2010-05-01, 08:50 PM
Yeah, I too learned on Punch cards. FORTRAN.
First personal computer was home-made, circa 1983. If I recall, 8088 motherboard, 256k memory board, floppy interface board, serial port board, all hand soldered. 360k floppy drive, monochrome 80x25 crt monitor. Most items, even including case, power supply, keyboard, etc cost $150 - $250 each, which was a lot at the time.
First personal computer was home-made, circa 1983. If I recall, 8088 motherboard, 256k memory board, floppy interface board, serial port board, all hand soldered. 360k floppy drive, monochrome 80x25 crt monitor. Most items, even including case, power supply, keyboard, etc cost $150 - $250 each, which was a lot at the time.