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Amiga 500 with 512 kb extra memory bumping it up to a megabyte of memory! Technically an Amiga 1000. Now I have 32768 times that in my computer, hmmm..

That was mine, but my father had some random computer with green text screen way back in 88, I wrote "game" with basic on it.

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i had an IBM 386 running windows 3.1, prince of Persia was my game of choice. im glad i never have to go back to those days haha

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Luckily, mine was the one in my sig. I just decided one day that I wanted to build a PC, so I saved up for it. I went sort of big, that's for sure.

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Thanks for reminding lol Just typed the new specs :ph34r:

No problem! :)

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This was my very first machine, used OG 5" Floppy Disks and only ran MSDOS. This was in 1994

 

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I also have some 8088 PC from 1988. I think it was IBM. A few years later, I bought a Model M to go with it. I still have the Model M, not the PC. Still salvaged the 8088.

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My first computer i bought was a Dell Inspiron Laptop back in 2004. Then i bought an HP a1040n prebuilt POS

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I had the HP for about 4 years (im embarrassed to say) and in 2009 I built my very fist PC, totally awesome feeling.

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I still have my first computer, first time I opened a computer case was when I was 6 (my dad fixed computers since they came out) so he always bring home computers and I would watch him fix them and I learned that way.... I can't tell you the model, but I still keep the case from memories. 

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This was my very first machine, used OG 5" Floppy Disks and only ran MSDOS. This was in 1994

 

Did it have a hard drive? Do you remember what video adapter it had?

Old shit no one cares about but me.

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My first system was pretty old

 

AMD Duron (something) @ 1.1GHz

256MB DDR

250GB IDE Seagate drive

some crappy steel case with no ventilation

2 broken 80mm fans

4MB AGP card.

 

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Did it have a hard drive? Do you remember what video adapter it had?

Oh I really don't remember, I want to say it did not have a hard drive.

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Oh I really don't remember, I want to say it did not have a hard drive.

 

Cool. I've been wanting a 5150/5160 for quite some time. They're starting to get more expensive now too...

Old shit no one cares about but me.

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Cool. I've been wanting a 5150/5160 for quite some time. They're starting to get more expensive now too...

Really? I got my 6450 for about $40 USD.

 

 

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I have yet to "own" a PC. 15 years old and I have never had a computer to my name :( always using other peoples.

My first PC is my current PC, i'm 16 years old and im turning 17, all the other computers i've used were family or school lenders computers.

So I can put anything here?

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Bondi Blue iMac G3 running OS 8....let the hate come

That actually was the first computer I can remember using ^^ my parents aren't all that into tech so that's probably why

btw I use arch

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I don't know the model number exactly but it was a dell dimensions pc from '04. I was using another PC prior to this on but this was the first one my family actually bought. (the one I was using prior was my aunt's and I have no idea what it was, i was like 4.)

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^ I had one like that. Played prince of persia on it.

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So I finished my first build today and as soon as windows 8.1 was installed my wifi started acting up (on all devices in our house, I know it's not related). Really bummed out that I don't have too much I can do with her right now. I'm downloading Bioshock infinite in 5 minute bursts. I did a benchmark on Unigine Valley. Got a 3014 without any overclocking. She's a beautiful White Enthoo Primo. Called her STORMTROOPER

I'm just wondering what memories you guys have from your first builds.

I'll probably open a build log once I've taken a couple more nice pics of her.

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I remember when I first built my PC, I thought I had the worst cable management on earth. Now it's semi-decent :P 

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I have upgraded 90% of my first build...

I can almost build a second rig with all the old parts I have lying around...

I should get around to selling them, but I fear something will fail and I will need a replacement handy...

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My first build was when I was about 10. It was out of old parts that my dad already had and he had taught me how to put it together and it was really just for practice. So it was an easy good experience. I imagine it would be a bit stressful to build your first PC by yourself and having spent your money on it.

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