The first computer that I ever used...well, I don't know exactly what it was. My dad would occasionally bring home this bulky terminal which used a roll of paper as it's output. In the back were two cups that you were supposed to jam a phone handset into -- an analog terminal (!). I would get to play a couple of games of Lunar Lander before my dad would have to get to work on it. Since I had no idea about basic physics, gravitation, and fuel consumption, about halfway to landing the terminal would print, "Our Father, who art in heaven..." and then a list of numbers that showed how fast I was accelerating until I hit the ground.
Since we had a "Trimline"(?) phone, it wouldn't stay in the foam cups, which would elicit annoyed swearing from my dad.
The first computer we owned was a 1984 128k Macintosh. It still boots, although the disk drive eject mechanism is stuck, and the display can no longer draw below the halfway point on the screen....
Since we had a "Trimline"(?) phone, it wouldn't stay in the foam cups, which would elicit annoyed swearing from my dad.
The first computer we owned was a 1984 128k Macintosh. It still boots, although the disk drive eject mechanism is stuck, and the display can no longer draw below the halfway point on the screen....
