Episode 19
Tell Us About Your First Computer
January 6th, 2017
39 mins 19 secs
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About this Episode
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.
Episode Links
- The TI-99/4A — Brian's first computer
- Metro Center in Jackson MS on Dead Malls — The place where Brad got his first computer
- The Mall of Memphis on Dead Malls — The mall where Brian would buy software
- The TI-99/4A Tape Drive — This was how Brian loaded programs back in the day
- Watch 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 ago
- Egghead Software — Where Jim loved to buy hardware and software
- Babbage's — Where Brian would buy software
- Electronics Boutique — Where Brian would also buy software
- Software Etc. — Where Brian would buy even more software
- TRS-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 PC
- Southland Mall (Memphis, Tennessee) - Wikipedia — The mall in Memphis you avoided when I was a kid
- BlackBerry Bold - Wikipedia — The last non-iOS smartphone Brad & Brian both owned
- PowerBook G4 - Wikipedia — The first Mac that made Jim want to own one
- iMac "Core i7" 2.8 27-Inch (Late 2009) Specs (Late 2009, MC507LL/A, iMac11,1, A1312, 2374) @ EveryMac.com — Brian's first real Mac
- MacBook 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 Mac
- HTC 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 magazine
- Hacintosh 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