Episode 19: Tell Us About Your First Computer

Infinite Loopback

English - January 06, 2017 11:00 - 39 minutes - 28.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 18: What Was Your First Time on the Internet Like?

Next Episode: Episode 20: We Don't Roll with the Green Bubbles

The guys talk about their first computers, shopping in stores that no longer exist, and paying way too much for tech back in the day. Fun stroll down memory lane.

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The TI-99/4A — Brian's first computerMetro Center in Jackson MS on Dead Malls — The place where Brad got his first computerThe Mall of Memphis on Dead Malls — The mall where Brian would buy softwareThe TI-99/4A Tape Drive — This was how Brian loaded programs back in the dayWatch the TI-99/4A load a program off a cassette — This positively archaic but I love it!CGA, EGA, VGA ... Comparison between PC graphic modes — This was cutting edge years agoEgghead Software — Where Jim loved to buy hardware and softwareBabbage's — Where Brian would buy softwareElectronics Boutique — Where Brian would also buy softwareSoftware Etc. — Where Brian would buy even more softwareTRS-80 Color Computer - Wikipedia — Jim's first computer
Intel Pentium MMX (1997) TV ad - "Play That Funky Music" (TV spot 1) - YouTube — The ad Jim alluded to when buying his first PCSouthland Mall (Memphis, Tennessee) - Wikipedia — The mall in Memphis you avoided when I was a kidBlackBerry Bold - Wikipedia — The last non-iOS smartphone Brad & Brian both ownedPowerBook G4 - Wikipedia — The first Mac that made Jim want to own oneiMac "Core i7" 2.8 27-Inch (Late 2009) Specs (Late 2009, MC507LL/A, iMac11,1, A1312, 2374) @ EveryMac.com — Brian's first real MacMacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.6 15" (SR) Specs (Mid/Late 2007, 2.4/2.2GHz*, BTO/CTO, MacBookPro3,1, A1226, 2136) @ EveryMac.com — Jim's first MacHTC S710 - Wikipedia — Jim's last phone before the iPhone Apple II series - Wikipedia — Technically, this was Brian's first Apple computer
Nibble Magazine and Books - Twelve years with the Apple II — A site dedicated to Nibble magazine ... this was the Apple IIe enthusiast magazineHacintosh 101: Technically speaking, a Dell Inspiron Mini can be a Mac Netbook. — I followed a similar guide and built my first Hackintosh which proved to be a gateway Mac ... it made me buy a real one.Darwin (operating system) - Wikipedia — The heart of OS X (and now mac OS)PowerBook G4 1.67 15" (DLSD/HR - Al) Specs (15-Inch DL SD, M9969LL/A, PowerBook5,8, A1138, N/A) @ EveryMac.com — Brad's first Mac