On Aug 31, 2014 01:37am, ADAM GLAZENER wrote to ALL:

AG> I remember when my dad purchased our first PC back in '92.  It was a
AG> Gateway 2000, 486 Mhz, 4mb RAM, 3.5 floppy drive, 5.25 floppy drive,
AG> and Windows 3.1.  I think he used Prodigy internet service to dial out
AG> to internet back then.  I was only familiar with my Atari 8-bit system
AG> from '85 and up. Then, I started using the Gateway 2000 computer to
AG> learn more.  He upgraded to a Compaq PC in '99 and gave me the Gateway
AG> PC.  I upgraded the 5.25 floppy drive to a CD drive, the RAM to 16mb,
AG> installed 56k modem, and installed Windows 95.  It worked well with AOL
AG> internet services for a while.

I remember my old 286/12 IBM clone that weighed more than a cinderblock. That
old MFM drive was huge and heavy. I remember upgrading it's 1200 baud modem to
2400 baud. Man that was FAST! LOL!

Regards,

Ed "DOC" Koon - Sysop

... Doc's Place BBS Online Fidonet Since 1991!