Favourite old computers?

Finners02

Did anyone have a "Research Machine Nimbus"? That's a really odd computer if ever there was one. Looked like a PC, ran DOS and even had a version of Windows written for it but wasn't remotely IBM compatible.

superscaper

pgilc1 wrote: »

I dont even think they teach binary any more in computer studies at school...

That's appalling if they don't. We even did binary arithmetic in maths lessons pre-GCSE and that was only the early to mid 90s never mind IT or computing.

motorguy

Heres the details of the nimbus if it helps jog memories....

http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1011&st=1

Its ringing vague bells for me...

Anyone remember the Oric-1? Hailed as a direct rival to the Spectrum, they then made the Oric Atmos, then went bust....

http://www.48katmos.freeuk.com/whatisan.htm

Ephemera

Oooh...

My first introduction to puters was a 1k softkey Speccy that my Uncle used to type in and tape programs for. What you could do in the same memory taken up now with a Windows Shortcut....Fond memories...!

I learned BASIC on a BBC Microcomputer, taught my younger bro to program on the 128k integrated-tape-drive Spectrum that we then had and he soon left me way behind - he got into machine code and is still tapping away.

<goes all misty eyed> ...oh, those were the days...!

Tigsteroonie

pgilc1 wrote: »

Anyone remember the Oric-1? Hailed as a direct rival to the Spectrum, they then made the Oric Atmos, then went bust....

My bruvver had an Oric-1. I seem to remember weirdly small white keys on a blue-fascia keyboard. Not that I was allowed anywhere near it.

DatabaseError

zx80 (1 k ram), then TI99, never got the zx81 with the massive 4k, atari st, various pcs (386 upwards) (or 1 plus lots and lots of upgrades!)

superscaper

Finners02 wrote: »

Did anyone have a "Research Machine Nimbus"? That's a really odd computer if ever there was one. Looked like a PC, ran DOS and even had a version of Windows written for it but wasn't remotely IBM compatible.

Pretty sure we had one at primary school.

esuhl

I think I've still got my old Amstrad CPC 6128 in the loft, along with loads of "Amstrad Action" and "Amstrad Computer User" magazines. I can still remember typing in the 10-line programs from them - usually endless lines of hex numbers... and then spending hours debugging them!

I guess you've all seen this nostalgic YouTube video ("Hey, Hey 16k"):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts96J7HhO28

ryandj

I had a C64 with a tape deck! Some great games on it. Then I got an Amiga 500 - wow, those graphics were amazing!!

totalsolutions

My first home built kit was the UK101, anyone....