Main Computer History

landbeforetimelover · **on:** August 11, 2008, 09:42:56 AM

Talk about the computers you've had from your first one all the way to your current one. Now I'm only talking about your BEST computer, the one you use as your main one. I'll go first.

1993-1995 (I couldn't upgrade this one. I was only 2 years old when I got it. I was lucky I even knew how to even use it at that age, especially considering that it used MS-DOS!)

*23mhz processor
*4mb ram
*80mb hard drive
*MS-DOS 4.5

1995-1996

*133mhz Pentium processor
*64mb ram (upgraded to 196mb by 1996)
*2gb hard drive
*Windows 95

1996-1997

*266mhz processor
*128mb ram (upgraded to 256 right after I got it. Then I upgraded it to 368 by the time I got rid of it, which is it's maximum)
*2.5gb hard drive (upgraded it to 80gb in the first year. That was A LOT of storage back then!)
*Windows 95 (Upgraded to windows 98 in it's last years)

1997-2001

*1ghz processor
*128mb ram (Upgraded to 512 by 1999)
*10gb hard disk (upgraded to an 120gb by 1999 as well)
*Originally had windows 98. I upgraded it to windows ME, then to windows 2000 professional, then to windows xp home edition.
*DVD Drive. YAY!!!

2001-2002

*1.2ghz processor
*512mb ram (maxed out)
*100gb hard disk
*Windows xp pro

2002-2003

*1.6ghz processor
*256mb ram (Eventually upgraded it to 1gb (1024mb) of ram)
*40gb hard disk (never upgraded this. I got a 500gb external hard drive instead.)
*Windows xp professional SP1 and then SP2

2003-2004

*1.8ghz processor
*1gb ram (maxed out)
*120gb hard disk
*Windows xp professional

2004-2005

*2.6ghz P4 processor
*2gb ram
*250gb hard disk
*windows xp professional

2005-2006 (I built my master!

)

*2 processors; 1 was a 1.6ghz P4 and the other was a single core AMD athlon processor running at 3ghz for a total of 4.6ghz.
*originally came with 2gb of DDR2 ram. Maxed out at 8gb.
*2 hard drives; 1 500gb and 1 200gb. I eventually put 4 500gb drives in there
*Windows xp professional

2006-2008

*3.2ghz processor with hyperthreading
*4gb of DDR2 ram running at 800mhz
*8 hard drives; 3 500gb, 1 320gb, 1 250gb, 2 750gb, and 1 1tb hard drive. Total storage is 4,570gb. 4 of the HDs are SATA and 4 are ATA. I love this machine, but I have to upgrade to a different one soon. It maxes out at 4gb of ram.

*Windows xp professional SP3 lite edition.

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So that's pretty much my history when it comes to my main computers. What about yours? I'm sure there will be tons of people here with rich histories like mine. I'm probably the youngest here who's been through that many years of computers, but I'm sure there will be some with more interesting tales then mine. So, how about it?

pokeplayer984 · **Reply #1 on:** August 11, 2008, 10:52:07 AM

Since I can't really go into details with my old computers, as I really lacked the knowledge of their components and never knew how to look them up at the time, I'll try my best to explain what they were like.

My first computer was at a time before computers used CDs and only used floppy disks. (And they were actually floppy, being thin and flexible.) It housed MS-DOS and was mainly used for games, writing documents and making banners and cards. Also, everything had to be done by keyboard, but programs were made to be easily usable with it, so it really wasn't a problem. However, this became a hassle as EVERY program you would use for whatever purpose was stored in a floppy disk, and we had more than 50 different programs on disks.

I kept on that computer until not long after the internet came into existence and computers had upgraded to having Windows and using CDs. It took over the purposes of my old computer and had internet access. However, at the time, I only used the internet for school projects, mainly because that was the wish of my parents and they didn't want me going to places I shouldn't until I could handle the responsibility of it all.

I've only had my current Desktop for a few good years. Many of you probably know the specs, but for those who don't, here they are:

1.81 GHz AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+ (Single Core)

4.00 GB RAM (3.00 being read and utilized currently.)

80GB SATA hard disk

1 DVD/CD Drive

1 Zip Drive

5 USB Ports (3 front, two back. Also hold a 4 USB port HUB to make it 8 USB ports.)

Windows XP SP3

Samsung Monitor

Logitech Keyboard

Microsoft Wireless 5-button with scroll wheel mouse

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Save for the mouse, power supply, BIOS and RAM, nothing else has changed since I got it. This is used for internet access, documents, small games, (Usually used by my brother.) and a few other things.

I'll put the specs for my Laptop later.

For now, see ya later!

Petrie. · **Reply #2 on:** August 11, 2008, 03:35:50 PM

I thought there was a topic like this already where we shared our computer history.

DarkHououmon · **Reply #3 on:** August 11, 2008, 06:19:12 PM

Desktop:

Computer 1: 80s Macintosh computer, lacked a mouse. (thrown out)
Computer 2: 1995 Packard Bell. Has same specs as third computer with the exception of having Windows 95. (in storage I think)
Computer 3: 1998 Compaq Presario. Windows 98. 95 MB RAM and 4 GB harddrive (C and D combined) (broken)
Computer 4: HP Pavilion computer with Windows XP. 80 GB harddrive and 512 MB RAM. (infested with spyware and/or viruses and can't seem to be fixed)
Computer 5: Compaq Presario. 200 GB harddrive and 1 GB RAM. Windows XP. (the family computer, the one I'm currently using now)
Computer 6: HP Microtower. 80 GB harddrive and 1 GB RAM. Windows Vista Home Basic. (my personal computer, not hooked up)

Laptop:

Laptop 1: Compaq Presario with 30 GB harddrive and 512 MB RAM (I think). Windows XP. (Clint's laptop)
Laptop 2: Compaq Presario with 80 GB harddrive (I think) and 1.5 GB RAM. Windows Vista Home Basic. (Kylie's laptop)
Laptop 3: Compaq Presario. Unknown specifications. Windows XP. (dad's laptop from work)

Kor · **Reply #4 on:** August 12, 2008, 01:15:23 AM

I can't remember all of them since there was a period where a motherboard would last me only about a year and that is it. I'm also not sure of the years. The ones I can remember are:

Tandy 1000ex
486sx (self assembled)
???
???

650hz computer, later upgraded the cpu to 9??hz (self assembled)

Still have:

1.2 mhz (Single core & self assembled and what I call pc1
?2006 ? 3.2 mhz Hp (upgraded with more ram and video card)
2008 eeepc 701 4g surf

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #5 on:** February 22, 2009, 10:42:20 PM

*UPDATE!*

Late 2008 - End of February 2009

I switched my master machine to the following:

AMD Athlon 64X2 4200+ 2.2ghz dual-core processor
3gb DDR2 800mhz ram
Hard Drives: 1 200gb, 2 500gb, 1 320gb
Windows XP Pro SP3
256mb integrated graphics

In January of 2009, I changed my master again to this one:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 2.6ghz processor
3gb DDR2 800mhz ram
hard drives: 3 500gb, 1 750gb
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1
128mb integrated graphics

I plan to upgrade it to 8gb of ram and put in a 512mb graphics card eventually, but for now that's what I'm living with as a master. I love dual core AMD CPUs even if Intel Core2Duo's are technically better.

EDIT: Oh and the 8gb will be 1066mhz instead of 800mhz so that'll make a difference as well.

Tyrannosaur · **Reply #6 on:** February 23, 2009, 12:59:16 AM

i've had a couple computers. ill try to remember what they were xD

1999 - 2001.

Tiny Computer, 450mhz Pentium 3, 128MB SD RAM, 16GB HDD. eventually upgraded with a 64MB graphics chip.

2001

Emachines computer. 1ghz Pentium 3, 128MB SD RAM. i think a 20GB HDD. eventually upgraded to 256MB RAM i think xD.

around 2002 - 2007

Custom built machine. 3ghz Pentium 3, 512MB DDR RAM ,20GB HDD. this computer was eventually upgraded to 2GB of RAM, ATI X1950 Pro 512MB GPU, motherboard was switched out. HDD upgraded to a 40GB

2008-2009.

Custom built PC. 2ghz Pentium Dual Core, 2GB DDR2 RAM, nVidia 8800GT 512MB. 40GB HDD, upgraded to a 160GB. DVD-RW DL drive.

this is my current PC. i will probably upgrade it when windows 7 is released.

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #7 on:** August 16, 2009, 01:56:46 AM

***UPDATE!***

I got a new master around July of 2009. It came with the following specs:

*Intel Core2Duo E8400 3.00ghz Processor
*2gb DDR2 1066mhz Ram (upgraded to 6gb DDR2 800mhz ram a week and a half after I got it)
*160gb SATA II Hard Drive (added 750gb as main the day I got it and hooked up 3 external hard drives (500gb (x2) and a 750gb)
*DVD-RW DL With Lightscribe

Oh, and it's a flatbed! I haven't had one of these as my master since my very first computer so it made me a bit nostalgic when I used it at first.

Tyrannosaur · **Reply #8 on:** August 16, 2009, 05:38:26 AM

guess i can post an update

.

new PC: Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 2.8ghz. 3GB DDR2 PC-5300 RAM. EVGA GeForce 8800GT. 160GB HDD.

mostly the same as my previous. just the RAM and CPU has been upgraded

Daddytops2009 · **Reply #9 on:** August 16, 2009, 03:02:07 PM

1980's

Amstrad CPC 464

1990's
Amiga
IBM Aptiva

Tyrannosaur · **Reply #10 on:** October 23, 2009, 04:02:07 AM

another update:

new machine for Windows 7.

Cooler Master Elite 3 series case
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 2.8GHZ (i like my CPU

)
Asus P5N-D SLI motherboard
4GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 PC6400, dual channel kit
EVGA GeForce GTX260 Core 216
Western Digital 320GB 7200RPM SATA HDD
OCZ ModXstream 700w modular PSU.

quite alot of updates. last thing on the list is to jump to a Quad Core, but that can wait.

JitteryDragon · **Reply #11 on:** October 23, 2009, 08:03:15 AM

I've had, in order:

An Atari ST.

An Amiga 4000.

3 main PCs (I've had dozens of temporary PCs that I had for maybe a few months or less). One when I was 5 or 6, which lasted for a few years.

I still have both my other two. My oldest is ten years old, but has had a few upgrades.

The one I currently use is turning five... and has yet to have a single part replaced, since it's practically indestructible... I mean seriously, it's been dropped.... twice!

...
(once was down a flight of stairs... we laughed so bloody hard that night, especially when it kept working).

Littlefoot90 · **Reply #12 on:** October 30, 2009, 09:38:38 AM

1999-2004

1,6GHZ AM2
512MB 533MHZ Ram
80GB HD 5200RPM
Windows XP
dvd-rom Drive

2004-2007

Intel Core 2,13 GHZ 1066 MHZ
2 GB 533MHZ Ram
320 GB 7200RPM
GF 7300 GS 512MB dann GF 8800 GT 1GB
Windows Vista 32Bit
DVD-RE Drive

2007-2009

Intel Quadcore 4x 2,5 GHZ 1333MHZ FSB
8GB 677MHZ Ram (4x 2GB )
2x 640GB HD 7200RPM
GF 9800 GT 1GB
DVD-Rom Drive
BL-RW Drive
W-lan,
Windows Vista Home premium 64 Bit

2009-.......

AM3 4x 3GHZ 1800FSB
4GB 1066MHZ ( 2x2GB )
300 WD 10,000RPM HD
GF GTX 285 2GB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DVD-RE Driver
Windows Vista Ultimate 64Bit

Littlefoot90 · **Reply #13 on:** October 30, 2009, 09:51:03 AM

My Notebook History

2004-2007
Acer Notebook
15"
Intel dual core 1,46 Ghz 533MHZ
2GB 533MHZ
160GB 5200RPM
Intel mobile... 8mb xD
Windows Vista Home premium 32 Bit
Wlan
DVD-RW Drive

2007-2009

HP Notebook
17"
Intel Duo core 2x 2,53GHZ 1066MHZ
4GB 677MHZ Ram
2x 250GB 5200RPM
GF 9600M GT 512MB
Windows Vista Home Premium 32Bit

2009-........
HP Notebook
12,1"
AMD dual core 1,6GHZ 533MHZ
4GB 677MHZ Ram
500 GB 7200RPM
DVD-RE Drive ( Lightscibe)
wlan
Windows Vista home Premium 32 Bit ( Win 7 Home Premium Upgrade )

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #14 on:** October 30, 2009, 11:40:09 AM

Wow Littlefoot90. You really haven't had any old school computers, have you? The oldest computer you showed had an AMD processor with 512mb of DDR2 memory!

You must either be really young or just haven't had a computer for most of your life.

Littlefoot90 · **Reply #15 on:** October 30, 2009, 11:52:55 AM

Quote from: landbeforetimelover,Oct 30 2009 on 05:40 PM

Wow Littlefoot90. You really haven't had any old school computers, have you? The oldest computer you showed had an AMD processor with 512mb of DDR2 memory! You must either be really young or just haven't had a computer for most of your life.

2009-.......

Youtube

DarkHououmon · **Reply #16 on:** October 30, 2009, 11:56:06 AM

Update-

Laptop 4: Sony Vaoi with 320 GB harddrive and 4 GB RAM. Windows Vista Home Premium (Kylie's second laptop)

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #17 on:** October 30, 2009, 07:01:46 PM

Oh gee. I totally forgot my laptop history. Oh well, here goes:

1996-1999:

*100mhz Intel Pentium Processor
*16mb ram
*400mb hard disk
*Windows 95 (It didn't have a CD drive, so I never upgraded it to 98)

1999-2000:

*266mhz Intel Pentium II Processor
*64mb ram (upgraded it to 256 by the end of 2000)
*2gb hard drive
*Windows 98 SE (Eventually put XP onto it in 2002)

2000-2001:

*500mhz Intel Pentium III Processor
*128mb ram (eventually upgraded it to 386, which was it's maximum)
*12gb hard drive
*Windows 98 SE (I put XP on it eventually)

2001-2001:

*700mhz Intel Pentium III Processor
*128mb ram (upgraded to 256mb)
*20gb Hard Drive
*Windows XP Pro

2001-2002:

*1.6ghz Intel Pentium 4M Processor
*512mb ram (upgraded to 1gb in 2002)
*40gb hard drive
*Windows XP Pro

2002-2005:

*3.2ghz Intel P4 HT Processor
*1.5gb Ram (maxed out)
*60gb hard drive
*Windows XP Pro

2005-2008:

*Intel Dual Core 1.86ghz Processor
*3gb DDR2 667mhz Ram
*200gb Hard Drive
*Windows Vista Home Premium

2008-Present:

*Intel Dual Core 1.86ghz Processor
*3gb DDR2 800mhz Ram
*250gb Hard Drive
*Windows Vista Home Premium

Petrie. · **Reply #18 on:** October 30, 2009, 07:23:08 PM

Guess I've never actually posted in this thread....and it looks like I may beat you all simply due to age.

We had a computer in our house before 1992, and the reason I know is because we moved in Nov. 1992 to a new house, so we had the computer before the move and I remember playing some Disney game with Mickey Mouse on it. Integrated sound...all those beeps and boops with maybe 256 colors. I don't even remember if it had a cd rom drive, but definitely floppy disks (the smaller plastic ones).

The next computer I can recall was a huge Gateway machine. I think it was only 233mhz or something for a processor.

Next one was smaller, custom built by my dad...I think it was 500mhz. I didn't care much before 1998 what the computers were like, nor did I really use one for much of anything. About 1998 or 1999 was when I really started moving into things like games and the internet using a computer more regularly. Ahh, the sound of the dialup modem and having time limits!

I always blew my time limit.

I got my first computer in 2002 when I went to college. It was a Dell something or other (don't remember) with XP home. This computer is still in the household but it is no longer on and running but was on 24/7 up till last year with the original harddrive.

My next machine was a laptop in 2004. Dell Inspirion 5100 I think. Piece of crap engineering. I blew three motherboards in it because the circuitry was not designed for constant removing of headphone plugs from the jack and in college, sometimes you wanted speakers playing, sometimes you needed headphones.

My current laptop is a Dell Inspiron E1505 that I got for grad school in 2006. Dual Core, 2gb ram and 95gb harddrive which has been maxed out over and over and I'm too cheap to get a bigger one when I can buy and external for less and keep the larger files on it. Currently the battery is dead and no longer in the laptop. The day something breaks and can't be repaired cheaply is the day it goes out the door. I'll probably just get a basic desktop or something then....maybe I'll reclaim my old Dell desktop with XP home on it from 2002. I really don't need cutting edge crap these days because I'm rarely home to do much of anything with a computer.

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #19 on:** October 30, 2009, 08:26:16 PM

Hehe. My very first computer only had a 5 1/2" floppy drive.

It also had some sort of port on the back for an external hard drive.

In addition, it came with an external 8 1/2 floppy drive. The only thing I did on it was play Treasure Mountain and program a few basic applications. Here's some info about the game (and some screenshots). It came out in 1990:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Mountain (To get the link to work, put a "!" right after it. BBcode doesn't allow this url for some reason).

EDIT: Oh and yeah. It came with a black and white monitor. No color. I eventually got a color one for it, but I think the computer could only support 16 colors.

And I still have this game AND the box and everything that came with it! Of course I can't play it on any modern computer. I got rid of the last computer I had with a 5 1/2" drive a loooooooooong time ago. If I ever see a copy of it on regular 3 1/2" floppy disks, I'll get it and put it on an XP computer.