New computer for $8499.00
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From: TEXAS
first computer I worked on was (1977)
The no hard drive - no floppy - cassette tape - no real time save of data - retyping 200 line programs OVER and over cause the tape didnt work ....
My first PC (1984 ?)
IBM model 30 - 10 mhz 286 - 30 mb hard drive
1 mb ram - an extra mb was like 800 bucks
The no hard drive - no floppy - cassette tape - no real time save of data - retyping 200 line programs OVER and over cause the tape didnt work ....
My first PC (1984 ?)
IBM model 30 - 10 mhz 286 - 30 mb hard drive
1 mb ram - an extra mb was like 800 bucks
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From: Lost some where in the middle of the Ozark Mountains!
Here are some pics of a vintage laptop that i picked up 2 or 3 year ago for $20. I'm a little nostalgic and had never seen one so thought it might be worth the money. Turns out after some research it was used as field computers by the military and is tougher than nails. BUt the thing ways every bit of 20-25lbs. Unfortunatley this one does not run at all. It wont even boot to cmos. But do to it's size I think if I ever have time I might build it with modern componets including integrating a wireless adapter. But I dont know how I could posiably replace the screen and still maintain the vintage look. So I may just display it with my other antique electronics that I have collected.
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From: Lost some where in the middle of the Ozark Mountains!
It's made by a company called GRID Systems Corp.
More people stop and ask about it than they do my $1200 HP Pavilion laptop sitting on my desk in use.
More people stop and ask about it than they do my $1200 HP Pavilion laptop sitting on my desk in use.
Like most true GRiD machines, encased in a Magnesium-Alloy shell that makes it nearly indestructable. Above the keyboard are 4 ROM sockets, hidden neatly behind a metal coverplate. Mine has only the MS-DOS ROM, and a GRiD-OS ROM; Applications may have been sold as well but I do not have any.
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From: Houston, by way of every major city in America.
Man, old computers, lol. A few years ago at a church based thrift store, I saw an OLD IBM. It was about 4-5 feet long, 2-3 feet wide, and just over waist high. It had wheels so I guess it could be considered a portable?
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