PC building guys in here - Page 3

irocnroll · 06-09-2011, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Rogue Leader

Shoot I forgot about that. I didn't own the Commodore we couldn't afford it but my best friend who lived a block away had one. We'd alternate between that and games on my Colecovision.

I still have my Colecovision........the color went out on it though. I thought about having it repaired, but it just sits in a box in the basement.

*GTAHVIT* · 06-09-2011, 03:05 PM

My first was a Vic 20....

tape drive....

Rogue Leader · 06-09-2011, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by GTAHVIT

My first was a Vic 20....

tape drive....

Tape drives! Sweet good times.

My friend had a Smith Corona (I think) word processor that stored its data on what looked like audio cassettes.

Its amazing the fact that my little Motorola Droid makes those things look like a tablet and chisel.

v6sonoma · 06-09-2011, 08:26 PM

You haven't lived till you've waited 30 min's to load a program on a TI-99 4a via cassette only for it to have an error.

lol

MannyC · 06-10-2011, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Hemlawk

Just make sure you run triple monitors!

Haha! I got it and love it!

Look something like this?... http://www.milesgershon.com/gaming-chair.html

Rogue Leader · 06-10-2011, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by v6sonoma

You haven't lived till you've waited 30 min's to load a program on a TI-99 4a via cassette only for it to have an error.

lol

Stuff like that makes programmers form back in the day, heroes lol

Jay_LHD3 · 06-10-2011, 03:36 PM

Reading this thread brought back some memories. My first computer was a Coleco Adam. It came with a couple games and a built in word processor, but I had more fun teaching myself how to write in BASIC. I would make my own war simulation games using simple random number commands to determine battle outcomes.

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Wow, that was almost 25 years ago!

Steve Dallas · 06-10-2011, 10:36 PM

OK...my goal here is to out-nerd every single one of you...

My first experience with a computer was in 3rd grade when we were given punch cards, told to punch out simple arithmetric problems using some codes that were given to us. We got back a printout showing what we punched, and it had computed answers.

Though we had simple calculators in the 1970's, my first experience "programming" came when my dad bought an HP-67 in 1976. It was a RPN calculator, and was programmable, using magnetic strips to store those programs. Some programs were used to calculate latitude/longitude based off of sun/moon/star sightings, others used for tides, and he even had a game which was a lunar lander program in which you had to touch down softly by burning a limited amount of fuel.

Though I had a friend that got an Apple ][ when they first came out, my first computer was a TRS-80 Model 1 that I used in college in 1981-1983. I ended up leaving college and buying my first Apple ][e shortly after that. Later, I got an Apple ][c.

I eventually got an Macintosh Plus and used that for quite a while.

Then came a 286, a 386, a 486 and pretty much a PC computer every 2-3 years of the latest model. Of my computers, I've built 5 of my own, I've purchased 3 from Falcon Northwest, and I've also owned a Mac Centris 650, Mac G5 Tower (Motorola), and my current Macbook Pro 17".

I work in IT, so you could say that my life is computers...for good or bad.

Steve Dallas · 06-10-2011, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by v6sonoma

You haven't lived till you've waited 30 min's to load a program on a TI-99 4a via cassette only for it to have an error.

lol

Or have your college roommate record music over a TRS-80 program that I'd been working on for 3-4 months.

Jay_LHD3 · 06-10-2011, 11:16 PM

You were a nerd... before nerds! NERD!!

Steve Dallas · 06-10-2011, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Jay_LHD3

You were a nerd... before nerds! NERD!!

I was a nerd in spirit, but I was also a jock (I played Strong Safety in football) and a stoner.

Seriously, did I look like a nerd?

Jay_LHD3 · 06-11-2011, 12:28 AM

LOL. My 'cover-up' was skateboarding and punk music!!

Steve Dallas · 06-11-2011, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Jay_LHD3

LOL. My 'cover-up' was skateboarding and punk music!!

I will say this. I took the nerd test, and almost aced it. I'm such a nerd, I had to re-take the test to make sure I scored perfect.

Rogue Leader · 06-22-2011, 07:54 PM

Just wanted to post that I've built the computer I described and keeping the old Creative card was a bad choice. Yes it does work, but a lot of the features don't work with Win 7 64 bit, and so it doesn't work the same (ie the remote control has no win 7 driver so it doesn't work). I'm going to leave it in for now but eventually get something else that has what I want.

06-09-2011, 03:05 PM	#30
GTAHVIT Blessed Drives: 2013 Sonic RS MT Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Saint Augustine FL Posts: 28,441 View My Garage	My first was a Vic 20.... tape drive.... __________________ Click image to see build thread. PQ - "the love of cars. It's a boys first step toward manhood and a mans last hold on boyhood." Fbodfather - "We do not want to use the Z28 moniker on a car that does not deserve this hallowed name." The_Blur - "Let's not confuse competitors with equals."

06-09-2011, 08:26 PM	#32
v6sonoma Drives: 2010 SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 8,108 View My Garage	You haven't lived till you've waited 30 min's to load a program on a TI-99 4a via cassette only for it to have an error. lol __________________ Mods: BBK Intake, BBK LT's and High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat-back exhaust, Hurst short throw shifter, SLP skip-shift eliminator. 7/1/09 Placed order for IOM/IO int/ SS/RS 6M 9/26/09 Took delivery!

06-10-2011, 03:36 PM	#35
Jay_LHD3 Drives: 2019 F150 RCSB Abyss FX4 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,277	Reading this thread brought back some memories. My first computer was a Coleco Adam. It came with a couple games and a built in word processor, but I had more fun teaching myself how to write in BASIC. I would make my own war simulation games using simple random number commands to determine battle outcomes. Wow, that was almost 25 years ago!

06-10-2011, 10:36 PM	#36
Steve Dallas Commits weekly crime Drives: 2017 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Camano Island, WA Posts: 9,513 View My Garage	OK...my goal here is to out-nerd every single one of you... My first experience with a computer was in 3rd grade when we were given punch cards, told to punch out simple arithmetric problems using some codes that were given to us. We got back a printout showing what we punched, and it had computed answers. Though we had simple calculators in the 1970's, my first experience "programming" came when my dad bought an HP-67 in 1976. It was a RPN calculator, and was programmable, using magnetic strips to store those programs. Some programs were used to calculate latitude/longitude based off of sun/moon/star sightings, others used for tides, and he even had a game which was a lunar lander program in which you had to touch down softly by burning a limited amount of fuel. Though I had a friend that got an Apple ][ when they first came out, my first computer was a TRS-80 Model 1 that I used in college in 1981-1983. I ended up leaving college and buying my first Apple ][e shortly after that. Later, I got an Apple ][c. I eventually got an Macintosh Plus and used that for quite a while. Then came a 286, a 386, a 486 and pretty much a PC computer every 2-3 years of the latest model. Of my computers, I've built 5 of my own, I've purchased 3 from Falcon Northwest, and I've also owned a Mac Centris 650, Mac G5 Tower (Motorola), and my current Macbook Pro 17". I work in IT, so you could say that my life is computers...for good or bad. __________________ 2017 Camaro 1LT - Blue Barchetta IV I fire up the willing engine, responding with a roar. Tires spitting gravel I commit my weekly crime.

06-22-2011, 07:54 PM	#42
Rogue Leader Iatefiberglassinsulation Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS M6 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Long Island Posts: 3,601 View My Garage	Just wanted to post that I've built the computer I described and keeping the old Creative card was a bad choice. Yes it does work, but a lot of the features don't work with Win 7 64 bit, and so it doesn't work the same (ie the remote control has no win 7 driver so it doesn't work). I'm going to leave it in for now but eventually get something else that has what I want. __________________ 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS - was daily driver, now toy 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio - Daily Driver 2017 Mercedes Benz GLE 350 - Wifes Car 2008 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD LT 6.0 - Tow Vehicle 1991 Alfa Romeo 164S - Project Car 1994 Volkswagen Golf - Race Car "Like" my race team on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/farfrumwinnin

06-10-2011, 11:16 PM	#38
Jay_LHD3 Drives: 2019 F150 RCSB Abyss FX4 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,277	You were a nerd... before nerds! NERD!!

06-11-2011, 12:28 AM	#40
Jay_LHD3 Drives: 2019 F150 RCSB Abyss FX4 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,277	LOL. My 'cover-up' was skateboarding and punk music!!

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