{"id":584,"date":"2017-01-03T00:06:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T05:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=584"},"modified":"2017-01-03T00:10:46","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T05:10:46","slug":"episode-55-first-computers","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/podcast\/episode-55-first-computers\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 55 &#8211; First Computers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-585\" style=\"width: 273px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Commodore-64-Ad.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-585\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-585\" src=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Commodore-64-Ad-273x300.jpg\" alt=\"Commodore 64 Ad\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Commodore-64-Ad-273x300.jpg 273w, http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Commodore-64-Ad-768x844.jpg 768w, http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Commodore-64-Ad-932x1024.jpg 932w, http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Commodore-64-Ad.jpg 1092w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Commodore 64 Ad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For the new year, David and\u00a0Jeff have decided to look back on the earlier times of computer retail by relating their experiences in getting their first computers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Links mentioned in this episode:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.codesrc.com\/mediawiki\/index.php?title=SCSI2SD\" target=\"_blank\">SCSI2SD<\/a> &#8211; SD to SCSI adapter for retro computing<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/news\/human-computers-women-at-nasa\" target=\"_blank\">Human Computers: The Women of NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/460680\/apple-ii-killer-app-visicalc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Today in Apple history: Apple II gets its \u2018killer app\u2019<\/a><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-584-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/HofPC-55.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/HofPC-55.mp3\">http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/HofPC-55.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Jeff\u2019s first computer:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commodore VIC-20\n<ul>\n<li>Bought at Computers Unlimited, York, PA in October 1981 for $325.<\/li>\n<li>Tandy Color Computer and Atari 400 were considered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>David\u2019s first computer:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commodore 64 for his birthday in 1986\n<ul>\n<li>Google search for \u201ccommodore 64 toys r us\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=commodore+64+toys+r+us&amp;biw=1627&amp;bih=885&amp;tbm=isch&amp;tbo=u&amp;source=univ&amp;sa=X&amp;sqi=2&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjJqqio_qPRAhUHziYKHTG2DkYQsAQIHQ\" target=\"_blank\">Images for commodore 64 toys r us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.commodore.ca\/gallery\/adverts_other\/c64_toysrus_1990.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.commodore.ca\/gallery\/adverts_other\/c64_toysrus_1990.jpg<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.battlegrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/toysrus.png\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.battlegrip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/toysrus.png<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Jeff\u2019s second computer:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commodore 64\n<ul>\n<li>Bought at Fort Hood, TX AAFES store in Spring 1985 for $150-$200.<\/li>\n<li>Got a Commodore Datasette and put a 1541 disk drive on lay-a-way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>David\u2019s second computer:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apple Lisa (Mac XL) from Sun Remarketing in December, 1989\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classiccomputing.com\/CCPodcasts\/CC_Show\/Entries\/2012\/1\/15_ClassicComputing.com___Bob_Cook_interview.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Cook from\u00a0Sun Remarketing interview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Jeff\u2019s third computer:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commodore 128\n<ul>\n<li>Bought with 1571 disk drive at the Incirlik Air Force base in Incirlik, Turkey for about $500 for the pair.<\/li>\n<li>Set it up immediately in the motel room during my stay at the base.<\/li>\n<li>Had to sell my Commodore 64 because who needed TWO computers!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>David\u2019s third computer:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commodore 64C\n<ul>\n<li>Purchased at the U.S. Army AAFES electronics store in Darmstadt, Germany in the summer of 1991.<\/li>\n<li>Google search for \u201ccommodore test pilot\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=commodore+test+pilot&amp;hl=en&amp;biw=1627&amp;bih=885&amp;site=webhp&amp;tbm=isch&amp;tbo=u&amp;source=univ&amp;sa=X&amp;sqi=2&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjlkNnC_qPRAhVKfiYKHWi0CzgQsAQIHQ\" target=\"_blank\">Images for commodore test pilot<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Jeff\u2019s fourth computer:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commodore Amiga\n<ul>\n<li>Used my tax return to buy it<\/li>\n<li>Had to wait for EB to ship it to me<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Was blown away at the graphics and sound.<\/li>\n<li>Google search for \u201cElectronics Boutique\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Electronics+Boutique&amp;client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;tbm=isch&amp;tbo=u&amp;source=univ&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiwkLG1z6TRAhXMz1QKHQH1CxwQsAQILA&amp;biw=1627&amp;bih=885\" target=\"_blank\">Images for Electronics Boutique<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/EB_Games\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/EB_Games<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Bought from Electronics Boutique in early 1989 for around $600<\/li>\n<li>Did not have an Analog RGB monitor. To my surprise, it came with an A520 color composite adapter, so I used an NTSC monitor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>David\u2019s fourth computer:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mac Classic, early 1992<\/li>\n<li>Macintosh Performa 400, fall, 1992\n<ul>\n<li>Purchased from Sears in Jacksonville, FL.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ceskymac.cz\/1992-macintosh-performa-400\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ceskymac.cz\/1992-macintosh-performa-400\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the new year, David and\u00a0Jeff have decided to look back on the earlier times of computer retail by relating their experiences in getting their first computers. 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