What was the first computer you ever got to work on?

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Executive Architect in Healthcare and Biotech, 10,001+ employees

IBM 360 Model 30 (in college)

VP of IT in Software, 51 - 200 employees

pc 286. with 5.25" diskette

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Kim 1 microcomputer - 6502 processor, 1024 bytes of memory, no persistent storage (other than paper tape) - used it to control a gamma ray spectroscopy experiment

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Intel Pentium 2

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Intel 8086 with NO math co-processor!! 16 bit CPU & a whopping 8Mhz!!

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IBM 370-3084

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Commodore 64

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Atari 400 and TRS-80 Model 1.

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Tandy TRS-80 MC-10 micro color computer... 4K RAM, 16K RAM extension (WOW!!!), cassette recorder and our living room TV set occupied by me all the time...

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ian Apple IIc followed, then an IBM PC AT (286), then I successfully assembled my first PC (386) and got my first modem... then I switched to Dell laptops (pentium, pentium II, pentium 4 MMX, core Duo, core i7 mac/win)...
Wow, what a ride!

Director of IT in Healthcare and Biotech, 51 - 200 employees

Timex Sinclair 2k memory!

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