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Valentine's Day Special II: International Women's Day Special by Jerry Whorebach 03/08/2010, 2:15pm PST
Commodore 64 (1992) Got it second-hand for a birthday present. Don't remember any of the specs (save for the lack of a hard disk), but it came with a fantastic assortment of games (MULE, Planetfall, etc.) on 5.25" discs in huge cardboard sleeves. Seemed about as archaic as vinyl records to eight-year-old me, and twice as cool. This was the first and last time I ever learned a programming language (BASIC) - why bother when you can just download all the programs you want?

Pentium 133 (1996) Family internet machine, which I upgraded at every opportunity. 32MB RAM, 2MB video card, 4MB PowerVR 3D accelerator (which I still maintain was excellent technology), 1.6GB HDD. Had a 33.6K modem, but the phone lines on the island where I lived only supported 28.8. In retrospect, it's hard to believe my parents let me keep the phone tied up for hours at a stretch downloading shareware at 2-3 kilobytes a second. IMHO incoming calls are overrated compared to Duke Nukem 3D.

Celeron 466 (1999) The first time I built a computer from scratch. My budget was extremely tight, so every component had to be selected for maximum performance and compatibility with FUCKING VIDEO GAMES. Asus motherboard, 128MB RAM, 8.4GB HDD, 16-bit SoundBlaster AWE64 (for legacy!), and the just-released 3dfx Voodoo 3 3000 that only one store in the city had. Incredibly cheap case, overloaded with fans - already loud, became deafening years later when the fans started to burn out and I had to run it with the case open. Survived nine years, twelve homes (that I can remember), and three PSUs.

Compaq Whogivesafuck (2008) Bought the day my Celeron died. I was hoping computers would just be an iPod with ports for monitor and keyboard by the time I had to get a new one, but I guess this is good too. The kid at Staples tried to sell me a $100 warranty on a $300 computer. He said it could cost me $200 down the road just to replace the motherboard. I laughed in his face.
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Valentine's Day Special: all of the computers I have owned by Ray of Light 02/14/2010, 12:33am PST NEW
    I wish the rest of you had added to this thread. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/06/2010, 1:30am PST NEW
        Too embarrassing. :( NT by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 03/06/2010, 2:09am PST NEW
            Plus who's got that kind of a memory!? by Fullofkittens 03/06/2010, 6:29am PST NEW
    I'm very foggy on the details but here goes by Mischief Maker 03/06/2010, 10:25am PST NEW
        Re: I'm very foggy on the details but here goes by i_hate_goons.vbs 03/06/2010, 1:05pm PST NEW
            The term is "planned obsolescence" NT by Mischief Maker 03/06/2010, 11:19pm PST NEW
                At a basic level... it equals incompetence NT by Mysterio Qualude 03/07/2010, 1:00am PST NEW
                    Re: At a basic level... it equals incompetence by Mischief Maker 03/07/2010, 9:26am PST NEW
    Valentine's Day Special II: International Women's Day Special by Jerry Whorebach 03/08/2010, 2:15pm PST NEW
 
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