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SippinTea

April 18, 2008, 06:04:14 AM
Mine was an Apple IIE. :)

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MelodyB

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April 18, 2008, 06:07:01 AM
Mine was an Apple as well...but I dont know what version. I was in Kindergarden.
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Scott

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April 18, 2008, 03:23:39 PM
The IBM 1130



Before PC Networking became popular in the Mid to late 1990's, main frame systems was king.  The IBM 1130 was a great system to learn on.  Our Vo Tech had one in our computer class, we all had to learn to use and fix it


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MelodyB

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April 18, 2008, 04:03:35 PM
Where is the screen? And the GP bookmark?
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April 18, 2008, 04:13:36 PM
I vagely remember using some kind of apple computer in 3rd grade to play word munchers.  That would have been around 1989.

Scott

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April 18, 2008, 04:14:20 PM
Quote from: MelodyB on April 18, 2008, 04:03:35 PM
Where is the screen? And the GP bookmark?


Screen?  All was printed on Green Bar paper, you could however run cables to a green screen terminal or connect via direct phone modem link.

This system was out of date when I learned on it. Our disks were larger than a hub cap.
"I find your lack of faith disturbing." (Vader)

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf (Orwell and Churchhill)


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Tricia Lea

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April 18, 2008, 04:14:48 PM
Middle school in about 84 comodore 64 computers

MelodyB

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April 18, 2008, 04:19:21 PM
WORD MUNCHERS!!

We had Number munchers too!


Scott...I was kidding... ;)
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Backseat Radio

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April 18, 2008, 08:13:44 PM
Word munchers was fun, especially trying not to get eaten by them trolls and the cartoon's they had between games.  do they still put that game out?

Ashlee

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April 19, 2008, 04:23:42 AM
At one time I had a Tandy computer.  I believe it was an apple and ran on a dos operating system.  I'm so glad I upgraded.  I couldn't use it to type up my reports for school because the smallest font I could use was too big.  I think I was in high school before we got rid of it.  Maybe 9th grade.

Babs

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April 19, 2008, 05:08:09 AM
i got this computer as a graduation gift lol

Radio Shack TRS-80 (Model I)



Catalog:     26-1001
Released:        August 1977
Price:              US $599.95 (with monitor)
How Many:   200,000 (1977-1981)
CPU:              Zilog Z-80A, 1.77 MHz
RAM:             4K, 16K max*
Ports:              Cassette I/O, video, Expansion connector*
Display:     12-inch monochrome monitor, 64 X 16 text
Expansion:   External Expansion Interface*
Storage:   Cassette storage*
OS:             BASIC in ROM*
* Additional capabilties with Expansion Interface

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MelodyB

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April 19, 2008, 05:23:53 AM
Oh my. :o


OH WOW!!! It has a "Cassette I/O, video, Expansion connector"!!!!! YAY!!
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Babs

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April 19, 2008, 05:36:13 AM
Quote from: MelodyB on April 19, 2008, 05:23:53 AM
Oh my. :o


OH WOW!!! It has a "Cassette I/O, video, Expansion connector"!!!!! YAY!!


yes and we thought we were something lol
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May 07, 2008, 08:31:53 AM
Mz Ethyl,

   That was the top of the line when I started college in the early 80's, one of our guys ' father worked at Texas INstruments. I remember either when or just before the Commodore 64 came out.

Lady SippinTea

   Until  about three years ago, I was using a mid-90's PC for word processing and playing golf..the printer attached to it was wayyy older..I first saw the printer in 1989 as an ABC Datawire printer. the video card finally gave out on the comp, but the printer was still working..I have it stored in the alcove in my office, alng iwith much scarier stuff! I could even still locally buy ribbons for that printer (Citizen 120D) as of when the comp went belly-up!  :thumbsup2:


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