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Originally Posted by aw9725
My first computer was a Commodore "VIC-20." It used a "cassette" recorder for data storage and hooked up to a TV. I would have been like 9 or 10. Wish I still had it just for fun! 
The first "real" PC I had was an IBM "AT." This was based on the Intel "286" CPU and ran DOS 3.3. I later added a "287" math co-processor, an Intel "Above Board" memory card, and an "EGA" (not VGA) video adapter. Anyone remember any of this stuff? This is the computer I used through high school. It now sits in pieces on a shelf in my office.
Somewhere, in Junior High or early High School, I built a Radio Shack "kit" that could be programmed in Assembly language.
In college (Purdue), the first language I learned was Fortran. I already knew Basic and Pascal from messing around on my own. I also used "punched cards" for a simulation we did in a Probability and Decision Theory class. I picked up "C" on my own and by working with one of my professors. I used to have a copy of Kernigan & Ritchie somewhere.
The first programming class I taught was C++. Most of the classes I teach now involve "applications." For example, my Operations class uses Excel heavily. Mostly for things like inventory management and statistical quality control. I also teach Data Analysis which uses Oracle and Project Management which uses a variety of software packages.
Anyway, this post is probably getting boring, I should stop... 
Andrew |
Hi there.
I remember, and i STILL have my C64, somewhere...
And i still hsve a 386, 486, P2, & Celeron CPU's of course i built most of them myself as a CPU tech, also had an XT and a 286 but they were left behind when i moved out of my ex wifes (our) apt.
JohnDowe.