August 07, 2006

First Computer History

What was your first computer?

Mine was an IBM PC XT in 1986 (I was ten, my parents bought it without really knowing what it was good for--they still don't):

8MHz proc (I think)
256 KILObytes of RAM
dual 5 1/4" floppy drives
NO hard drive
4 color CGA graphics

I think it cost them $2500. -Mathew

That's faster than my first computer. Commodore 64. 1mhz CPU and a whopping 64k of memory. I had a 5.25" floppy drive that was the size of like 3 bricks. I think it cost $250? Don't remember. - Share your First Computer Memories