I remember when

[johndowe]

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.

[randolph]

Originally Posted by johndowe

Hi there.

I remember, and i STILL have my C64, somewhere...

And i still hsve a 386, 487, 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.

My first was a Radio Shack "color" computer. With a couple of friends we modified it to run two floppies and read an Eprom. We built battery powered data loggers for field use that recorded temperature data on the Eproms which then could be read by the computer. I prepared a series of little programs to analyze the data to provide the grower with information on high and low temperatures and day degree accumulations. We actually sold some of the units to citrus growers in the San Joaquin Valley in California. We eventually gave up because of the poor quality of the chips we had to buy from hobby suppliers since our needs for chips were such low volume. It was a fun project while it lasted, however.

[johndowe]

Hi there.

Was that a coco, or a coco2?

But good job on the mods, i also moded my C64, floppy drive and Joy sticks, but i didn't make any money with it.


JohnDowe.

[randolph]

Originally Posted by johndowe

Hi there.

Was that a coco, or a coco2?

But good job on the mods, i also moded my C64, floppy drive and Joy sticks, but i didn't make any money with it.


JohnDowe.

I don't remember the model. It was like a large keyboard with this large cartridge like interface slot on the right side. It had built in basic which was quite versatile. For a while many venders were making applications for it in the early 1980s. I think it had the same Motorola processor as the Apple.

[DSL]

Remember those old atari game back then i think the first game that came out was pong! i still play that and space invaders, missile command,
also remember the games called war games i think it was on the C64.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by DSL

Remember those old atari game back then i think the first game that came out was pong! i still play that and space invaders, missile command,
also remember the games called war games i think it was on the C64.

I remember the game 'E.T.' for the 2600.

There was a game called 'Quest' or something like that that I had no frickin' idea what to do. One of the most confusing 2600(or any other system) games I have ever played. Needless to say I never completed it.

Pitfall 2, however, was one of my favourite 2600 games. I completed it a couple of times, just to see if there were any secret areas I had missed. Miles ahead of Pitfall 1 to be sure.

[johndowe]

Originally Posted by randolph

I don't remember the model. It was like a large keyboard with this large cartridge like interface slot on the right side. It had built in basic which was quite versatile. For a while many venders were making applications for it in the early 1980s. I think it had the same Motorola processor as the Apple.

Hi there.

The apple series (pre mac & ;lisa) were based on the 6502 and later on the 65c02, while the coco, was based on the motorola 6800 series and the last one used the 6809, which at the time was one if not the best 8bit cpu.

PS the LISA was upgraded to become the (old) mac.


JohnDowe.