I had a comodore 64, a dragon 32, and a Spectrum 48k.
at School, we had Spectrums, a ZX81 and a whole bunch of BBC Micros, and an Acorn electron, and in an old shed, the first computer the school bought, an Ohio Scientific with 2k ram, a punch paper tape reader/punch and an Amber screen it took up most of the room in the shed, with just enough room for a small desk for the monitor/keyboard and a one other person looking over your shoulder reading lines of code out.
SteveH raved thus:
:: from UKRM, but well worth posting here: :: ::
Ron raved thus:
:: Mine as follows :: :: Binatone :: Intellivision :: Commodore 64 :: Atari STFM 512k only for carrier command :) :: Ollivetti < radio rentals>PC - 486 sx 25, when 4 mb ram cost 100 quid :: PC Various up to my gaming machine now
Ok, here we go:
Grandstand Pong game c.1978 (had a light gun with it) Various Game & Watches e.g. Toss Up, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. Grandstand Astro Wars Spectrum 48k Spectrum +2 (the tape deck broke after a while, so swapped for: ) Commodore 64 with that huge disk drive Amiga 500 SNES Amiga 1200 with accellerator card, 6mb RAM and a 60mb HD Playstation PC which I've upgraded through various specs, cases etc (only the floppy drives remains from the original, lol) iPAQ 3760 (now serves ad my satnav/speed camera detector) Toshiba e740 (urgh, slow thing) Handspring Treo 600 (nice but no bluetooth)
Are we listing old computers? Oh goody.
Rather than list what I have, I'll just say "I used to collect computers"
Basically, I've had everything sold in the UK at one point or another - Jupiter ACE, SAM Coupe, Enterprise 128... right now I have prototype Acorns and stuff.
Favourites were the Enterprise 128, the Apple IIgs, the BeBox, NeXT, and my present Mac G5 system. Current inmates include:
Pongs from Radofin, Intellivision, and 'unknown', Dreamcast, Atari XE VGS and 800, Commodore 64, STE, Amiga 500 and 600, Acorn BBC B through Master 512 and most Archies plus RiscPC, Macs, Newton, eMate, 2100... hell. I lost count.
On ebay right now, because I didn't get enough for my Sera and I've got to devote time to one thing or another - and music wins - I've listed four rarities.
BBC Master Domesday system in need of alignment on the VP415 (may be another problem, but it's mostly working). If anyone remembers the Domesday system they'll know what a brilliant concept it was. BBC Master 512 (PC compatible BBC Master) with mouse etc. BBC Master Turbo (4Mhz Master) with C language and Elite and a BBC B+ 128K.
I'll be listing the Atari 800, C64 and Pongs soon.
Richard
Just had a look around my loft, and found a Commodore 16 which my darling wife bought me as a 'Crimbo pres' many years ago, never used because of lack of software, dk'tronics keyboard upgrade housing a ZX 81, a BBC computer complete with microvic cub monitor and tape drives, a spectrum plus and a box full of assorted games... and that's not counting the two 1950s black-and-white projection TV optical units, complete with scan coils and 2" tubes!
K3wl:
RML380Z, but only at school zx80 homemade zx81 Apple ][ Something with an 8086 or similar with 128 k ram, ran cpm Mig 500
286 PWS Mig 1200 386, 486, twin athlon mp, etc, up to about Celeron 2600 or something as the fastest.Sinclair Enterprise - still have it, but no idea what date.
Sinclair Cambridge but that wasn't a computer.
I never did own the early games, binatone, etc, nor a Spectrum.
Ivan raved thus:
:: Just had a look around my loft, and found a Commodore 16 which my :: darling wife bought me as a 'Crimbo pres' many years ago, never used :: because of lack of software, dk'tronics keyboard upgrade housing a :: ZX 81, a BBC computer complete with microvic cub monitor and tape :: drives, a spectrum plus and a box full of assorted games... and :: that's not counting the two 1950s black-and-white projection TV :: optical units, complete with scan coils and 2" tubes!
Do I detect an eBay session coming on?
That was only scratching the surface! (it's a large loft) I've never really got involved with e-Bay, but from what others tell me it may well be worth investigating. Especially as the loft was was one of those unfinished projects, originally intended to become the den/computer room which now occupies a spare bedroom, so needless to say I've been getting grief from 'er downstairs for several years.
wow, I heard about that, never actually saw or used one tho :)
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