← Back to context Comment by inglor_cz 13 hours ago Wow. A lot of memories unlocked instantly. My first PC in 1995 was a very old IBM PC XT. 3 comments inglor_cz Reply Lio 12 hours ago Yeah I had a little Carry-I PC XT clone with CGA/Hercules graphics, V20 8088 and an amber screen that I really regret selling.I guess it couldn’t really do that much at the time compared to Amigas, STs and Acorns but there was something magic about my experiences with the PC. hintbits 10 hours ago Same. I had a used Amstrad PC 1640, which had V20 @ 8Mhz and EGA graphics. The author's desire really hit home here. hintbits 10 hours ago correction: it had v30, which was 8086 rather than 8088 clone (16bit bus)
Lio 12 hours ago Yeah I had a little Carry-I PC XT clone with CGA/Hercules graphics, V20 8088 and an amber screen that I really regret selling.I guess it couldn’t really do that much at the time compared to Amigas, STs and Acorns but there was something magic about my experiences with the PC.
hintbits 10 hours ago Same. I had a used Amstrad PC 1640, which had V20 @ 8Mhz and EGA graphics. The author's desire really hit home here. hintbits 10 hours ago correction: it had v30, which was 8086 rather than 8088 clone (16bit bus)
Yeah I had a little Carry-I PC XT clone with CGA/Hercules graphics, V20 8088 and an amber screen that I really regret selling.
I guess it couldn’t really do that much at the time compared to Amigas, STs and Acorns but there was something magic about my experiences with the PC.
Same. I had a used Amstrad PC 1640, which had V20 @ 8Mhz and EGA graphics. The author's desire really hit home here.
correction: it had v30, which was 8086 rather than 8088 clone (16bit bus)