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Submariner

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32. Leading Edge desktop

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Mon Aug 30, 2021, 09:16 AM

Aug 2021

In ‘97 an up an down earthquake jolt in Venice, CA destroyed the machine by making the stylus needles jump around to the wrong spot on the huge 25MB hard drive. Not salvageable.

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What was the first computer you used to access email? [View all] jmowreader Aug 2021 OP

A Gateway something 1997 or 8 maybe. Srkdqltr Aug 2021 #1

I remember the day those two huge 80lb boxes showed up at my door NightWatcher Aug 2021 #26

mac powerbook 160 DBoon Aug 2021 #2

the last 8088 series of cpus before the pentium series . win 95. AllaN01Bear Aug 2021 #3

Acer Boat Anchor dweller Aug 2021 #4

a Motorola Mac clone..... bahboo Aug 2021 #5

An Atari XL something. Compuserve and AOL. TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #6

We had Ataris, too. GPV Aug 2021 #8

I still have Ataris. I have determined that this will be the year they sell on eBay. nt Earth-shine Aug 2021 #23

Yours sounds awfully familiar Pas-de-Calais Aug 2021 #7

My roommate's computer left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 #9

that would have been my 2nd or 3rd. mopinko Aug 2021 #10

A 286 series Turbineguy Aug 2021 #11

still have it in a drawer Kali Aug 2021 #12

VaxStation 2 Tetrachloride Aug 2021 #13

IBM 360 mainframe with 3278 terminal. N/T Foolacious Aug 2021 #14

DEC PDP-11 with terminals; Multics a bit later unc70 Aug 2021 #15

PDP 11/70 with HP 2621 terminal Klaralven Aug 2021 #16

Packard Bell XT PC clone csziggy Aug 2021 #17

Sounds about right for me. MLAA Aug 2021 #18

Commodore 64 IggleDuer Aug 2021 #19

Same here. cinematicdiversions Aug 2021 #28

IBM 4381 mainframe and 327? terminal. sinkingfeeling Aug 2021 #20

HP unix workstation zipplewrath Aug 2021 #21

AST Premmia466e lastlib Aug 2021 #22

IBM-type PC. 1994 Earth-shine Aug 2021 #24

IBM 360/75 running MVT CloudWatcher Aug 2021 #25

I initially used a Telex machine to send 2-way Backseat Driver Aug 2021 #27

IBM AT Xoan Aug 2021 #29

Not the first I used, but the first I used for email was a Windows 95 of some sort! n/t Akoto Aug 2021 #30

Hewlette Packard I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2021 #31

Leading Edge desktop Submariner Aug 2021 #32