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  • Lane
    Will code for food...
    • Apr 2001
    • 8496

    #1

    Why did your parents buy you your first computer?

    Was it for educational purposes?

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  • tootie
    Confirmed User
    • Jun 2003
    • 6041

    #2
    LOL!

    Well, we got out first computer when I was about 5 or 6. Sometime around '81 or '82, I think. It was an Atari.

    But they bought me my own computer for Christmas when I was 9. A Commodore 64. Boy, that thing raised me for about 6 years of my life! LOL

    It was for fun :P


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    • steve90
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      • Oct 2003
      • 2397

      #3
      Tandy 486

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      • venturi
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        • Aug 2001
        • 386

        #4
        Nobody bought me a computer ever. I built my own with money I'd earned. I was on computers many years and years before that happened though.

        Interesting question here: How many of the GFYers remember 300 baud accustic modems and dumb terminals with thermal paper output instead of a monitor? How many remember punch cards or even know what that means? I'm betting 0.15%, but that's just a gentleman's bet.
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        • samuel
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          • Mar 2004
          • 1986

          #5
          I remember first computer I had was a Mac 512k/800 with external dick drive... uff!.. what a machine...

          And it was bought for educational purposes... later we change from computer and etc..

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          • DutchTeenCash
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            • Feb 2003
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            • kmanrox
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              • Oct 2001
              • 29295

              #7
              haha my post on here got eaten
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              • lagwagon
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                • Jul 2001
                • 8464

                #8
                that is exactly why they got it for me.

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                • shermo

                  #9
                  Of course. I was able to do all of my schoolwork, research things that I hadn't yet learned....






                  I don't think they knew I'd be using the computer to build my own personal porn empire.

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                  • Mikey_219Inc
                    Confirmed User
                    • Jun 2003
                    • 1876

                    #10
                    yup - for university i think it was a p1, i remember my friend raving about how it was the fastest on the market.
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                    • Jakke PNG
                      ex-TeenGodFather
                      • Nov 2001
                      • 20306

                      #11
                      I got my C64 for fun and games, then I got my amiga for fun and games.. then I got my 486 that cost a LOT for educational purposes.. damn I miss the old wing commander games and monkey islands.
                      ..and I'm off.

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                      • gangbangjoe
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                        • May 2004
                        • 17693

                        #12
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                        • PiksalDesign
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                          • Mar 2003
                          • 1632

                          #13
                          There very fist computer that I owned myself was a Tandy 1000:



                          With this monitor:



                          I cant remember the first computer my family had.

                          Black, and in one peice, but i cant think of the name =/
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                          • slackologist
                            Confirmed User
                            • Jul 2002
                            • 2379

                            #14
                            Originally posted by venturi
                            Nobody bought me a computer ever. I built my own with money I'd earned. I was on computers many years and years before that happened though.

                            Interesting question here: How many of the GFYers remember 300 baud accustic modems and dumb terminals with thermal paper output instead of a monitor? How many remember punch cards or even know what that means? I'm betting 0.15%, but that's just a gentleman's bet.


                            I used to go into my father's office when i was young and he'd be using punch cards to run his programs..

                            My current boss relates stories of punch cards to me often also.. getting all the cards in the right order took a while... and sometimes someone would switch one out of place and the whole thing would be fucked up.. they only had once chance per day to run a program because of the demand from other departments to use the 'computer'.

                            At home we had a pre 286 computer that i was allowed to use to play crappy old games on - space invaders, zork, alley cat, lode runner etc) and before that he had a sinclair/tandy type clone with no drive input that plugged into the tv that you could program yourself eg; 10 print "hello world" 20 goto 10 etc. i used to program sounds into it and type out code for simple games from books.

                            I bought my first computer - 586 second hand and modified it over time.

                            funny video.. brings back memories.

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                            • StRoGE
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                              • Mar 2004
                              • 1713

                              #15
                              I miss my speedy 2400 baud modem and 486 dx66.
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                              • Ross
                                Ik ben een aap
                                • Sep 2002
                                • 18874

                                #16
                                I had every computer out throughout my younger years. My cousin bought a proper PC in 1997 and got the internet and of course I had to have it, so mum bought me my computer and got me the internet. Its kinda went on from there. I think I was 14 or 15 when I got my first pc and internet

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                                • Rhino22
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                                  • Jan 2004
                                  • 2288

                                  #17
                                  Because I wanted to play StarCraft soooo badly and I wouldn't leave my dad alone until he bought me a PC of my own.

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                                  • jackson
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Feb 2004
                                    • 1094

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by steve90
                                    Tandy 486
                                    dam thats like one of those original bitches from radio shack and shit right... i got my firts comp 7 years ago


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                                    • PiksalDesign
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                                      • Mar 2003
                                      • 1632

                                      #19
                                      When i eventually got a decent computer. I remember playing quake on my 14.4

                                      And yes, I pwned all.
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                                      • Triple 6
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                                        • Feb 2002
                                        • 5394

                                        #20
                                        ok so lane, what did ya say?

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                                        • C_U_Next_Tuesday
                                          WW4L
                                          • Oct 2002
                                          • 10581

                                          #21
                                          I bought my own computer 6 years ago..still have this power house, never had to take it to a shop ..only had to format once..

                                          It's now my kids computer

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                                          • Goose
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                                            • Mar 2004
                                            • 5725

                                            #22
                                            they bot it when I was 15...I was unable to buy one by myself ;)
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                                            • Herb Kornfield
                                              Is on the 1
                                              • Sep 2002
                                              • 4996

                                              #23
                                              82 or 83ish I got a tandy 486. I LOVED LOVED LOVED it

                                              My parents got it for me, they thought it was like my atari 2600 or someshit, to this day they have no idea about computers

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                                              • bopha
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                                                • Sep 2002
                                                • 1882

                                                #24
                                                I bought my first computer. My parents stopped buying me things when we broke our Atari.

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                                                • Peaches
                                                  Old broad
                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                  • 13933

                                                  #25
                                                  Wow, shows how old I am - by the time PC's came out, I was no longer young enough to have my parents buy me stuff.

                                                  My Dad worked for IBM and got one the first PC Juniors - before they were released to the public. I remember going to house to use it. My ex-husband had one of the Atari's, but I never used it.

                                                  The first PC I bought was an 8088 - sometime around 1985ish.

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                                                  • zentz
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                                                    • Nov 2003
                                                    • 8062

                                                    #26
                                                    so i could play games and stop bothering them !
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                                                    • Living For Today
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                                                      • Feb 2002
                                                      • 3970

                                                      #27
                                                      for doing assignments ;)

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                                                      • Diabolical Cord
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                                                        • Jan 2004
                                                        • 447

                                                        #28
                                                        Got my first computer some time in junior high. Horrible machine, but it did come with a key and a turbo button.

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                                                        • Materialist
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                                                          • Aug 2003
                                                          • 739

                                                          #29
                                                          Games.

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                                                          • bizmak
                                                            So Fucking Banned
                                                            • Apr 2004
                                                            • 10014

                                                            #30
                                                            That was long time ago I thing because they want to play games on that shit to

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                                                            • doornx
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                                                              • Nov 2003
                                                              • 2531

                                                              #31
                                                              ahahaaa,,that's a killer song (damn thing takes forever)

                                                              my first comp was a 486 DX2 80 mhz with 8nb ram and a 1mb vga card LOL..cd rom players were the crop of the crop ..paid $400 for a double speed

                                                              that was 13 years ago though
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                                                              • Steve
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                                                                • Feb 2001
                                                                • 6894

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by Peaches
                                                                Wow, shows how old I am - by the time PC's came out, I was no longer young enough to have my parents buy me stuff.

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                                                                • KMR Stitch
                                                                  I am cool
                                                                  • Jul 2003
                                                                  • 14494

                                                                  #33
                                                                  486DX 66 IBM compatable

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                                                                  • born4porn
                                                                    FUKM ALL!
                                                                    • Jan 2004
                                                                    • 38781

                                                                    #34
                                                                    they boght me an Atari because they loved me

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                                                                    • Tania
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                                                                      • Apr 2004
                                                                      • 5393

                                                                      #35
                                                                      me i did't get one

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                                                                      • GigaXXX
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                                                                        • Apr 2004
                                                                        • 872

                                                                        #36
                                                                        heh, lol
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                                                                        • Rochard
                                                                          Jägermeister Test Pilot
                                                                          • Dec 2001
                                                                          • 75733

                                                                          #37
                                                                          My first computer was from Radio Shack - It was a huge keyboard that you plugged into your TV. It had a cassette recorder to store data on. Fun times. Didn't do much.

                                                                          I got into computers when I was in high school. We had those computers that were a monitor and keyboard all in one - A Tandy I think it was. I remember writing a program where I stored phone numbers and addresses, where I could hahahahaha one letter, pick and choose which parts to include in the letter, and print up dozens of different letters to differnt people.
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                                                                          • badmrfrosty
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                                                                            • May 2003
                                                                            • 500

                                                                            #38
                                                                            My dad didnt want to teach me about the birds and bees so I assume he gave me a computer and access to freenet so I could do it on my own ;-)

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                                                                            • Lykos
                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                              • Apr 2003
                                                                              • 31032

                                                                              #39
                                                                              For educations

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                                                                              • Lane
                                                                                Will code for food...
                                                                                • Apr 2001
                                                                                • 8496

                                                                                #40
                                                                                juicy ate my thread, wtf

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                                                                                • bhutocracy
                                                                                  Not making A Comeback
                                                                                  • Dec 2001
                                                                                  • 10218

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Originally posted by Rhino22
                                                                                  Because I wanted to play StarCraft soooo badly and I wouldn't leave my dad alone until he bought me a PC of my own.
                                                                                  this post makes me feel very old.

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                                                                                  • nathan_f
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                                                                                    • Sep 2003
                                                                                    • 3983

                                                                                    #42






                                                                                    Description
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                                                                                    Manufacturer Coleco
                                                                                    Model Adam
                                                                                    Date Announced 1981
                                                                                    Date Canceled 1983
                                                                                    Number Produced Unknown
                                                                                    Country of Origin USA
                                                                                    Price About $600
                                                                                    Current Value $25-$100

                                                                                    Specifications
                                                                                    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                                    Processor Zilog Z80
                                                                                    Speed 4 MHz
                                                                                    RAM 64K
                                                                                    ROM 32K
                                                                                    Storage Custom Digital Data Packs that look surprisingly like audio cassettes (but aren't the same). 5.25 disk drives optional.
                                                                                    Expansion 3 expansion slots, cartridge slot.
                                                                                    Bus Proprietary
                                                                                    Video RF Modulator to Television
                                                                                    I/O Proprietary
                                                                                    OS Options CP/M, BASIC (on tape)

                                                                                    Notes The Adam was Coleco's all-in-one solution to home computing. It competed with the Apple II Plus, Atari 800, IBM PC, Commodore 64 and TI 99/4A. It was fully compatible with Colecovision cartridges.

                                                                                    The Printer is a required component. It powers the rest of the system.

                                                                                    Related Items in Collection 2 5.25 disk drives, some manuals, tape software, cartridges.
                                                                                    Related Items Wanted Working tape drives, additional software, software on disk.

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                                                                                    • GigaXXX
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                                                                                      • Apr 2004
                                                                                      • 872

                                                                                      #43
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