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Offline digi

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Calling Microsoft Windows
« on: Sun, 11 August 2013, 19:23:13 »
What's your oldest PC that is running and fully functional?
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Re: Calling Microsoft Windows
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 11 August 2013, 19:26:26 »
i've got an xp, and a 98
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Re: Calling Microsoft Windows
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 11 August 2013, 19:34:25 »
My laptop with Vista. It is my oldest PC although the OS isn't near retirement yet.
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Re: Calling Microsoft Windows
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 11 August 2013, 19:37:56 »
I have an IBM Aptiva that is still running on Windows 95.
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Re: Calling Microsoft Windows
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 11 August 2013, 20:03:54 »
I'D HAVE TO SAY MY OLDEST COMPUTER THAT STILL RUNS IS A COMMODORE 64 FROM 1983. I'VE ALSO GOT SEVERAL APPLE MACINTOSH COMPUTERS FROM 1987 TO 1989 THAT ARE IN FULL RUNNING CONDITION. THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL ONES WITH THE 9" MONOCHROME SCREENS.

NOW FOR WINDOWS MACHINES...I HAD AN OLD COMPAQ PORTABLE FOR A WHILE, BUT THE POWER SUPPLY IN IT BROKE SO I THREW IT OUT. NOW I'VE GOT A COUPLE COMPAQ 486 LAPTOPS. ONE, FROM 1994, IS RUNNING WINDOWS 95 (AND ON THE WI-FI AS WELL), AND A FEW PENTIUM PC'S FROM 1995/95. ONE IS A GATEWAY2000 FULL TOWER RUNNING WINDOWS 3.1 HOOKED UP TO THE INTERNET, AND THE OTHER IS A COMPAQ PRESARIO RUNNING WINDOWS 98. I'VE ALSO GOT A PENTIUM LAPTOP SOMEWHERE, BUT THE CHARGER FOR IT QUIT A WHILE AGO.

I'M GOING TO BE TAKING A TRIP NEXT WEEK AND THE WEEK AFTER, BUT ONCE I'M BACK, I CAN FIRE UP A FEW OF THOSE MACHINES AND TAKE PICTURES OF THEM IF Y'ALL ARE INTERESTED.
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Re: Calling Microsoft Windows
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 11 August 2013, 20:21:02 »
Quote from: microsoft windows on Sun, 11 August 2013, 20:03:54
I'D HAVE TO SAY MY OLDEST COMPUTER THAT STILL RUNS IS A COMMODORE 64 FROM 1983. I'VE ALSO GOT SEVERAL APPLE MACINTOSH COMPUTERS FROM 1987 TO 1989 THAT ARE IN FULL RUNNING CONDITION. THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL ONES WITH THE 9" MONOCHROME SCREENS.

NOW FOR WINDOWS MACHINES...I HAD AN OLD COMPAQ PORTABLE FOR A WHILE, BUT THE POWER SUPPLY IN IT BROKE SO I THREW IT OUT. NOW I'VE GOT A COUPLE COMPAQ 486 LAPTOPS. ONE, FROM 1994, IS RUNNING WINDOWS 95 (AND ON THE WI-FI AS WELL), AND A FEW PENTIUM PC'S FROM 1995/95. ONE IS A GATEWAY2000 FULL TOWER RUNNING WINDOWS 3.1 HOOKED UP TO THE INTERNET, AND THE OTHER IS A COMPAQ PRESARIO RUNNING WINDOWS 98. I'VE ALSO GOT A PENTIUM LAPTOP SOMEWHERE, BUT THE CHARGER FOR IT QUIT A WHILE AGO.

I'M GOING TO BE TAKING A TRIP NEXT WEEK AND THE WEEK AFTER, BUT ONCE I'M BACK, I CAN FIRE UP A FEW OF THOSE MACHINES AND TAKE PICTURES OF THEM IF Y'ALL ARE INTERESTED.

Wow, that is impressive to say the least. I would love to see pics of your gear man (take that how you want :)). I can appreciate old comps, my first computer was a hand-me-down Leading Edge i8080 w/ a 30MB MFM HD and a low density 5 1/4 floppy drive. Kids got it easy today :P
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Re: Calling Microsoft Windows
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 11 August 2013, 20:58:29 »
I have some old Sun servers and a Cobalt Qube 2 and some Raq 2 which are probably the oldest I have.  They all work, but are not in active service at the moment.
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Re: Calling Microsoft Windows
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 11 August 2013, 21:26:23 »
Quote from: Topre on Sun, 11 August 2013, 19:37:56
I have an IBM Aptiva that is still running on Windows 95.

That was my first 'modern' PC! I think my parents still use it.

It came from radio shack and was $3,000! But it came with a notebook full of cdroms with various software titles.

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Re: Calling Microsoft Windows
« Reply #8 on: Sun, 11 August 2013, 21:37:36 »
Quote from: microsoft windows on Sun, 11 August 2013, 20:03:54
I'D HAVE TO SAY MY OLDEST COMPUTER THAT STILL RUNS IS A COMMODORE 64 FROM 1983.

I have one that works as well, but my first PC was the earlier Vic-20. Then, a Tandy 1000 TL with a Hayes 2400 baud modem that I used to get online and run my parents phone bill up. Man, it was expensive to get online back then!
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Re: Calling Microsoft Windows
« Reply #9 on: Sun, 11 August 2013, 22:05:56 »
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Sun, 11 August 2013, 21:26:23
Quote from: Topre on Sun, 11 August 2013, 19:37:56
I have an IBM Aptiva that is still running on Windows 95.

That was my first 'modern' PC! I think my parents still use it.

It came from radio shack and was $3,000! But it came with a notebook full of cdroms with various software titles.

That was my first PC as well. I used it until I was about 8 or 9. I never asked them how much it cost, but they said it was expensive back then. Mine has a Pentium 2 in it.

My uncle has a few other PC's still. I know for sure he has one with DOS, Windows 3.0, and maybe 3.1 as well.
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Re: Calling Microsoft Windows
« Reply #10 on: Mon, 12 August 2013, 00:03:18 »
Not very old.  Probably a Pentium 4 from 2002 or so.
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Re: Calling Microsoft Windows
« Reply #11 on: Mon, 12 August 2013, 00:53:18 »
Put into pieces, but the parts still work if that counts...
Intel Pentium 75MHz / 1GB Seagate HDD / S3 + 3dfx Monster 3d GFX / 16MB RAM
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Re: Calling Microsoft Windows
« Reply #12 on: Tue, 13 August 2013, 00:28:46 »
I have a Dual P3 450 at my mum's house.  SCSI drives and all.  It was an old server.
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Re: Calling Microsoft Windows
« Reply #13 on: Tue, 13 August 2013, 08:51:04 »
Mine is my Goupil Golf 286. It still has I think it's original instal of Windows 3.1 on it.
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Re: Calling Microsoft Windows
« Reply #14 on: Tue, 13 August 2013, 12:36:31 »
My oldest intel / x86 PC that works is an ibm ps/2 p75, and it runs Slackware Linux, not Micro$ux Winbl0ws

I also have a:
Commodore 64 SX executive portable
Apple ][+
2 Macintosh SE
Gateway Nomad laptop (limited function, all drives have failed)
Yamaha music computer
Tandy TRS-80 (new model with color support)
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Re: Calling Microsoft Windows
« Reply #15 on: Thu, 15 August 2013, 11:03:29 »
An old Gateway desktop from the 90's that sits somewhere in the basement now... And before that I had a Macintosh, but that's gone now.
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Re: Calling Microsoft Windows
« Reply #16 on: Fri, 16 August 2013, 14:37:15 »
Quote from: IvanIvanovich on Tue, 13 August 2013, 08:51:04
Mine is my Goupil Golf 286. It still has I think it's original instal of Windows 3.1 on it.
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That thing is pretty damn cool. And dat 1800...
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Re: Calling Microsoft Windows
« Reply #17 on: Sat, 17 August 2013, 03:49:03 »
There's something about the individuality in many old computer designs.  Before they went through the beige box phase.
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