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Re: What was your first computer?
« Reply #30 on: January 09, 2026, 08:02:46 pm »
It wasn't a computer, but I started programming with a Casio FX 3600 PV in 1996, then an IBM 386 DOS 6.22.🤔
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Re: What was your first computer?
« Reply #31 on: January 09, 2026, 08:43:11 pm »
An unforgettable Commodore 64, received as a Christmas present in 1984. A gift that changed my life. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware of Pascal compilers for this machine at the time. The 6510 assembly, however, was truly enjoyable for me.
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Re: What was your first computer?
« Reply #32 on: January 10, 2026, 06:10:16 am »
A Vax mainframe. I talked to it via a teletype 33 installed in (literally) a broom cupboard. Operating system VMS. Don't remember much more than that.

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Re: What was your first computer?
« Reply #33 on: January 10, 2026, 08:35:59 am »
First programmable thing I owned was a TI-57 programmable calculator from 1978.
First computer I owned was an Apple IIe, second hand from University stock. Later a C64 and a second hand IBM PC series 1 (with the fixed keyboard and monitor), replaced by a new Olivetti.
But I had access to computer time through a Burroughs terminal to Unisys? Burroughs or Tandem? mainframes over 300 baud from 1977. The terminal could be used off-line and had a built-in BASIC.
Later in the 80/90's I collected several of the older devices, such as ZX models and a Pet.
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Re: What was your first computer?
« Reply #34 on: January 10, 2026, 10:29:21 am »
The first one was a C64, with a tape unit. I remember I created a routine in 6502 assembler to quickly start the graphics screen, since the Basic version was too slow. I also acquired a Pascal compiler with possibility to create sprites...
After this, in my first year in Uni I bought a PC with 2 floppy drives (no harddisk - way too expensive). 1 floppy contained command.com, and on the other I had TP 3.0 and used it for my assignments.
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Re: What was your first computer?
« Reply #35 on: January 10, 2026, 11:55:57 am »
My was a A7150 from ex GDR with 20MB of HDD. That was around 1991.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_7150

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Re: What was your first computer?
« Reply #36 on: January 10, 2026, 03:49:48 pm »
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Re: What was your first computer?
« Reply #37 on: January 10, 2026, 04:00:18 pm »
I had a Windows 98 PC, around year 2000.
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Re: What was your first computer?
« Reply #38 on: January 10, 2026, 04:09:46 pm »
NCR in 1965. I don't remember the model...
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Re: What was your first computer?
« Reply #39 on: January 10, 2026, 08:45:47 pm »
C64 and 520ST
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Re: What was your first computer?
« Reply #40 on: January 11, 2026, 10:37:49 pm »
1. Atari 800 XL with Defender game cartridge
2. Then an 8086 (8088?) Amstrad with dual floppies and no hard drive.
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Re: What was your first computer?
« Reply #41 on: January 12, 2026, 12:43:53 am »
ES EVM mainframe computer. In 1989 this was fun machine, as computing in general. I implemented a couple of simple thermodynamic calculations in Fortran.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ES_EVM#/media/File:Fotothek_df_n-11_0000385.jpg

Also, same time I was using ISKRA 226, can't complain, it was reliable machine with complete ecosystem floppy disks, leaf printer, digitizer.

https://www.wang2200.org/images/iskra-226-large.jpg

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Re: What was your first computer?
« Reply #42 on: January 12, 2026, 12:51:20 am »
Quote from: Weiss on January 12, 2026, 12:43:53 am
ES EVM mainframe computer. In 1989 ...
Good that you corrected that... the 1909 version was a brow raiser ;)
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Re: What was your first computer?
« Reply #43 on: January 12, 2026, 02:48:16 am »
Quote from: rvk on January 08, 2026, 05:47:07 pm
Yikes... we are getting old   :o

speaking of old, my friend's neighbor, in his 80's I think, he says his first programming was implementing the processor instructions based on electric circuit diagram of a processor. He still works, back to work since his wife passed away.
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Re: What was your first computer?
« Reply #44 on: January 12, 2026, 09:49:31 am »
My own? Homebrew SC/MP followed by a much-modified Sharp MZ-80K.

Before that? ICL 1900 and one of the original PETs.

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