Subj : Re: Hello
To   : michael2
From : Nelgin
Date : Mon Nov 05 2018 00:02:11

michael2 wrote:
m> just thought I'd say Hello, hope to stir up some chatter :-)
m> in keeping with the network, what was your first computer?
m> 
m> myself, my first one was a TI99/4a I really couldn't do much, so eventually,
m> I got a Commodore Vic-20, and a 300baud modem but back then bbs's were not as
m> common only things like Compuserve & prodigy
m> later I bought a C-128 and a 1200 baud modem, and RA BBS - ran a board here
m> in Oregon for several years till a thunderstorm took out the computer.
m> 
m> Michael2
m> 
m> --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A39 2018/04/21 (Linux/64)
m>  * Origin: Mike's Mansion - Pdx, OR - fluxcap.dynv6.net:2323 (80:774/86)

I started off using a Video Genie at school which was like a TRS-80 clone,
but ended up with a ZX81. I was a bit disappointed but being 11 years old, I
couldn't really grumble. After that I upgraded to a VIC-20 then a BBC Micro
for which I wrote a BBS for. I had a 10MB hard drive for that too. I was
well happy with it.

Along with that I got my first PC given to me. It was a Commodore PC with
256K of memory and a green screen. Was good for basic adventure games and
robots type terminal games but not much else, though I did get a 14.4K modem
to use on it.

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