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Thread ID: 63169 2005-11-01 00:05:00 Old Computers KiwiTT_NZ (233) PC World Chat
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400718 2005-11-01 00:05:00 http://www.oldcomputers.net/

I had some of these ... sheesh I am old.

This One was my first www.oldcomputers.net

Programming in 1.4 K ... memories
KiwiTT_NZ (233)
400719 2005-11-01 00:12:00 Someone in Wanganui has set up something similar, though I don't know if he is just hoarding them or intends some sort of display, the webpage hasn't been updated in awhile.

http://www.cbcc.orcon.net.nz/

Seems to be just around the corner from me....
Metla (12)
400720 2005-11-01 00:14:00 So does Akld University - in the Computer Science building.
You can go up an play with some of them.
pctek (84)
400721 2005-11-01 06:52:00 I have a Sinclair Spectrum - still in working order but whether or not it qualifies to be called a computer is debatable. Dally (6292)
400722 2005-11-01 07:19:00 i have an acorn sitting in a wardrobe, any idea if its worth anything? Tux (606)
400723 2005-11-01 08:01:00 Only if you plant it! pine-o-cleen (2955)
400724 2005-11-01 21:30:00 Only if you plant it!
Good one. LOL
Pato (2463)
400725 2005-11-01 22:12:00 First "computer" was a Dick Smith's VZ200, complete with rubber keys. Like DSE's current range, it was probably a rebadged model of an existing computer. I soon upgraded to A500, A600, etc., but nothing rare about those...

Lizard
Lizard (2409)
400726 2005-11-01 23:54:00 My sis still got an old computer...I think its a 486. 64 megs ram, 10 gig hdd, 14" monitor with an limit resolution of 800x600 and running windows 2000 pro. Still works well for some applications like word...
She got herself a Dell Notebook now. but I told her its time she get rid of the thing but she told me it cost her an arm and leg to get it so just leave it alone.
Mr Wetzyl (362)
400727 2005-11-02 00:02:00 hell i'd be fairly amazed if you can run win2kpro on a 486 with 64mb ram it'd be an absolute dog if it ran at all I just dunno if a 486 would have the necessary instruction sets to run such an os.......... drcspy (146)
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