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Intheswamp
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Hey! I missed the party! My first computer was a Timex Sinclair. Tiny and pretty much worthless, after my trials and tribulations with that ended up with an Apple 2c. That was a move up, I took that to college. So you can see, I am fairly old. I doubt many know what that was. I will say, living in my trailer house off campus with my PC and a VCR, I was rocking the free world!
But ya gotta admit the Sinclair had an incredible flight simulator....for what the computer was, and the time, and the...
Golddiggie
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Hey! I missed the party! My first computer was a Timex Sinclair. Tiny and pretty much worthless, after my trials and tribulations with that ended up with an Apple 2c. That was a move up, I took that to college. So you can see, I am fairly old. I doubt many know what that was. I will say, living in my trailer house off campus with my PC and a VCR, I was rocking the free world!
'Fairly old'?? The 2c was old when I first saw it in high school.
'Fairly old'?? The 2c was old when I first saw it in high school.
hell, my PC is old and I only got it in '06 or '07!
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I learned to program on an Apple ][ in '77. It was truly a life-changing event.
Golddiggie
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Bought my current tower in September 2007. But, I've upgraded some hardware in it over the years so it's much better now.
It (a Dell Precision Workstation 490) arrived with a single 5160 Xeon processor. I upgraded it to dual chips really quickly. Also arrived with 4GB of RAM, which were replaced to give me 16GB. I've also since then changed the processors to a pair of e5345 Xeon's and upgraded the video card to a GeForce 8800GTX pretty early on. I took the drive(s) that came with it out and installed my own (three) 750GB drives for a while, Recently replaced those with a 256GB SSD for the OS and apps and am about to install a pair of 500GB hybrid drives for storage. Everything runs real nice, and fast, on it. Handles Photoshop CS6 without any issue at all. Pretty sure it shipped with XP originally. I briefly tried vista out, then went back to XP (Pro). Moved to Windows 7 when it became available and haven't looked back.Point is, these days, having a system from 2007 isn't anything to snort at. Just because it's 5+ years old doesn't mean so much. Back then, though, that was pushing things.
all I've done to mine (Dell XPS710) is a new video card & new power supply. it's still a beast, but nothing like my wife's Alienware.
Golddiggie
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I had an XPS720 for a while. Installed a pair of video cards in SLI and needed to install an auxiliary power supply to feed them. That took up the space of 2 5-1/4" drive bays, and only fed the video cards. Was a screamer for certain, but after getting the xbox 360, I wasn't really using it. Sold it for a decent amount, while still under warranty.
bottlebomber
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This is the geekiest thread going on HBT, currently
Golddiggie
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This is the geekiest thread going on HBT, currently
I think that's a compliment... :cross:
Being in IT for 13 years now. Been into computers for much longer.
Updating my VM's now, so that I can shut them all down and apply a firmware update to my NAS. Planning on installing the newer version of vCenter Server onto a fresh VM this week. Once I have that online, I'll upgrade my host server and keep on truckin. :rockin:
PP, out of respect I'd like to add to your thread. I'm just not that computer literate. Happy New Year my friend. 
You want geeky? Anybody remember when a trip to the valley was not complete unless you could visit Fry's (the original in Sunnyvale). Where else could you find an EPROM programmer and a Playboy in the same store. I can remember walking the aisles in awe.
Or how about a drive just to hang out in the PARC's parking lot or even a visit to SLAC?
Or how about a drive just to hang out in the PARC's parking lot or even a visit to SLAC?
Golddiggie
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Bah, that's not being geeky...
Besides, for those of us NOT in that area, all that's meaningless.
I lived halfway across the country and a Fry's visit was always talked about when you returned. Now, Fry's is just another ugly online retailer.
BigPicture
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I used to live at Fry's. I would walk the isles and just dream of all the stuff I could do. I would go just about once a week without a dime in my pocket. It was a big event when I could actually buy something!
Since I've enjoyed reading this so much, let me pass on some internet techy goodness. www.techbargains.com
You'll be glad you did.
Since I've enjoyed reading this so much, let me pass on some internet techy goodness. www.techbargains.com
You'll be glad you did.
My friend used to host a BBS. It was a motherboard hanging on a nail on the wall of his closet. The PSU and HDD sat on the shelf under it.
There was another BBS with a Pr0n competition. Best Pr0n image uploaded got free access to the site for a year. I waited anxiously to see the winning upload. I can only say that I was young and naive back then and that some things can never be unseen.
My BIL and I used to upgrade the modem every time a newer, faster model came out. 300, 1200, 4800, 9600, etc. I still got a pile of Hayes 56K and a few 9600s at work.
There was another BBS with a Pr0n competition. Best Pr0n image uploaded got free access to the site for a year. I waited anxiously to see the winning upload. I can only say that I was young and naive back then and that some things can never be unseen.
My BIL and I used to upgrade the modem every time a newer, faster model came out. 300, 1200, 4800, 9600, etc. I still got a pile of Hayes 56K and a few 9600s at work.
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Made me think of these guys that used to run boards off Amigas. There is a member here who worked on the Amiga's Video Toaster, which was really popular back then for doing video on them. Wil Wheaton.
Hah, yes, I got a new modem every 6 months it seemed. They kept doubling. By the time I got the 56k I was envying the new cable modem speeds and soon jumped into that. No more wondering who was trying to make a frigging call while I was online.
