Jim's Modems

[Jallentino]

Radio Shack TRS-80.

[Jallentino]

Radio Shack TRS-80.