Ask HN: What was your first computer?

5 points by zvanness ↗ HN
It's always neat to hear people's stories of their first computer running on some 4 or 8 bit processor.

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Tandy 4000. I think it only had 128mb of ram and an 8086 processor.
I had an Apple IIe(2e).
I won't link it here (my site is visually SFW, but deals with NSFW content regularly), but I recently wrote an article containing the story of my first computer (you can find it with a search for Women in Technology BlueWinds if you're interested).

I was too young, I don't remember much about the computer itself - but it had a big TURBO button on the front which could switch it from 20 to 40mhz. Turbo indeed.

Packard Bell 486 DX2-66Mhz 2400 Baud Modem
loaned - TRS-80 Model I

owned - VIC-20

TRS-80 Color Computer (4K Memory, cassette drive storage, television monitor)
286 512KB RAM, 32MB HD, 1x2.5" floppy, 1x5.25" floppy
486dx33 purchased in germany made by taiwan