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The 25 Greatest PCs of All Time

5 points by makimaki 18y ago

edw519 18y ago
25. Non-Linear Systems Kaypro II My first computer Knocked off 2 birds with one stone. You had your own PC and, if you carried it anywhere, you didn't need to join a gym.
watmough 18y ago
They missed the mac IIfx, my favorite mac of all time. I had one of these on my desk, and an Elonex 286 clone with Windows 3.0. There was just no comparison between the systems. Sadly the IIfx was just too expensive.
ComputerGuru 18y ago
Number 7. Commodore Amiga 1000 (1985) That particular model wasn't my first PC, but it lead right up to it. Long live Amiga :)
- DanielBMarkham 18y ago
  Not my first either, but an awesome box for the time. I'll never forget running Lotus 1-2-3 on the emulator, or dialing into BBSs. I sprung and bought a full 1200 baud Hayes Modem, with blinking lights and everything. I think the modem ran about a thousand bucks. Good times!
sown 18y ago
HP 100LX. Totally wanted one when I was in middle school so bad I could taste it. Think I saw one in PCMag or something, or maybe Computer Trader. Seem to remember there being quite a few "palmtops" back then. I got irrational about it, even. It's funny that back then I couldn't conceive anything better would come out. I think my 10 year old self would have been happy with my Zaurus that I got some years later. :) Of course, it is poised to get even more strange!
sown 18y ago
Another interesting note about the MITS Altair. Albuquerque is my hometown and as I got older and got involved with the local computer industry I met a couple of people who worked with MITS or MS back then. One even met Bill Gates when he was 19 or 20. Said he was a whiny brat and no one liked him. That probably meant he didn't like them. Anyways, in '96, I met a guy who had several brand-new never un-boxed Altair kits sitting in his garage. I offered him a few hundred dollars for a couple and he didn't budge. Wanted to save them. I also found one in the Goodwill electronics section but didn't know what it was at the time. I was too young.
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5 points by makimaki 18y ago

25. Non-Linear Systems Kaypro II My first computer Knocked off 2 birds with one stone. You had your own PC and, if you carried it anywhere, you didn't need to join a gym.

watmough 18y ago

They missed the mac IIfx, my favorite mac of all time. I had one of these on my desk, and an Elonex 286 clone with Windows 3.0. There was just no comparison between the systems. Sadly the IIfx was just too expensive.

ComputerGuru 18y ago

Number 7. Commodore Amiga 1000 (1985) That particular model wasn't my first PC, but it lead right up to it. Long live Amiga :)

DanielBMarkham 18y ago
Not my first either, but an awesome box for the time. I'll never forget running Lotus 1-2-3 on the emulator, or dialing into BBSs. I sprung and bought a full 1200 baud Hayes Modem, with blinking lights and everything. I think the modem ran about a thousand bucks. Good times!

sown 18y ago

HP 100LX. Totally wanted one when I was in middle school so bad I could taste it. Think I saw one in PCMag or something, or maybe Computer Trader. Seem to remember there being quite a few "palmtops" back then. I got irrational about it, even. It's funny that back then I couldn't conceive anything better would come out. I think my 10 year old self would have been happy with my Zaurus that I got some years later. :) Of course, it is poised to get even more strange!

sown 18y ago

Another interesting note about the MITS Altair. Albuquerque is my hometown and as I got older and got involved with the local computer industry I met a couple of people who worked with MITS or MS back then. One even met Bill Gates when he was 19 or 20. Said he was a whiny brat and no one liked him. That probably meant he didn't like them. Anyways, in '96, I met a guy who had several brand-new never un-boxed Altair kits sitting in his garage. I offered him a few hundred dollars for a couple and he didn't budge. Wanted to save them. I also found one in the Goodwill electronics section but didn't know what it was at the time. I was too young.

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