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I got thinking today about the computers I've owned in the past, and I thought that this could be an interesting thread idea.
Post your systems (past and present) with their specs.
I'll start with my oldest.
1994 - No-name computer (Family PC)
486DX 33MHz - 8MB RAM - 300MB Hard Drive - Windows 3.11
This was a heap, but the first computer I ever had. Mom got it for my 5th birthday for $500, which, in retrospect wasn't too bad. Had it until 9/9/99 when the machine crashed for good. I shed a tear, even though the thing was 5 years old.
1995 - Apple Performa 5200CD (Mom's Computer)
75MHz PPC603 - 8MB RAM - 1.0GB Hard Drive - Mac OS 8 (When we replaced it)
This was my Mom's computer, and as such, I didn't get on it very much (Only if I was a really good boy would she let me go on the internet). She wasn't huge on Macs (and still isn't), but something about it made her want to buy it. To this day, the only Apple product my mom has purchased for herself. In 2001, my Mom bought a new family computer and donated this one to the Salvation Army. I wish she'd have kept it.
2000 - My first "Personal" computer
166MHz Pentium MMX - 48MB RAM - 1.2GB Hard Drive - Windows 98
My Uncle Drew helped me build this computer as a reward for doing well in school. I had been really interested in computers previously, and the only computer we had working at the time was my Mom's Performa, which she didn't let me use much, and since I wanted a computer of my own, as a reward for getting all A's one semester, I got this computer, which I used for YEARS.
2000 - My first laptop, the "Hackbox I"
386SX 25MHz - 4MB RAM - 480MB Hard Drive - Windows 3.11
Saved up my pennies and bought this one for $60 off of my friend to do BASIC programming on. Well worth the money, because this computer was exactly what I needed. No frills, black and white screen, great keyboard (The best laptop keyboard I've ever used, hands down), no built in mouse. For what it's worth, that may have been the only computer I LEARNED on because all I could do was program in BASIC on the darn thing.
2002 - My second and third laptop, the "HackBox II" and "HackBox III"
486DX2 50MHz - 32MB RAM - 500MB & 650MB Hard Drive - Windows 95 Plus!
My uncle managed to steal, urm, SAVE a few laptops from work that were being thrown out. He gave them to me, and I used them as my little travel computers for a few years (HackBox II until 2007, HackBox III until 2005 when it kinda erupted in flames on my lap.)
2003 - PowerMac G3 Blue & White
450MHz PowerPC G3 Processor - 256MB RAM - 20GB Hard Drive - Mac OS 9.2.2 (Later upgraded to 10.3 for about a month)
This computer was my baby, and if it still worked, I'd still be using it, sadly, the logic board went bad in 2006, and I didn't have the money to repair it, because I was saving up for a MacBook at the time. I had just installed 10.3 on it before it died. Got it as a gift from my Aunt. I wound up parting it out and using the money to help pay for the MacBook.
2006 - The reluctant PC
1.2GHz AMD Athlon (Overclocked to 1.33) - 512 MB RAM - 30GB Hard Drive - Windows 2000 Pro
After the G3 went belly up, I needed a computer to get me through my senior year of High School. I managed to snag the parts off of my buddy for $150, and I had an old ATX case just lying around, so I slapped it together and made do for an entire year. Ugh. Never again. Still have the thing too, mostly for when I need to upgrade my firmware on my phone (Because Motorola won't put out Mac friendly software).
2007 - MacBook Core2Duo "the HackBox IV"
2.0GHz Intel Core2Duo - 1GB RAM - 80GB Hard Drive - Mac OS X 10.5.1
My current computer, and the only one I use on a daily basis. Hoping that this one will last me a while, as I plan on upgrading it as need be.
Hopefully this proves to be an interesting thread.
Post your systems (past and present) with their specs.
I'll start with my oldest.
1994 - No-name computer (Family PC)
486DX 33MHz - 8MB RAM - 300MB Hard Drive - Windows 3.11
This was a heap, but the first computer I ever had. Mom got it for my 5th birthday for $500, which, in retrospect wasn't too bad. Had it until 9/9/99 when the machine crashed for good. I shed a tear, even though the thing was 5 years old.
1995 - Apple Performa 5200CD (Mom's Computer)
75MHz PPC603 - 8MB RAM - 1.0GB Hard Drive - Mac OS 8 (When we replaced it)
This was my Mom's computer, and as such, I didn't get on it very much (Only if I was a really good boy would she let me go on the internet). She wasn't huge on Macs (and still isn't), but something about it made her want to buy it. To this day, the only Apple product my mom has purchased for herself. In 2001, my Mom bought a new family computer and donated this one to the Salvation Army. I wish she'd have kept it.
2000 - My first "Personal" computer
166MHz Pentium MMX - 48MB RAM - 1.2GB Hard Drive - Windows 98
My Uncle Drew helped me build this computer as a reward for doing well in school. I had been really interested in computers previously, and the only computer we had working at the time was my Mom's Performa, which she didn't let me use much, and since I wanted a computer of my own, as a reward for getting all A's one semester, I got this computer, which I used for YEARS.
2000 - My first laptop, the "Hackbox I"
386SX 25MHz - 4MB RAM - 480MB Hard Drive - Windows 3.11
Saved up my pennies and bought this one for $60 off of my friend to do BASIC programming on. Well worth the money, because this computer was exactly what I needed. No frills, black and white screen, great keyboard (The best laptop keyboard I've ever used, hands down), no built in mouse. For what it's worth, that may have been the only computer I LEARNED on because all I could do was program in BASIC on the darn thing.
2002 - My second and third laptop, the "HackBox II" and "HackBox III"
486DX2 50MHz - 32MB RAM - 500MB & 650MB Hard Drive - Windows 95 Plus!
My uncle managed to steal, urm, SAVE a few laptops from work that were being thrown out. He gave them to me, and I used them as my little travel computers for a few years (HackBox II until 2007, HackBox III until 2005 when it kinda erupted in flames on my lap.)
2003 - PowerMac G3 Blue & White
450MHz PowerPC G3 Processor - 256MB RAM - 20GB Hard Drive - Mac OS 9.2.2 (Later upgraded to 10.3 for about a month)
This computer was my baby, and if it still worked, I'd still be using it, sadly, the logic board went bad in 2006, and I didn't have the money to repair it, because I was saving up for a MacBook at the time. I had just installed 10.3 on it before it died. Got it as a gift from my Aunt. I wound up parting it out and using the money to help pay for the MacBook.
2006 - The reluctant PC
1.2GHz AMD Athlon (Overclocked to 1.33) - 512 MB RAM - 30GB Hard Drive - Windows 2000 Pro
After the G3 went belly up, I needed a computer to get me through my senior year of High School. I managed to snag the parts off of my buddy for $150, and I had an old ATX case just lying around, so I slapped it together and made do for an entire year. Ugh. Never again. Still have the thing too, mostly for when I need to upgrade my firmware on my phone (Because Motorola won't put out Mac friendly software).
2007 - MacBook Core2Duo "the HackBox IV"
2.0GHz Intel Core2Duo - 1GB RAM - 80GB Hard Drive - Mac OS X 10.5.1
My current computer, and the only one I use on a daily basis. Hoping that this one will last me a while, as I plan on upgrading it as need be.
Hopefully this proves to be an interesting thread.