Seems like there is a good spread of ages here on BGP, and since most of us seem to be at least moderate technology junkies to boot, I figured this could get some interesting answers.

 

 

The first time I used a computer would have been in September 1987, when I had my first weekly computer class in the 1st grade at Blessed Sacrament Grade School. They were running the show with a classroom full of Apple IIe's. Those computers came complete with 64 kb of RAM - which is 32,768 times less RAM than my Samsung GS5 phone has.

 

That's hard to remember.

 

I don't know the model, but it looked almost identical to this one. I remember our teacher told us we weren't allowed to eat toast and jelly for breakfast because we would get it on the keyboard.

 

This bad boy, TRS-80 complete with cassette player backup. Junior year of high school (82-83), I was one of just 2 Juniors in school to get in the new Computer Math class, the rest were Seniors. We spent the entire year just writing simple BASIC programs...I Loved It!!!!

 

1973 for a business computer. 1981 for a desktop.

Fall of 1981.

 

 

Probably early 70's when we were goofing around with these things:

 

Probably early 70's when we were goofing around with these things:

 

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Many late nights at the computer lab cussing at those dang things!

I am in the minority on this site; I don't remember my first time using a computer because ever since I can remember my family has had one.

 

The only significant thing with computers I remember was asking my Dad for permission to sign up for AIM Instant Messenger when I was in 2nd or 3rd grade. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Early Wang; either a 2200 or a VS; can't remember which. Circa 1978.

I can't remember exactly but I know it was in the early 90's. Bought our first computer to play Duke Nukem online with the guys I work with.

Sometime in the 90s. It was one of those ones with big like 5.5 disks. I played Carmen San Diego nonstop.

First computer was a Tandy from Radio Shack in the early/mid 80's and then the awesome Commodore 64.

Mid-80's.

 

 

Damn I'm old. Anyone else ever use a slide rule?

I actually once owned a Mac that didn't have a hard drive.