lol, ya ... but this is still quite relevant since all we are talking about here is computer history and it does tie into our first computers (not have to be PC).

I changed the topic title to better suit the topic of our discussions.

xboxrulz

Still, the term PC can stand for a Personal Computer and it doesn't have to be an IBM PC or as Today most of whom think that a PC is a computer having x86 architecture and running Windows, so what's a PPC running Linux? It also refers to Personal Computer, in short for PC, PC can even mean other stuff, for example PC as Printed Circuit.. So a personal computer is a small, relatively inexpensive computer designed for an individual user..

Even when years ago I was an Amiga user, I didn't like that PC usually stand for Personal Computer, sometimes when someone asked if I have a PC I usually said I have it, a personal computer, an Amiga, most people didn't know what it is, so sometimes wanted to do something, gave a floppy disk or a CD, but it was incompatible by file format and etc. Games, files except for music, video and pictures were different, even though Windows 95 at that time, most of people used it with DOS, didn't support a lot of things Later people who had a Windows 98 system, had to have one of the best home computers at that time

Anyway, a lot of people Today still refer to PC as to Windows/DOS machine and you usually need to explain that it's a PPC board running Linux, even though usually a lot of PPC boards have their unique name, but most of people still don't know it and you still need to explain.. Amiga/Pegasos to any Amiga/MorphOS related stuff, Mac for an Apple computer, Spectrum, Atari etc. for any other personal computer and PC just means PC..

You have a PC? Yes! Here play a PC game, it's really great.. Sorry, but it won't work on my PC.. Your computer is old? No it's a PPC board running Linux! I heard about Linux, but what's a PPC?! Oh, look how late it is, I have to go now!

lol, exactly what I mean, people keep thinking PC = x86+Windows machine which is not true at all. It's quite frustrating.

xboxrulz

I see that I have stirred up a commotion! That is cool! Now that I think about it, I didn't really put a lot of thought between having or not having a PC. I kept thinking if there was a difference between how personal and business computers were being used, and if that had to do with the PC usage.

And I know that this topic is getting old, but I was looking at my profile and wanted to see the progression.

I have seen the evolution of my PC history. From a basic 256k Tandy 1000EX to an Acer laptop with over gig of memory, and a desktop with around a gig of memory. You just have to wonder when the next wave will hit... unless of course, it is in the process of new technology...

Glad to have brought up a lot of good comments!

Later all!
- skedad -

My first computer was actually a Laptop.

Toshiba Satellite Pro 2100 [PC Pro]
COMPANY: Toshiba
PRICE: £849 (£998 inc VAT)
RATING:
ISSUE: 98 DATE: Dec 02

Verdict:
It's great to see such an aggressively priced notebook from Toshiba, with good build quality matched by solid performance in both 2D and 3D. If you're on a tight budget, buy it.


SPECIFICATIONS:
1.5GHz mobile Celeron, 256MB of PC133 SDRAM, 20GB IBM Travelstar hard disk, 8x DVD-ROM, integrated floppy drive, 16MB Nvidia GeForce4 420 Go graphics, 14.1in XGA TFT screen, Yamaha AC-XG audio, integrated stereo speakers, Toshiba V.90 modem, Intel PRO/100 VE Ethernet adaptor, two Type II PC Card slots, plus ports for parallel, VGA, three USB, infrared, and composite video out, Windows XP Professional. Dimensions: 330 x 290 x 42mm (W x D x H). Weight: 3.3kg.

Still got it somewhere, pretty good for games and stuff but it SUCKS when it starts to not work efficiently.

My first computer that I ever used was a computer running Windows 3.1. However, the computer that I really used for word processing and browsing was a Pentium 2 computer running Windows ME and later Windows 2000 Professional. I think it only had 256KB RAM and just a 10GB hard disk (tiny compared to the current 120GB hard disk I am using with my Windows XP Pentium 4 computer).

I ran a 3.1 and at the time it was very well for me. It was an IBM and I was still kinda learning a thing or two. Before that was like playing with DOS, and it was just too text... well, of course it was!

But then a lot of security features would come along and bog down the process time... oh, yeah that would be because the addition of the internet!

Now this topic would have to be like what is your oldest laptop, and can you believe how cheap flashdrives are... it is just whatever begins to get popular.

And the prices are nice now too... I spent like $1500 for my first real PC, now you can get something setup for like 5 or 6 hundred dollars!

I saw a nice system for $400. It was in a supermarket. And do you know what was the trick ? It was a Linux machine ! Yes, a Linux machine in a supermarket, sold to fully newbies ! The trick was, it was presented as a web-surfing and wordprocessing machine, which was fully true of course.

I only spent $800 for my gaming machine. I was lucky to get Windows Vista for free from my college. It's a good thing that it doesn't cost $1800 like it did for my old computer back in 2002 for gaming...

xboxrulz

My 1st computer was a Japanese surplus PC that has Intel 286 processor on it.. I dunno whats the speed but it ran on a 4mb RAM with 80mb+ hard disk into it. And on that time, the fastest processor that exist was Pentium 1. I ran Windows 3.1 and some couple of DOS games including Dave, Commander Keen and some lame windows games. I was a no brainer back then and tried to delete everything by using Wordstar.. and it did, So it had to be formatted and reinstall everything that cost me a lot from those money making techs. Nowadays, everything is faster and better and I can do almost anything with my 28th PC. and I upgrade almost every 10 months