I enjoy history, perhaps more so than others. My first computer was an Apple IIC, purchased in 1985. It had a single 5 1/2 inch floppy drive, no hard drive, and a wee little monochrome monitor. Basically, it was a glorified word processor until I figured out how to connect it to my Amateur Radio transceiver. Here is a picture of my radio room, circa 1988 on Guam:
Finding more things to do with it became a hobby of sorts. After a while, I realized that what I wanted was what we termed an “IBM clone,” what is known as a PC today.
When I came across this blog post; History of Computers, I found it interesting and thought I’d share.
Enjoy!
TI-99A was my first home comp. Programmed a few things in BASIC, played a few primitive cartridge games, and stuck it in the closet.
My first computer was an Ohio Scientific Model C1P. Sort of an assemble it yourself computer. It had a big 1K of RAM and Microsoft Basic in ROM version 1.0. I thought it was really something when I expanded it to 4K. It’s in my Ham station today although I don’t have the power supplies hooked up. More of a museum piece. I had it interfaced with my Heath HG-10B VFO to run RTTY. Hey Paul, do you hang out on any band in particular these days?
Jerry WA2FNQ