[mrki444]

I got my First Computer in 5th grade when I had 12 years. It was donation from school since they change equpiment and they didn't want throw old computers. I got since my Brother and was one of best students in school but we were poor and we could not buy it for ourself. It had Windows 95 OS, didn't have CD, only floppy unit.

When did you get your first computer?

[Netherrealmer]

I got mine at 11 and I remember my monitor is a 2nd hand picture tube monitor. MY family was too poor back then. I mean there was a war going on.

[OldGuy]

Back when I was in school, the only computers that existed were big enough to fill entire buildings and the operators worked on a second floor. An expert in computers once predicted that eventually there would be at least 5 computers in the world.

The first home computers I am aware of came out around 1980, when I bought one of those gems. I can't remember what it was called. It did not even have a hard drive, let alone a floppy, which had not yet been invented. As long as it was turned on it had an electronic memory. You had to write a DOS program first before you could do anything and it only worked with one program at a time. If the power went out, if someone accidentally pulled the plug or if you wanted to work with a different program, you had to start all over from the beginning.

it did not have a monitor. It had a connection to hook up to a regular television screen and you had a choice of one of 8 colors for the text on a black background. Ah, such wonderful advances in technology!

[mrki444]

Back when I was in school, the only computers that existed were big enough to fill entire buildings and the operators worked on a second floor. An expert in computers once predicted that eventually there would be at least 5 computers in the world.

The first home computers I am aware of came out around 1980, when I bought one of those gems. I can't remember what it was called. It did not even have a hard drive, let alone a floppy, which had not yet been invented. As long as it was turned on it had an electronic memory. You had to write a DOS program first before you could do anything and it only worked with one program at a time. If the power went out, if someone accidentally pulled the plug or if you wanted to work with a different program, you had to start all over from the beginning.

it did not have a monitor. It had a connection to hook up to a regular television screen and you had a choice of one of 8 colors for the text on a black background. Ah, such wonderful advances in technology!

Many kids will never understand like we how everything start. I work in school and many kids don't understand that one time came and photo camera were separated. For them it is all same device, just different settings.

[jackchun]

I get my computer on age 15 in 1999

[mrki444]

I get my computer on age 15 in 1999

Do you remember of specs?

[jackchun]

Intel pentium II processor I can remember my first computer

[mrki444]

Intel pentium II processor I can remember my first computer

My also had something similar but it had only 32MB od RAM. I didn't had network card so no Internet for me.

[Streamguy69]

I got mine in 1998 at the age of 29. My neighbor bought a windows 95 computer for $2000.00 and he sold me his windows 3.1 for $600.00 it was used but I did not know much about computers. I first just had the internet and no chat. I then got a disc from aol and that was the best thing I can do. I was in those chatrooms with a lot from all over the world. Those are a thing of the past now but the forums are just as fun.

[mrki444]

I was in those chatrooms with a lot from all over the world. Those are a thing of the past now but the forums are just as fun.

Chatrooms are replaced with chat on social networks.

[Netherrealmer]

Around 2013 there are still some people who uses MIRC now it is a ghost town. MIRC is the first software I ever used that is not a game

[mrki444]

Around 2013 there are still some people who uses MIRC now it is a ghost town. MIRC is the first software I ever used that is not a game

Do you remeber MSN software for chat? I think it is still available only in China.

[Sojourn]

I got my first computer on 2008 and it was of 128 Mb RAM,ran on Win XP,Intel Pentium 4 processor,80 gb HDD with a CRT monitor,no USB connectors(only PS/2),CD drive(no DVD Reader/Writer),no Internet. It was given by my dad.

[mrki444]

I got my first computer on 2008 and it was of 128 Mb RAM,ran on Win XP,Intel Pentium 4 processor,80 gb HDD with a CRT monitor,no USB connectors(only PS/2),CD drive(no DVD Reader/Writer),no Internet. It was given by my dad.

That was good Computer for that time. I remember when we First time saw a XP system. We were excited.

[jackchun]

at my first computer time, I mainly used for watching and listening CD rom and playing cd games like age of Empire, no business uses

[Ourella]

I was 13, probably 14. I don't know should I regret about that or not. I was spending too much time on the internet since I got my PC, you know. And sometimes I think that it is a wasted time.

[Angie10]

I got my own computer very late. I was 25 and my employer was selling old computers for next to nothing. I remember getting one, my boyfriend (now my husband) and his friend getting one each. So I bought three altogether and they were the very old versions as well. But we were very happy with ourselves!

[mrki444]

I was spending too much time on the internet since I got my PC, you know. And sometimes I think that it is a wasted time.

You only play games in that time?

[Sojourn]

I got my first computer at the age of 17.It was an wonderful device to me.But initially spent most of the time playing computer games on it as I had no internet connection.

[sprite1950]

There was no internet when I was young. My kids had Game Boys and Sega Mega Drives but that was about it. I think I got my first computer when I was about 54. A friend was selling an old one for around £30. It was an old heavy box type computer but I loved it and kept it for years until I upgraded to a more modern lightweight type.