how times have changed

macpappy · 06-09-2009, 09:28 PM

I was going through some old boxes in a closet today. (Actually, my wife was).
She hands me a small box and asks, "Are these any good?"

It was a internal hard drive that I had salvaged from a computer with a blown motherboard about 6 or 7 years ago. How big was it? 1.2 GB. Remember when those used to be big?

rack04 · 06-09-2009, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by macpappy

I was going through some old boxes in a closet today. (Actually, my wife was).
She hands me a small box and asks, "Are these any good?"

It was a internal hard drive that I had salvaged from a computer with a blown motherboard about 6 or 7 years ago. How big was it? 1.2 GB. Remember when those used to be big?

I still remember playing alleycat and paratroopers on a pc that booted from a 5 1/4". I be you paid a pretty penny for the 1.2 GB back then.

bazookajoe · 06-09-2009, 09:33 PM

I ran across an old box of games (frogger, preppie, zaxon, centipede) on cassette and an Atari tape drive - talk about old. Don't know why I even kept that stuff.

rack04 · 06-09-2009, 09:37 PM

The first computer I built had a AMD K6-2. I think it was 233 MHz.

kgoings · 06-09-2009, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by rack04

The first computer I built had a AMD K6-2. I think it was 233 MHz.

First computer I built had a 233 too, I was jazzed!

SvilleKid · 06-10-2009, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by rack04

The first computer I built had a AMD K6-2. I think it was 233 MHz.

Piker!!

First real desktop I had was a 8086. paid extra to get the BIG hard drive, 20 mb. Also paid extra to get the upgraded RAM, got 1 mb instead of the standard 640 kb!! Anyone else remember extended verses expanded memory? Had to run a side program to take advantage of the extra 360 kb of RAM. I can't remember the speed of the original modem, was slow, slow, slow, that's for sure!

That desktop started up in about 3 seconds! I still think that Word Perfect ran faster on that machine than it does on my current machine.

Way before Windows. DOS 5.0, I'm thinking, was the last upgrade I put on it. Graphic cards? Speakers? Mouse? Ethernet? WTF were those!!!

Prospector · 06-09-2009, 09:32 PM

My very first PC had a hard drive of 5MB. Heck, one digital picture from my cheapo camera takes more than that

shilala · 06-09-2009, 10:00 PM

I had to save my stuff on cassette and write my own code on a texas instruments.
I can remember writing a computer christmas card complete with a tree and blinking lights playing jingle bells in around '79. That was cutting edge stuff considering they didn't even teach BASIC in school yet.
In the coming years I learned to really hate computers.

qwerty1500 · 06-09-2009, 10:13 PM

Our first computer was a Vector Graphics with a 10 MB hard drive. My goodness that was all the storage space you would EVER need.

I remember when we needed a mailing list, we would start it, go to lunch and it would be just about finished sorting it when we got back.

06-09-2009, 10:40 PM

I have a working Atari 800 (with Happy(r) drive modification) hooked up to a late 70s tv in my basement. 8 bit bus, 64Kb addressable memory

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I collect and use old computer hardware at work as some old system controllers can't use anything else. ISA cards and such.

I won't even describe what I paid $3,500 for in '93.

I still have it and it still works. (I think, I haven't turned it on in a few years.)

alley00p · 06-09-2009, 11:59 PM

[quote=BC-Axeman;416935]I have a working Atari 800 (with Happy(r) drive modification) hooked up to a late 70s tv in my basement. 8 bit bus, 64Kb addressable memory

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I started out with an Atari 400 - the one with the "Burger King" keyboard, and a tape drive! Then a year later, we came up with enough cash for me to buy an Atari 800 and and 810 5 1/4 floppy drive - Heaven!!!

I then blew $450 on my first 24-pin dot matrix printer, mainly because it had the ability to print zeroes with a line through them to allow you to tell the difference between an "O" and a "0".

I still have both of them, and a ton of games on tape, floppies and cartridges!

Remember Star Raiders on the cartridge? Wow! I was totally blown away by the graphics!

I even have a "pong" game that hooked to the tv!

Tripp · 06-09-2009, 11:28 PM

the first computer we had was a 25Mhz 386SX. I remember when we upgraded to an 340mb HDD and it cost somewhere around $800.

rennD · 06-09-2009, 11:37 PM

ADAM and Commodore 64 & 128 and Atari 1040 ST

kaelaria · 06-09-2009, 11:52 PM

I remember being VERY excited to buy a 400MB Maxtor HD for $499 on sale at CompUSA! lol

rennD · 06-10-2009, 12:05 AM

Man, I really want to find the game Barbarian for the Atari ST computers. It was 2D. Sigh

kelmac07 · 06-10-2009, 04:57 AM

I remember the 286 systems...

taltos · 06-10-2009, 05:37 AM

Someplace around here I have an old Timex computer, an Adam plug in to the game console (I still use the console), and an IBM PS-1 with no hard drive and a monotone monitor.

macpappy · 06-10-2009, 08:14 AM

How many people remember working on the Texas Instrument TRS-80. We used to call it a "Trash 80"

dunng · 06-10-2009, 08:15 AM

I had to upgrade to 4MB of RAM for the newest game!

06-10-2009, 08:33 AM

I remember playing Oregon Trail on an Apple in grade school. Green and black screen. LOL

06-09-2009, 09:28 PM	#1
macpappy Rider on the storm. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Slidell, LA Posts: 851 Trading: (0)	how times have changed I was going through some old boxes in a closet today. (Actually, my wife was). She hands me a small box and asks, "Are these any good?" It was a internal hard drive that I had salvaged from a computer with a blown motherboard about 6 or 7 years ago. How big was it? 1.2 GB. Remember when those used to be big? __________________ WARNING: I am a Southern White Male. I have a brain and I know how to use it.

06-09-2009, 09:33 PM	#3
bazookajoe ... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: david Location: SoCal Posts: 639 Trading: (72)	Re: how times have changed I ran across an old box of games (frogger, preppie, zaxon, centipede) on cassette and an Atari tape drive - talk about old. Don't know why I even kept that stuff.

06-09-2009, 09:37 PM	#4
rack04 Lebowski Urban Achiever Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Justin Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,023 Trading: (20)	Re: how times have changed The first computer I built had a AMD K6-2. I think it was 233 MHz. __________________ "Why don't you put them in your secret compartment" - 12stones (Ricky)

06-09-2009, 09:32 PM	#7
Prospector I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Mike Location: Arizona's beautiful Verde Valley Posts: 2,500 Trading: (11)	Re: how times have changed My very first PC had a hard drive of 5MB. Heck, one digital picture from my cheapo camera takes more than that

06-09-2009, 10:00 PM	#8
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: how times have changed I had to save my stuff on cassette and write my own code on a texas instruments. I can remember writing a computer christmas card complete with a tree and blinking lights playing jingle bells in around '79. That was cutting edge stuff considering they didn't even teach BASIC in school yet. In the coming years I learned to really hate computers. __________________

06-09-2009, 10:13 PM	#9
qwerty1500 Good thing I'm normal Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: One Particular Harbor Posts: 607 Trading: (0)	Re: how times have changed Our first computer was a Vector Graphics with a 10 MB hard drive. My goodness that was all the storage space you would EVER need. I remember when we needed a mailing list, we would start it, go to lunch and it would be just about finished sorting it when we got back.

06-09-2009, 10:40 PM	#10
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: how times have changed I have a working Atari 800 (with Happy(r) drive modification) hooked up to a late 70s tv in my basement. 8 bit bus, 64Kb addressable memory . I collect and use old computer hardware at work as some old system controllers can't use anything else. ISA cards and such. I won't even describe what I paid $3,500 for in '93. I still have it and it still works. (I think, I haven't turned it on in a few years.)

06-09-2009, 11:59 PM	#11
alley00p Adopted MassHole Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Charlie Location: HOCKEYTOWN! Posts: 1,770 Trading: (41)	Re: how times have changed [quote=BC-Axeman;416935]I have a working Atari 800 (with Happy(r) drive modification) hooked up to a late 70s tv in my basement. 8 bit bus, 64Kb addressable memory . QUOTE] I started out with an Atari 400 - the one with the "Burger King" keyboard, and a tape drive! Then a year later, we came up with enough cash for me to buy an Atari 800 and and 810 5 1/4 floppy drive - Heaven!!! I then blew $450 on my first 24-pin dot matrix printer, mainly because it had the ability to print zeroes with a line through them to allow you to tell the difference between an "O" and a "0". I still have both of them, and a ton of games on tape, floppies and cartridges! Remember Star Raiders on the cartridge? Wow! I was totally blown away by the graphics! I even have a "pong" game that hooked to the tv! __________________ Alley00p - I may be a FOG, but I'm still trying to dance!! Just don't trip over my cane!

06-09-2009, 11:28 PM	#12
Tripp Pepin Ho of the NorthWest Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tripp Location: Portland, OR Posts: 487 Trading: (5)	Re: how times have changed the first computer we had was a 25Mhz 386SX. I remember when we upgraded to an 340mb HDD and it cost somewhere around $800. __________________ Make sure you visit the chat! Newcomers welcome. Pete_Johnson: Tripp get the ** out of here with that bull** Benchmade. C'mon Son!

06-09-2009, 11:37 PM	#13
rennD NinfaManiac Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Carl Location: In a Cloud of Siglo Smoke Posts: 1,452 Trading: (19)	Re: how times have changed ADAM and Commodore 64 & 128 and Atari 1040 ST __________________ *Any cigars portrayed in this post that appear to be Cuban in origin are completely fictional in nature. Any resemblance between these cigars and actual Cuban cigars is unintended and coincidental.*

06-09-2009, 11:52 PM	#14
kaelaria Cigarobsession.com Baby! Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Bryan Location: Holiday, FL Posts: 736 Trading: (3)	Re: how times have changed I remember being VERY excited to buy a 400MB Maxtor HD for $499 on sale at CompUSA! lol __________________ Cigar Videos

06-10-2009, 12:05 AM	#15
rennD NinfaManiac Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Carl Location: In a Cloud of Siglo Smoke Posts: 1,452 Trading: (19)	Re: how times have changed Man, I really want to find the game Barbarian for the Atari ST computers. It was 2D. Sigh __________________ *Any cigars portrayed in this post that appear to be Cuban in origin are completely fictional in nature. Any resemblance between these cigars and actual Cuban cigars is unintended and coincidental.*

06-10-2009, 04:57 AM	#16
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: how times have changed I remember the 286 systems...

06-10-2009, 05:37 AM	#17
taltos Really, really old Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Paul Location: Saugus, MA Posts: 2,486 Trading: (3)	Re: how times have changed Someplace around here I have an old Timex computer, an Adam plug in to the game console (I still use the console), and an IBM PS-1 with no hard drive and a monotone monitor. __________________ Jimmy, some of its magic, some of its tragic, but I had a good life all the way. He Went to Paris, J. Buffett

06-10-2009, 08:14 AM	#18
macpappy Rider on the storm. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Slidell, LA Posts: 851 Trading: (0)	Re: how times have changed How many people remember working on the Texas Instrument TRS-80. We used to call it a "Trash 80" __________________ WARNING: I am a Southern White Male. I have a brain and I know how to use it.

06-10-2009, 08:15 AM	#19
dunng MassHole Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: MassHole Posts: 4,719 Trading: (59)	Re: how times have changed I had to upgrade to 4MB of RAM for the newest game! __________________ MassHole Banter

06-10-2009, 08:33 AM	#20
Wanger Guest Posts: n/a	Re: how times have changed I remember playing Oregon Trail on an Apple in grade school. Green and black screen. LOL