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Who has the oldest computer on DP?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Kerosene, Apr 21, 2009.

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    Who's got the oldest personal computer on DP?

    I've got a 1989/90 Atari 1040 STe. I bought it 'as new' in the mid 90s to run MIDI stuff on.

    [​IMG]

    I know some of you guys can beat this :)

    It has to be still in your possession (or in your parents attic/basement), and consoles (NES/2600/etc) don't count.
     
    Kerosene, Apr 21, 2009 IP
  2. blog8491

    blog8491 Notable Member

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    Actually I don't have an old PC, But i like this thread to share some valuable stuff. Well done!
     
    blog8491, Apr 21, 2009 IP
  3. 1986

    1986 Well-Known Member

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    I have the 520ST and the Commodore 64, but I don't now if it beats you.
     
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  4. wetfire

    wetfire Peon

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    wow... and i thought my pc was old...
    I guess i could top the list if you changed the topic to "Who uses the oldest computer here"
    Mine is currently in its 6th year... :p
     
    wetfire, Apr 21, 2009 IP
  5. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    You've still got the C64? ...
    I had a Vic-20 when I was a kid, but I let it go when I was a teenager. I've been kicking myself for the last 10 years...

    Nope. I've got a P3 from (late) 1990something that I still use :p
     
    Kerosene, Apr 21, 2009 IP
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    RightMan Notable Member

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    Don't you get frustrated using this old machine?
    I have at times used a spare machine bought by me in the early 2003 and the speed/performance beats the hell out of me! :(

    Regards,

    RightMan
     
    RightMan, Apr 21, 2009 IP
  7. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    I only use the P3 for messing around with. I have a state of the art Athlon XP 2800 from 2002 that I use most of the time (seriously!) :D :p
     
    Kerosene, Apr 21, 2009 IP
  8. musichangout.com

    musichangout.com Well-Known Member

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    well, my pc is around 15 years back, it never works properly :(
     
    musichangout.com, Apr 21, 2009 IP
  9. Spider Man

    Spider Man Guest

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    Purchased my first PC in the second month of 2000 :D .. so its like 2YK Computer ... However, It was a P3 and I hardly use it now .. !
     
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    ActiveFrost Notable Member

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    I still have one Pentium I box ( though, haven't tried to turn it on for a "while" :D ).
     
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  11. Mega B

    Mega B Well-Known Member

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    My 1st machine was from 1987 a Amstrad 1512 has a 8086 processor whilst the IBM computer at the time used a 8088 processor. It has 50 bytes of Non Volatile RAM (NVR), which retains it's contents when the machine is switched off, and 512Kb (½ a megabyte of RAM) which could be upgraded to 640 Kb. The Amstrad has a serial (RS232) port which was typically used for modems. A parallel port for a printer, and these are built into the machine and are labelled.

    [​IMG]
     
    Mega B, Apr 21, 2009 IP
  12. Chancey

    Chancey Well-Known Member

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    I thought mine was already old. I purchase it back 2 years ago.
     
    Chancey, Apr 21, 2009 IP
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    farooqaaa Well-Known Member

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    Not mine. My Toshiba x200 laptop is only one year old.

    WOW!...lol :D. That machine is older than me :D
     
    farooqaaa, Apr 21, 2009 IP
  14. Business Attorney

    Business Attorney Active Member

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    I still have my IBM PCjr bought new about 1984. I almost lost it when my wife was cleaning out the attic a few weeks ago, though. I stopped my son walking out to the car with the monitor. Whew!
     
    Business Attorney, Apr 21, 2009 IP
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    TheSyndicate Prominent Member

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    I have some Apple I and Apple II and the first LISA Mac and the next MAC do not know how old they are.
     
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    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    Nice!

    The LISA/2 is one of the cutest computers ever made :)

    [​IMG]
     
    Kerosene, Apr 21, 2009 IP
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    Somewhere in my parents attic is my original Sinclair ZX81 computer... I'll try and dig it out next time I'm home!
     
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    I Had an Apple I which i think we paid around 1000 pounds for when i was about 8 years old lol back in the 90's!!

    I think it was an apple I it looks like that one above pictured! but apple lol! with the rainbow apple!

    Regrds
    B.
     
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    Digital_shubhi Illustrious Member

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    Mine is just 2 years old.

    But it will be of 20 years old after 18 years. :p

    - Digital -
     
    Digital_shubhi, Apr 21, 2009 IP
  20. Mia

    Mia R.I.P. STEVE JOBS

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    Back in 82' my grandparents visited a time share and got this as a gift. They gave it to me in 84'.

    [​IMG]

    I had the 16k RAM, yes 16 "K" expansion module and used a cassette tape/player to load frogger and other games.
     
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