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Originally Posted by liesjeversteven
My first computer was also a c64, but with a tape drive still...
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Originally Posted by a9127
You and ila both have me beat. My "first" was just a lowly "Vic-20" hooked up to an old color TV via an adapter that attached to the antenna.  Like you, I had the "tape drive." I am jealous of ila that he had an actual disk drive. 
Did either of you have the "VIC-Modem"?
The "oldest" computer I have ever used was a "NorthStar" running "CP/M." Its case was made of wood (Hehe..hehe...hehe he said "wood"). It belonged to one of my professors in grad school. He said he bought it in 1979. It was still running after all those years! He let me try using "WordStar." I wrote a memo to him updating my research proposal then printed it off on an equally ancient "dot matrix" printer.
(Fun fact: WordStar used the S, E, X, and D keys for "cursor movement."  )
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I didn't own the C64 that I used. It belonged to my boss. I asked so many questions about it that he told me to learn how to use it.
I've seen a couple of old tape drives, but I've never used any.
The first computer I ever bought was a Gateway 2000 486 33Mhz. I almost bought a 286 from someone I knew that was selling it, but then I saw an advertisement for a new 486 and it was cheaper than the used 286.
The first modem I ever used was on radio teletype circuits. At a guess I would say it was 15 inches wide by 10 inches high by 18 inches deep and weighed around 20 pounds. It wasn't a digital modem as radio teletype back then was analogue.
The first digital modem I had was when I got my internet connection. It weighted a couple of pounds (if that much) and was about the size of my two hands together. I've been through a few more versions since then with my current one being the size of one of my palms and weighing just a few ounces.
I've heard of Word Star, but never used it. My first printer was a wide carriage dot matrix and I had a 24 pin cable that connected it to my computer.