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Old 01-24-2016, 10:50 PM
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I learned on a Commador 64 that you hooked up to a tv.
OMG same here. I coded in basic a lot when I was a kid. Some memories...
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Besides reviving memories of Mike's serial banning string, it's an interesting reminder.

At one time IMSAI was a world leader in floppy disks, etc. So was Elephant.

Were are they now?
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My first computer was an Osborne One, CPM80 based, 256K of ram, with TWO single side single density disk drives (92K each!) and a five inch green phosphorus monitor. Truly the first "luggable" it weighed 23 pounds. Cost me $1999 in 1983, which would be about $4,000 or so in today's dollars.

Ran my first business on it for 5 years. Should have bought a bunch of notebooks and pens instead. But "Ya Learn"....

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