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This was a CP/M machine back a hundred years ago (in the last century, at least).
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Oh, now this has become the "in my day" thread...
Ya know, in my day we had to program in assembly. In the snow. Uphill. Both Ways...
OK, my first system was a Sinclair Z80. Saved up my earnings for most of a summer, then had to convert it to British Pounds and wait 8 weeks for the thing to arrive. Had to solder and assemble it myself (barely could afford the kit, no way for the assembled and tested unit). Cost $300.00
2 years later you get a timex-sinclair (bassically the same unit) at K-Mart for about $89.00
I may miss a few systems here but let me see if I can list them all (just personal, not servers, etc... or I'd be here all night)
Sinclair Z80
TRS-80
IBM PC-jr
IBM PC-XT (with the 10 gig hard disk!)
386sx 16 clone
AMD 486 DX120 clone
Dual MD 486DX120 clone (rare, only know of one system board that could do this)
PIII Clone
Dual PIII Clone
Dual P4 XEON
Along the way I could not possibly list (or even remember) all the stupid things done, including some very expensive-system killing mistakes.
Ah, I just get misty thinking about it all.
- Michael