I also enjoyed playing with my friends C64 and really liked BeachHead. Someday I’d like to make an updated version of it, but need some more l33t c0d1ng 5k1llz to get there. I did learn Basic on c64’s at my school (6th grade, so right around ‘84ish)

My brother had an IBM (that he still has) which was one ofthe original ones. I think it was just a PS2, but I’m not entirely sure. I played Gato on it (which rocked) and Chuck yeagers Advanced Flight Trainer;-) I also programed a choose you own adventure on it in Basic!

After that there were dark years with little in the way fo computing, except that I eventually got an A1200 which I dearly love. Indeed I am going to get it up and running again after being inspired by you. Thanks!

I also kick myself regularly for not learning coding 10 or 20 years ago when it would have been soo much easier (no Wife, kids, or dogs needing time).

I had (in order):

1. Atari 2600
2. Atari 4800/6400/7200 (don’t remember the actual number, but it played the 2600 games and had much larger controller with more buttons)
3. A Radio Shack original Pong game that played Squash, Hockey, Soccer, and Tennis and had the controllers (just a potentiometer knob) on the console itself. No wire connecting them for remote playing)
4. Intelivision (with voice modulator)
5. Colecovision
6. An atari computer that was used entirely for games (specifically, Jumpman)

-Ab

I owned a MC-10, with the spiffy cassette-tape drive. ! :-0

It came with a pinball game, which was pretty cool, and tetris, IIRC. I wrote of few of my first basic programs on it. I would stick to the more common platforms, like the vic-20, though.

I haven’t done much with my MC-10 yet. I picked it up last year on eBay – looks like a neat little machine though!

(BTW, it doesn’t hurt to register dude!)

My first encouter with a real computer was a ZX-81 at school, and an Apple II at my Mum’s work. But I couldn’t afford one myself. After saving up my cash, I eventually bought a 48K ZX Spectrum. That was really my introduction to computers and programming. That and a friend who had a BBC Model B (which cost waaaay to much money for any mere mortal to be able to afford, but his Dad got a discount through his work). I learned BASIC on the Spectrum, and assembly language on the Beeb.

After that, I upgraded to a Commodore 64, and then later from there on into the 16-bit era with an Amiga. However, in the late ’80s, I started getting nostalgic for the 8-bit days, and began collecting. My collection included:

- Atari VCS
- Atari 400
- Atari 800
- Atari 600 XL
- Atari 65 XE
- Tandy TRS-80
- Dragon 32
- Sinclair ZX-81
- Acorn Electron
- Amstrad CPC-464
- BT Merlin Tonto (in some respects, 8-bit, in others 16-bit)

Plus a bunch of 16-bit machines.

The first computer that I owned was a Vic-20. I spent a lot of time writing programs and playing games. I had the tape drive for storing code on casette tapes. I also had a modem and dialed up my first bbs on that machine.

I had 2 friends with c-64s and disk drives, I was always jealous.

In highschool we used Apple IIe’s in the computer lab and after highschool, the next pc I used was a 386 sx.

My dad was really supportive of my playing with that vic-20. He bought the modem, a 16k memory cartridge, an advanced graphics cartridge, games, etc.