What is the slowest computer you ever owned?

RoutedScripter · Aug 22, 2010

Belinea very old monitor 16'
I don't even know processor specs but i suspect it was pentium of some kind
32 MB ram
no GPU(integrated)
40 gb hdd

Just had it thrown away like a year ago an i looked inside but don't remember much , it was from 1997.

PVTCaboose1337 · Aug 22, 2010

Posting pictures is a bonus. Anyone have them in the early 70s or something posing with a computer?

Anyway, I have pictures of my 5150 somewhere...

EDIT: Found it!

boulard83 · Aug 22, 2010

I had an Amiga 2000.

CPU: Motorola 68000 (7.16 MHz NTSC, 7.09 MHz PAL)
Memory : 256 KB ROM for Kickstart code + 512 KB (Max) / (1 MB Max) of Chip RAM.
512 KB Fast RAM in MMU slot (in some Model As only) / Soldered on motherboard
Storage : 3.5" DD Floppy drive, capacity 880 KB

MohawkAngel · Aug 22, 2010

Hey Boulard le Québécois de quelle ville viens tu ???

msgclb · Aug 22, 2010

South West Technical Products with Motorola 6800 CPU

Specs:

Prosessor: 6800 later followed by the 6809
Bus: SS-50, a 50 pins bus
Date: some after July 1975
Ram: up to 48k ram
Media: 300 baud tape recorder
Disk: 5.25 ", used SS SD hardsectored 85K data, 35 tracks, 34 users, 10 sec/track, 4 taken by Dos.
Language: basic OS in PROM
Operating Systems: MINIDOS
Rom: up to 8K, ROM or EPROM
RS-232 type serial interface
Screen and keyboard: Information is entered into the SWTPC 6800 by an external terminal, or any other input device that can be connected to an 8-bit ASCII

Here's a link.

I got mine either late 1976 or early 1977. It came as a kit. I had to solder the chips or sockets to circuit boards, assemble and power up. Guess what, it didn't start! :eek:

I sat down with the computer store's technician and several hours later we found a missing trace. A little repair and I had my first computer operating.

For storage I started out with a cassette recorder but soon had a 5.25" disk. I later had a 8" disk system. I believe the processor ran at 1 MHz but there were 1.5 MHz and 2 MHz version of the 6800. I later got a 6809.

HoboBob · Aug 22, 2010

Old stuff

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_2 same model but with a black and white TV with adapter. I was even lucky to have a joystick.

HoboBob

msgclb · Aug 23, 2010

When I bought my first computer I had a choice of the SWTP 6800 or the original Apple. I choose the cheaper as the Apple was outrageously expensive.

I've also had two different Atari's, then I believe an Amiga 500 then finally my first PC. You could say it was also a kit without the soldering. I haven't owned a PC that I didn't select all the components as most of us probably do today.

I believe my first PC was a 286. Every since then I've been swapping out motherboards, processors, memory, drives, OS, etc.

boulard83 · Aug 23, 2010

MohawkAngel said:
Hey Boulard le Québécois de quelle ville viens tu ???

South from Trois-Rivières. But i work in Trois-Rivières.

U ?

sttubs · Aug 23, 2010

I bought my first computer in 1995, I can't remember too much about it other than it was a Packard Bell with a whopping 512mb harddrive and I think it ran Windows 3.0?

TheMailMan78 · Aug 23, 2010

SUCK IT @ 8bit, 1.19MHz

motasim · Aug 23, 2010

My first computer was a Sakhr MSX AX-170 with the following specs:

* Processor: Zilog Z80A running at 3.58 MHz
* ROM: 32 KB
o BIOS (16 KB)
o MSX BASIC V1.0 (16 KB)
* RAM: 64K
* Video Display Processor: Texas Instruments TMS9918 family
o Video RAM: 16 KB
o Resolution: 256×192 (16 colours)[13]
* Sound chip: General Instrument AY-3-8910 (PSG)

We've gone a long way, haven't we?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSX

Perseid · Aug 23, 2010

Interesting. I didn't know the MSX was popular in the middle east. I always thought it was more of an Asian phenomenon. Here in the US I've never even seen one outside of pictures.

mjkmike · Aug 23, 2010

My first was a tandy model one. My older brother built a rokwell Aim 6502. Great times

Widjaja · Aug 23, 2010

TheMailMan78 said:
http://www.atariage.com/2600/systems/sys_Atari2600.jpg

SUCK IT @ 8bit, 1.19MHz

Wow nostalgia.....
That was my babysitter in the early 80s!

ASRockIQ · Aug 23, 2010

Far back when i was just maybe 7 was my Grandpa P1 133mhz, 10GB HDD, and only 16MB of RAM "Later to 32MB Lol" and some GPU with 4MB of VRAM . running Windows 98. aww... 98 was the Shitz back then. later i built my own AMD System socket A Based 1.6GHZ, 384MB of RAM, Powercolor ATI 9600PRO 256MB, 40GB HDD, Win. 98SE, then Full Format to Xp *Baby

TechPowerDown · Aug 23, 2010

ASRockIQ said:
Far back when i was just maybe 7 was my Grandpa P1 133mhz, 10GB HDD, and only 16MB of RAM "Later to 32MB Lol" and some GPU with 4MB of VRAM . running Windows 98. aww... 98 was the Shitz back then. later i built my own AMD System socket A Based 1.6GHZ, 384MB of RAM, Powercolor ATI 9600PRO 256MB, 40GB HDD, Win. 98SE, then Full Format to Xp *Baby

old school AMD FTW :rockout:

majestic12 · Aug 23, 2010

My 386 chip was made by AMD... like 18 years ago. 40MHz of power!

BazookaJoe · Aug 23, 2010

TheMailMan78 said:
http://www.atariage.com/2600/systems/sys_Atari2600.jpg

SUCK IT @ 8bit, 1.19MHz

Sadly - Disqualified.

I had one too, but this is just a personal/home games console - not a "Computer"

Delta6326 · Aug 23, 2010

well ummmm. slowest computer i ever had would be a Q6600@3ghz 4gb of 4-4-4-12 800hmhz..... oh wait the only computer i have ever had is my current one

IM just a young-ling

p_o_s_pc · Aug 23, 2010

my slowest that i owned was some kind of AMD k5 or K6 made by packered bell.
this is other then the 386 that i played around with just for the hell of it.

MilkyWay · Aug 23, 2010

In the UK everyone and their granny had a Spectrum or something similar.
EDIT: At that time of course.

Vrgn86 · Aug 23, 2010

Kaypro 8086

motasim · Aug 23, 2010

Perseid said:
Interesting. I didn't know the MSX was popular in the middle east. I always thought it was more of an Asian phenomenon. Here in the US I've never even seen one outside of pictures.

Sure, it was very popular in the middle east between 1985-1989 until the PC came and took its place. My first computer was the Sakhr MSX AX-170 (MSX1 spec) and a couple of years later I got the Sakhr MSX AX-500 (MSX2 spec),

those were the days.

xu^ · Aug 23, 2010

my 1st PC was a 486dx2 66mhz with a 1/2 mb grafix card and 4mb ram , i remember buying Doom 2 for it ,and having to rush back to computer shop to buy more ram as 4mb wasnt enuff to get sound effects lol ,previous to that i had plenty of Amigas A500/A600/A1200 and an Atari 520 ST.

Frederik S · Aug 23, 2010

I got a IBM PS/1 for my fifth birthday hell yeah back in 1993

Later on I got a PS/2 and then moved on to something built in Denmark.

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Case	Cooler Master 430 Elite
Audio Device(s)	Onboard > PA2V2 Amp > Senn 595's
Power Supply	Corsair 750w
Software	Windows 8.1 (Tweaked)

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Motherboard	ASUS M4N98TD Evo
Cooling	Thermaltake Frio
Memory	Corsair XMS3 Dominator 4GB
Video Card(s)	Gigabytes GTX460 1gb stock
Storage	SAMSUNG Spinpoint HD103SJ 1TB
Display(s)	Acer 24" S243HL LED
Case	Thermaltake Element G
Audio Device(s)	On Board VIA
Power Supply	Corsair 750w
Software	Win 7 Home Premium

System Name	My Classified System
Processor	Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge
Motherboard	ASUS P8Z77-V
Cooling	Koolance CPU-380I, XSPC RX360, XSPC Dual 5.25" Bay Reservoir with Single Laing DDC
Memory	G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2133
Video Card(s)	EVGA 04G-P4-3988-KR GeForce GTX 980 Classified with EK-FC980 GTX Classy Waterblock
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKS 320GB
Display(s)	Acer S220HQLAbd Black 21.5" 5ms LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor
Case	NZXT SWITCH 810 Black
Audio Device(s)	Onboard HD Audio
Power Supply	Thermaltake - 850-Watt TR2 RX Power Supply
Mouse	Black Microsoft Wheel Optical USB Mouse
Keyboard	Black Microsoft USB Keyboard 2000
Software	Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit

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Motherboard	Asus Rampage III Gene MicroATX
Cooling	Noctua 120mm/80m Fans
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 6GB DDR3 1600MHz
Video Card(s)	Asus nVidia GTX 580
Storage	Samsung 850 Pro SSD, WD Caviar Black 2TB HDD
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Power Supply	Corsair RM1000X
Mouse	Logitech G700
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Processor	intel C2D T6400 \| i7 3770k @4.2ghz \| AII X2 220 @3.4ghz
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Video Card(s)	Asus Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB OC
Storage	512gb Sabrent Nvme \| 4tb Samsung SSD \| 2tb WD Blue SSD\| 1tb Crucial P3 Nvme\| 1tb WD Blue HDD = 8.5tb
Display(s)	D1: LG Ultragear GL850-B 27" 1440p 144hz \| D2: Asus Tuf - VG249 24" 1080p 144hz
Case	Lian Li Lancool 2 Mesh RGB - White
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