Whether it was for gaming, hacking, learning to code, or just waiting patiently for something to load from a floppy (or cassette ), we’d love to hear:
What was your first—or favorite—vintage computer? And what made it special for you?
Was it a Commodore 64 with its iconic colors and sound (or maybe the Vic-20)? An Apple II from the classroom days? Maybe you had a ZX Spectrum with rubber keys, an Amiga 500 that felt ahead of its time, or a trusty old TRS-80 - — we want to hear about your first.
What cool things did you build (or break) with it? Did you game, code, or hack on it? Would you dare try running Neo4j on it today?
While the first computer I ever programmed on was a TRS-80, and by programming, I mean, copying pasting programs for tic-tac-toe from a book...I have to say the Texas Instrument (TI-99/4A) was where I spent the most time. Creating the GCHAR graphic grids and CLOAD to get my data from Audio Tapes to run on my 16K was always a blast for me!
My First computer was Dell Inspiron i5 3rd gen and I never switched to any other machine for personal work. I am still using it. It is now 12 years old. A lot of repair and fixes but it still remains close to my heart.
Thanks for sharing @anudhyandatta2021. Totally get it! It’s funny how our old PCs can end up feeling kinda sentimental—like each one has its own little era. Not to mention my “cord chaos” is a real thing
In my house. My partner’s definitely given me the side-eye more than once over a tangled bin of mystery cables.
), we’d love to hear:What was your first—or favorite—vintage computer? And what made it special for you?
