benhasajeep
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IBM relased the 5150 first PC system. I was on Apple II+ in middle school at the time. First PC I bought was in 1990. Been PC guy since.
45 years ago
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I took a computer programming course in junior college in 1976 and caught the computer bug, hanging around the lab creating code just for the fun of it. In 1981 I bought a Texas Instruments TI-99/4 and enjoyed the heck out of it for years thereafter. It didn't sell well and TI ended production of it, but I had no regrets. Bought our first PC in 1992, a 386.
I kind of miss those simple days of discovery and dial-up BBS groups. We had a loose-knit computer club back then that was great fun.
I kind of miss those simple days of discovery and dial-up BBS groups. We had a loose-knit computer club back then that was great fun.
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Memories - I remember the unit coming out well, wish I would have bought some stock
I remember the Radio Shack personal computer well before it, too rich me but a friend bought the first issue. I remember fondly the note book of projects. My friend and I typed commands in for hours, hit enter and the little stick man walked across the screen. We looked at each other and said "is that it".
I had TI99's I remember writing a dos program to calculate expansion chamber dimensions for racing two stroke engines. It was just math but it worked pretty good. Then I said "well maybe computers are good for something"
I remember the Radio Shack personal computer well before it, too rich me but a friend bought the first issue. I remember fondly the note book of projects. My friend and I typed commands in for hours, hit enter and the little stick man walked across the screen. We looked at each other and said "is that it".
I had TI99's I remember writing a dos program to calculate expansion chamber dimensions for racing two stroke engines. It was just math but it worked pretty good. Then I said "well maybe computers are good for something"
BF Hammer
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In my senior year (1985) I could request a pass from one of my math teachers each day to use an Apple IIe in the library's computer lab during one of my 3 study halls that semester. I spent over 8 weeks writing a slot machine simulation to kill time before goof-off time at lunch.
I remember writing a TI 99/4 program that calculated resistor values upon entering their colors and it also worked in reverse. Even added tones to each color, so it played a three note tune upon completion. Also adapted a Stocks & Bonds board game that took every bit of the 16K RAM I had.I had TI99's I remember writing a dos program to calculate expansion chamber dimensions for racing two stroke engines. It was just math but it worked pretty good. Then I said "well maybe computers are good for something"
Those were the days when everyone had to write economical code.