Ok, might have cheated a bit. i remember seeing the zx80 and touching it, but the real hardcore BASIC programming I started with was on a Commodore PET.
If you can handle some Friday Afternoon laughter, watch this newsreel starring that wonderful device http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tentoonstelling_mens_en_computer_Weeknummer,_79-13_- _Open_Beelden_-_22208.ogv (i kid you not, its in Black & White) full wikipage here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_PET (Eh, that MSX, Prof, that was a serious graphics monster. 15 colors! And transparency! Something Internet Exploder still has issues with in 2012!) On Friday 10 August 2012 11:06:44 Victor van Reijswoud wrote: > LOL: interesting to know what computers and specs were first used by > the members on this list. For me it was the MSX: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSX#MSX. This means that I am also a > spoiled youth according to Reinier - hihi > > On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Reinier Battenberg > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > ah, youths, you are so spoiled, > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zx80 > > > > 1KB > > > > On Friday 10 August 2012 11:52:08 Kyle Spencer wrote: > >> 128MB!? I grew up on 128K ;) > >> > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer_XT > >> > >> On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Paul Bagyenda <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > >> > You're old if you've ever used this. So old in fact you can't even name > >> > one > >> > character* on Jersey Shore. Still, there was a time when "128MB was a > >> > lot > >> > of RAM". > >> > > >> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/09/cde_goes_opensource/ > >> > > >> > > >> > P. > >> > > >> > *Are they still called "characters" when it's a (faux) reality show? > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >> > > >> > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > >> > [email protected] Mailing list archives: > >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: > >> > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >> > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >> > > >> > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > >> > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >> > > >> > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > >> > attachments if any). 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