Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 01:54:25 +0000 (UTC), Nad R
> > wrote:
>
>> Dave Smith > wrote:
>>> On 17/04/2011 5:14 PM, Nad R wrote:
>>>
>>>> Starting in the Late seventies, TRS-80 Model 1, 4k ram, cassette storage.
>>>> Later Apple IIe, Apple IIc, Power Mac 7100/66, Power Book G4 and an iPad
>>>> model 1.
>>>>
>>>> My favorite was the Power Mac 7100/66 was loaded and cost $5,000 for
>>>> hardware alone. It served me well for ten years before the operating system
>>>> truly became obsolete.
>>>>
>>>> Right now, I love this little portable iPad that is now my favorite.
>>>
>>>
>>> My first computer was a Coco II from Radio Shack. It didn't take long to
>>> realize how useless Radio Shack is. I ended up getting an XT. I can't
>>> believe the prices I paid for that machine and accessories, but I sure am
>>> glad that prices have plummeted. I paid less for this laptop than I did
>>> for a 20 meg hard drive for that computer.
>>
>> I enjoyed the TRS-80, I had fun Programing that simple little machine. I
>> had dozens of games that others wrote and some I wrote. I learned allot
>> about computer Programing in those early years.
>
> Does a slide rule count?

Could be a calculator not a computer. I would say no. I did own a slide
rule for about two years. My first calculator cost $90 for a simple four
function calculator with a single memory store and recall button. Oh the
good old days of my teenage years. Toys I bought with my paper route money.

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Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)