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01-01-2008, 04:39 PM
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Married!
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Calcutta
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Re: Lets Share our "First" PC(if you still remember)as we enter 2008.
I got it when i secured 91% in Class 12 ISC Board Exam 
Pentium 3
256 MB RAM
Gigabyte Mobo ( cant remember the model)
2.1 Intex Speakers
14" Samsung Monitor Samtron 55V (still i have this)
D-Link 56 kbps External Modem
The OS was Windows Me, probably a pirated one. I didnt knew anything back then but still wanted a PC 
I was thrilled to find 300 songs pre-loaded on my 20 GB HDD which my Vendor assured me would be more than enough Today that is BS. There is nothing like "Is more than enough" anymore
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01-01-2008, 04:58 PM
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Alpha Geek
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Mumbai <-> Pune
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Re: Lets Share our "First" PC(if you still remember)as we enter 2008.
Mine was in 1995
Intel 486 66 Mhz (on pressing the TURBO button it would shoot to 100 Mhz)
8MB RAM
5 1/4 floppy drive ( i still have some of those vintage floppies)
540 MB HDD (i still have this HDD)
Windows 3.1 and Dos
14" Black and white CRT
NO CD ROM, NO SOUND CARD, ONLY SYSTEM BEEPS
PURCHASE PRICE AND YEAR: 50,000 AND 1995
SELLING PRICE AND YEAR: 4,000 AND 2001
We had to fit an AC in our bedroom since in those days it was like you need an AC room to run a PC. hehe
PS: I have edited this post. It was Intel 486 and not the Celeron.
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01-01-2008, 05:30 PM
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Resistance is Futile.
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Borg Cube
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Re: Lets Share our "First" PC(if you still remember)as we enter 2008.
^^ Excuse me, Celeron???? Celeron was introduced only after Pentium II's! You mean a 486!!!
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01-01-2008, 07:01 PM
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Right Off the Assembly Line
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 37
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Re: Lets Share our "First" PC(if you still remember)as we enter 2008.
Mine was a 8086, with 640 KB RAM and no hard disk. It has two slots for 5.25" floppy disks (360 KBs).
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01-01-2008, 09:55 PM
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The High 5 Flyer
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: New Delhi
Posts: 1,772
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Re: Lets Share our "First" PC(if you still remember)as we enter 2008.
Quote:
Originally Posted by coolpcguy
Not anymore.
Pentium 100 MHz
16 MB RAM("upgraded" to EDO DRAM in couple of months, cause my original RAM sticks were giving problems )
1 GB HDD(Yea, that's right!!!)
Creative Multimedia Kit-> Comprising of 8X CDROM Drive, a SB 16 Sound card, and SBS270 speakers(I still have them, they're non-amplified version!!)
Cirrus Logic 1MB PCI Video Card
Windows 3.1 + DOS 6.22
Got this system on Feb2nd, 1997, wasn't able to use till till Feb 5th cause I had exams!
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mmm we got a winner here, except maybe the HDD for which the 600MB owned by Kenshin leads....600MB!! wow.......coolpcguy...any idea how much did it cost you at that time....??
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Originally Posted by sreevirus
Hehe, I remember using old softwares like Wordstar on it. And my first game Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold; dad got it on a floppy for something like Rs.800 (damn I'm getting nostalgic).
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wordstar hehe..yep even I remember that. I took a 3 months course on wordstart, DOS and win 3.1.....
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Originally Posted by rak007
Mine was in 1995
Celeron 66 Mhz (on pressing the TURBO button it would shoot to 100 Mhz)
8MB RAM
5 1/4 floppy drive ( i still have some of those vintage floppies)
540 MB HDD (i still have this HDD)
Windows 3.1 and Dos
14" Black and white CRT
NO CD ROM, NO SOUND CARD, ONLY SYSTEM BEEPS
PURCHASE PRICE AND YEAR: 50,000 AND 1995
SELLING PRICE AND YEAR: 4,000 AND 2001
We had to fit an AC in our bedroom since in those days it was like you need an AC room to run a PC. hehe |
...yea that turbo button.....I remember...was something we used to be proud off........n that floppy. I remember the very first "Verbatim" floppy 5 1/4 size was gifted to me on my birthday by my few friends.(Just imagin they actually pooled together to get me one, they knew I was crazy about computers.........they got it for 95 rs at that time. 740KB was the size. PC Tools and HG Graphics were some application I had on that floppy.)
BTW your config deserves an applaus...........you lead with your config now.........carry on people...
Last edited by sam9s; 01-01-2008 at 09:55 PM.
Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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01-01-2008, 09:59 PM
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A LOTR fan
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,173
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Re: Lets Share our "First" PC(if you still remember)as we enter 2008.
hp pavlion????
p3 1ghz..
256 ram, later upgraded to 512, and 1
30 gb hdd
win ME, changed to 2k...i still love win2k..
purchase price of 60k , printer everyting inc...90k (approx)
sold for 3k ..... 
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01-01-2008, 10:11 PM
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The No.1 Stupid
Join Date: May 2005
Location: CYBERYARD
Posts: 1,708
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Re: Lets Share our "First" PC(if you still remember)as we enter 2008.
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Originally Posted by x3060
hp pavlion????
p3 1ghz..
256 ram, later upgraded to 512, and 1
30 gb hdd
win ME, changed to 2k...i still love win2k..
purchase price of 60k , printer everyting inc...90k (approx)
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LOL.
My first PC is my current one which I purchased in july 2004 (my second year of engineering)
intel P4 2.4 GHz
Intel D845GVSR mobo
512 MB ram
initially 80 GB HDD , now upgraded to 250 GB
Initially LG Combo drive
added a LiteON DVD writer a year ago.
LG 17'' CRT monitor
Intex multimedia KeyBoard and Samsung Mouse
Quantum UPS
Intex 2600W speakers
LG FDD
I purchased it that time for 35,000 . Donno what will be its current price if I sell it now ...
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01-01-2008, 10:33 PM
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Bond, Desi Bond!
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Bangalore
Posts: 10,062
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Re: Lets Share our "First" PC(if you still remember)as we enter 2008.
my first pc is:
Pentium III 1.13GHz
384mb ram
gigabyte 810e motherboard
samsung 15" monitor
TVSE keyboard
logitech ball mouse
mercury cabinet
LG CD writer
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01-01-2008, 10:38 PM
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A LOTR fan
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,173
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Re: Lets Share our "First" PC(if you still remember)as we enter 2008.
but still it wont be a total loss like for me....anyways, stop reminding me of that day....
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02-01-2008, 01:16 AM
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The High 5 Flyer
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: New Delhi
Posts: 1,772
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Re: Lets Share our "First" PC(if you still remember)as we enter 2008.
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Originally Posted by x3060
purchase price of 60k , printer everyting inc...90k (approx)
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lol.....man that the biggest magrin in the CP, SP I have seen in the computer reselling world....sorry I dont mean to disturb you. I know its a bitter truth in this ever changing digital world......I shelled of my P4 for 10K bought for 57K, so you are no exception....... ....I can understand...
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02-01-2008, 10:54 AM
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Alpha Geek
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Mumbai <-> Pune
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Re: Lets Share our "First" PC(if you still remember)as we enter 2008.
Quote:
Originally Posted by coolpcguy
^^ Excuse me, Celeron???? Celeron was introduced only after Pentium II's! You mean a 486!!!
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I have edited the post. It was Intel 486 adn NOT celeron. Sorry for the Typo.
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02-01-2008, 12:38 PM
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Techtree Reviewer
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Mumbai
Posts: 2,191
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Re: Lets Share our "First" PC(if you still remember)as we enter 2008.
My first pc is my current one too. Compaq Presario V2356AP laptop with Intel Mobile Centrino M Processor M 725A @ 1.60 GHz, 256 mb RAM, 40 gb HDD, Combo drive, 14" TFT WXGA Wide Screen display, built-in Altec Lansing stereo speakers, Bluetooth. Wi-Fi, Memory Card reader and running on Windows XP SP2. Bought for 45k in Oct' 05.
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02-01-2008, 09:48 PM
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Right Off the Assembly Line
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 26
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Re: Lets Share our "First" PC(if you still remember)as we enter 2008.
Mine was a Celeron 500Mhz , 32MB SDRAM , 10.2 GB HDD , some motherboard ,Samsung 15" CRT and LG CD Drive 48X ( blazing fast those days ! ) , FDD and a TVS Dot Matrix printer !
The whole thing cost me Rs 55,000 in 1999!
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03-01-2008, 04:19 AM
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The High 5 Flyer
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: New Delhi
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Re: Lets Share our "First" PC(if you still remember)as we enter 2008.
Quote:
Originally Posted by rak007
I have edited the post. It was Intel 486 adn NOT celeron. Sorry for the Typo.
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Even I have worked on 486 and 386 as well. In those days these were the latest gadgets installed at my dads office, in a terminal configuration......5 monocrome monitors were connected to the 486 machine. We used to do basic on it. A 100 line basic code used to take half an hour to compile......
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03-01-2008, 07:12 AM
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#45 (permalink)
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Alpha Geek
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 763
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Re: Lets Share our "First" PC(if you still remember)as we enter 2008.
my first pc:
pentium 2
64mb ram
10gb hdd
i dont remember the mobo.(but it was one big mobo!!!)
10mb video memory
mono sound output
well thats about it....
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03-01-2008, 04:43 PM
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Right Off the Assembly Line
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 5
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Re: Lets Share our "First" PC(if you still remember)as we enter 2008.
My first PC:
Got it on Jul 7, 2000
PIII 650 Mhz
64 MB RAM (added 128 MB later)
10 GB HDD (upgraded to 40 GB later & added 80 GB to store movies )
52X CD Drive (upgraded to Sony DVD writer)
Mercury 810i MB
Mercury KB
Epson Stylus 460 Inkjet Printer
500VA UPS.
Cost me Rs.50,000 and I'm still using it for d/l-ing purposes.
Current one: Lenovo Q3000 laptop
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