Look, my first computer—a Terak 8510/a. I got it right before the Apple II/e that I had for years. That was followed by a Mac SE, then a Mac 7200, then an iMac. But that Terak was a workhorse, and I learned to program in Pascal on it. That was a great beginner language--easy to learn, easy to use.
What was your first computer?
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Ahistoricality on 8/28/2009 12:27 PM:
I suppose the first computer I used was a TRS-80 that my parents helped a friend put together, but the first computer I used regularly was the Osborne, and I took an Osborne Executive to college and graduate school -- I switched to a hand-me-down IBM AT after my first year.
idiosynchronic on 9/01/2009 10:01 AM:
Out of this bunch, am I the only 'computer professional'? (I do support, not programming, and I have a BFA, so I always laugh at being a pro . .)
First had a Vic20 in upper elem. Then a Commie 64 in Jr. High & high School. Still had the computer, but started composing papers on Dad's IBM XT. He then sent me to college with retrofitted XT with AT parts (don't ask). I bought my first Windows computer in college - a crappy Packard Bell that game me fits when I tinkered with it. Flirted with the new Macs ~1993, but I had all this IBM software already . .
Now that I'm back at a school, I'm on my 3rd Intel-Mac, the latest being a MacBook Pro Aluminum. I'm rapidly becoming a OS X convert.
Commodore VIC-20, followed by a Commodore 64, followed by a Commodore Amiga (notice the theme???)
My brother was into Atari computers so it was a friendly rivalry.
My first PC was donated because I was running an Amiga bulletin board.