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22. Holy shit - 2K? I think mine are all 1/2 K machines. That was a SHITLOAD back then... And....

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 01:01 PM

Aug 2012

One of my mentors (late, unfortunately) was in the air force and they discovered that by using a bank-switching technique (old school) they could get an entire megabyte of memory out of one of their machines. His reply was, "What the FUCK could you need an entire megabyte for?"

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Who here has the oldest working computer? [View all] GoneOffShore Aug 2012 OP

I'd sell my soul for a working Atari 800 XL with a full complement of games on floppies. Systematic Chaos Aug 2012 #1

Ever messed around with an emulator? EvolveOrConvolve Aug 2012 #4

I use emulators all the time, but it's just not the same somehow. Systematic Chaos Aug 2012 #7

I have one but I won't sell it. hunter Aug 2012 #9

Hey it's cool! I couldn't afford one right now anyway, not even for ultra-cheap. Systematic Chaos Aug 2012 #10

I have one, too--but no games. Not selling it either. lastlib Aug 2012 #18

We have one. Wish I had known someone else was looking for one, we got rid of the extra GreenPartyVoter Aug 2012 #36

I have an old Commodore 64 that still works EvolveOrConvolve Aug 2012 #2

So does mine. As does my Amiga 500, Apple II, VIC-20, and about 20 other machines. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #16

We have one of those as well. GreenPartyVoter Aug 2012 #37

Does my slide rule count? baldguy Aug 2012 #3

HP 95LX here. Ptah Aug 2012 #5

Dell Dimension, from March 2004 krispos42 Aug 2012 #6

I've got socks older than that.... lastlib Aug 2012 #19

1984 Mac TrogL Aug 2012 #8

I have a 512k Mac KurtNYC Aug 2012 #17

I have a ZX81 that still works. hunter Aug 2012 #11

Looks like one of my four Timex Sinclairs. Very similar in fact. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #15

Same machine. I ordered mine as a kit from the ad in Byte Magazine. hunter Aug 2012 #21

Holy shit - 2K? I think mine are all 1/2 K machines. That was a SHITLOAD back then... And.... HopeHoops Aug 2012 #22

I remember those in the late 70's in England. GoneOffShore Aug 2012 #28

I got a Thinkpad 560X (1998) that still works like a charm blogslut Aug 2012 #12

I've got one of the original ThinkPads right behind me (still works). HopeHoops Aug 2012 #23

I adore the nipple! blogslut Aug 2012 #24

I love nipples - wait, that didnt' sound right. Okay, ALL keyboards should have a nipple. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #25

I think certain Toshibas and Vaios have eraser mouses blogslut Aug 2012 #30

The original one was really cool. It had latches so you could flip it up to access the innards. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #33

I've still got a 760ED that does that blogslut Aug 2012 #34

I think in the back of cabinet is an old Packard-Bell with a 386-25 in it hobbit709 Aug 2012 #13

VIC-20 - 5KB memory and a tape drive. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #14

Does my 1989 NES count? Odin2005 Aug 2012 #20

I had to enter this reply with punch cards. ret5hd Aug 2012 #26

I still have my parents old 1992 Mac Performa - and it still works. Initech Aug 2012 #27

I have a Sinclair ZX-81 HipChick Aug 2012 #29

I recently sold my old DEC Rainbow 100 guardian Aug 2012 #31

I wanted one of these... hunter Aug 2012 #38

The original ENIAC in my basement Logical Aug 2012 #32

I still have my original ten fingers...... lastlib Aug 2012 #35

I have a Remington Standard on my desk. That must count for something? Orrex Aug 2012 #39

Still have my slide rule from 1970 ThoughtCriminal Aug 2012 #40

I have a pencil and paper from 1956. Ptah Aug 2012 #41

I still have one of these guardian Aug 2012 #42