Old Internet - Page 4

frisp · 03-24-2011, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AprilHare

I'd have to include IRC in Old Internet. We've all switched to Facebook etc. but IRC is still superior if you want a chat with a large group of people.

Still an IRC junkie

HarryT · 03-25-2011, 03:08 AM

All switched to Facebook? I don't think so! I've never looked at Facebook, let alone used it

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wyndslash · 03-25-2011, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frisp

Still an IRC junkie

aw man, i remember IRC when i was just a little kid discovering the internet for the first time

i remembered sneaking online to get an IRC id and seeing which random stranger i could chat up

wannabee · 03-25-2011, 05:15 AM

Originally Posted by pholy View Post
Oh, don't forget the Sinclair ZX-1 !

Quote:

Originally Posted by AprilHare

Don't worry. We're all trying to forget.

cromag · 03-26-2011, 12:27 AM

Well, my first computer was a Digi-Comp (mechanical) computer, back in '64 I believe. It was a toy, but it was a working, programmable, binary computer.

My first computer that would be recognizable as a computer was the Commodore VIC-20 (it was a toss-up between that and the Sinclair ZX-80). I used it to get on CompuServe and GEnie. At work (Bell Labs) I was on the internet, mostly to other company sites, but also poking around for research, etc. Back then "cruising the internet" was a lot easier if you had a good working knowledge of UNIX.

Mortis · 03-26-2011, 12:37 AM

I had a Timex Sinclair 1000, I actually sold it to a guy in the UK for a lot more than I paid for it. I picked it up in 1996 at a yard sale, along with the tape drive (cassette recorder) and a printer, the computer worked out of the box, the printer took some time to work out. I paid $50 cdn and sold it in 2001 for 100 quid. I thought it was a hell of a deal, I even covered shipping.

They were less than useless, difficult to program, I spent the better part of 2 days trying to write a silly pong game, the damn ball would either stick to the paddle or go through it, never did sort it out. I'm glad my parent sprang for the TRS-80, more like a real computer.

ardeegee · 03-26-2011, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mortis

I had a Timex Sinclair 1000, I actually sold it to a guy in the UK for a lot more than I paid for it. I picked it up in 1996 at a yard sale, along with the tape drive (cassette recorder) and a printer, the computer worked out of the box, the printer took some time to work out. I paid $50 cdn and sold it in 2001 for 100 quid.

I had a Timex Sinclair 1000 once, plus IIRC two memory expansion modules that piggybacked on each other. Bought probably the very late 80 at a flea market. I paid $1.00 for it. Didn't really get my money's worth.

I still have one of these that I paid $50 for some time in the 1990s.

Worldwalker · 03-26-2011, 01:20 AM

The first computer I owned was a Sinclair ZX-81 (the original of the TS-1000). I built it from a kit. I still have it packed away somewhere, although the keyboard died. Loved that lil' thing ... still do, really, in some corner of my mind. I wrote a Galaxians game for it in 2k of memory (shared with video, I might add) ... didn't even have space for a hex loader, had to poke the whole thing in. Yeah, in Z80 machine code. It didn't play a great game of Galaxians, either -- there was no room for elaborations like keeping score -- but it did play. I suppose it says something about me that my next program was a D&D dice roller ... and a dozen or so years later, I was selling a descendant of that program at GenCon.

My first Usenet post was to net.flames, long before the Great Renaming. I think that says something else about me.

(actually, I'm not 100% certain of the name anymore, except it was .flames, and it was in 1981, and it was from a real, honest-to-God PDP-10)

Mortis · 03-26-2011, 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardeegee

I had a Timex Sinclair 1000 once, plus IIRC two memory expansion modules that piggybacked on each other. Bought probably the very late 80 at a flea market. I paid $1.00 for it. Didn't really get my money's worth.

I still have one of these that I paid $50 for some time in the 1990s.

Damn I really wanted the TRS-80 100, but my parents didn't think this computer fad would go anywhere. We had a TRS-80 III I remember trying to learn TRSDOS, it wasn't all that easy, we did have a copy of ZORK, played that till the floppies died.

My parents finally bought a 486 class machine in 97 and are still using it and a PowerBook G4, they prefer the Mac, so I doubt the old 486 gets used at all. The funny thing is that my brother that still lives in the same city is an IT professional, but he doesn't like to help them with the computer, so I will get calls at 4am, mom always says, "Did I wake you?". Oh well.

lene1949 · 03-26-2011, 03:59 AM

I bought my first computer in 1991.. It had a HUGE 40 megabyte hard drive and 1 meg of ram.. It also came with a docmatric printer (I think that's the word). Cost me all up just over $2,000. Oh.. and it was fast! Sending and receiving faxes, just blew me away...

Thinking back on that, I'm amazed at the size of personal computers these days, and that we need all that 'room'...

kennyc · 03-26-2011, 07:37 AM

You guys are makin' me tear up.

kennyc · 03-26-2011, 07:39 AM

My first computer was something like this:

kennyc · 03-26-2011, 07:41 AM

This is fun:

http://www.computerhistory.org/

Mortis · 03-26-2011, 08:46 AM

Not my first computer, but I guess it's still a computer, thank god they came up with GPS. I know I used it at one time, but I sure couldn't do it now!

Sorry about the size, I'll find a smaller pic, thats better!

Freeshadow · 03-26-2011, 10:25 AM

*eyes tearing and bleeding* a SMALLER pic wasn't a good idea - I can't even guess what they are now.

03-26-2011, 08:46 AM	#59
Mortis Canucklehead in Malaysia Posts: 1,633 Karma: 3127774 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Device: iPhone, Kindle	Not my first computer, but I guess it's still a computer, thank god they came up with GPS. I know I used it at one time, but I sure couldn't do it now! Sorry about the size, I'll find a smaller pic, thats better! Last edited by Mortis; 03-26-2011 at 08:49 AM. Reason: inserted smaller picture

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	All switched to Facebook? I don't think so! I've never looked at Facebook, let alone used it .

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cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,294 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Well, my first computer was a Digi-Comp (mechanical) computer, back in '64 I believe. It was a toy, but it was a working, programmable, binary computer. My first computer that would be recognizable as a computer was the Commodore VIC-20 (it was a toss-up between that and the Sinclair ZX-80). I used it to get on CompuServe and GEnie. At work (Bell Labs) I was on the internet, mostly to other company sites, but also poking around for research, etc. Back then "cruising the internet" was a lot easier if you had a good working knowledge of UNIX.

03-26-2011, 12:37 AM	#51
Mortis Canucklehead in Malaysia Posts: 1,633 Karma: 3127774 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Device: iPhone, Kindle	I had a Timex Sinclair 1000, I actually sold it to a guy in the UK for a lot more than I paid for it. I picked it up in 1996 at a yard sale, along with the tape drive (cassette recorder) and a printer, the computer worked out of the box, the printer took some time to work out. I paid $50 cdn and sold it in 2001 for 100 quid. I thought it was a hell of a deal, I even covered shipping. They were less than useless, difficult to program, I spent the better part of 2 days trying to write a silly pong game, the damn ball would either stick to the paddle or go through it, never did sort it out. I'm glad my parent sprang for the TRS-80, more like a real computer.

03-26-2011, 01:20 AM	#53
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	The first computer I owned was a Sinclair ZX-81 (the original of the TS-1000). I built it from a kit. I still have it packed away somewhere, although the keyboard died. Loved that lil' thing ... still do, really, in some corner of my mind. I wrote a Galaxians game for it in 2k of memory (shared with video, I might add) ... didn't even have space for a hex loader, had to poke the whole thing in. Yeah, in Z80 machine code. It didn't play a great game of Galaxians, either -- there was no room for elaborations like keeping score -- but it did play. I suppose it says something about me that my next program was a D&D dice roller ... and a dozen or so years later, I was selling a descendant of that program at GenCon. My first Usenet post was to net.flames, long before the Great Renaming. I think that says something else about me. (actually, I'm not 100% certain of the name anymore, except it was .flames, and it was in 1981, and it was from a real, honest-to-God PDP-10)

03-26-2011, 03:59 AM	#55
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	I bought my first computer in 1991.. It had a HUGE 40 megabyte hard drive and 1 meg of ram.. It also came with a docmatric printer (I think that's the word). Cost me all up just over $2,000. Oh.. and it was fast! Sending and receiving faxes, just blew me away... Thinking back on that, I'm amazed at the size of personal computers these days, and that we need all that 'room'...

03-26-2011, 07:37 AM	#56
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,897 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	You guys are makin' me tear up.

03-26-2011, 07:39 AM	#57
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,897 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	My first computer was something like this:

03-26-2011, 07:41 AM	#58
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,897 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	This is fun: http://www.computerhistory.org/

03-26-2011, 10:25 AM	#60
Freeshadow temp. out of service Posts: 2,815 Karma: 24285242 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Duisburg (DE) Device: PB 623	eyes tearing and bleeding a SMALLER pic wasn't a good idea - I can't even guess what they are now.