RE: First computers, was: team.net history

["Dave Hardy" <dave2020@mindspring.com>]

First computer - 1982 or so.  Tandy TRS-80.  I was 6 and it's only purpose
was to play pong.  At some point I remember writing a basic program to do
addition, but programming wasn't for me.  At least not at 6.

Second Computer - Used 286 in 1994.  Yeah, a bit behind the curve.  It
worked for freshman year reports.  Got pretty good at DOS.

Third - P1-133 in 1996.  16MB Ram Baby!  Internet!

Fourth - P3-800 in 1999.

Fifth - P4-1.4 in 2002.

My SolidWorks system at work is pretty nice.  P4-2.0 with a Gig of ram and a
256MB Video Card.  I was the first person I knew to have a gig of RAM.  It
still isn't enough.

First automotive use of a computer that I was personally aware of was in the
early 80's.  My dad's shop was in the same building as Reed Cams.  John Reed
bought a computer to help him do Cam profiles.  It was a Wang.  I remember
all of this because the guys in the shop gave him shit about playing with
his Wang.

Dave Hardy
89 SM
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