First computer used: ??, fed it punchcards to do an analysis of Melanesian blood groups at Harvard grad school, 1972. First computer owned: Osborne 1, 1981. My wife wanted me to get rid of it, so I stripped out the insides so my son could fiddle with the boards (he hasn't, so I still have them intact), and tossed the case. BTW, if anyone needs parts for an O1, DD, 80 column upgrade, contact me. 2nd computer owned: Otrona Attache 8:16 -- still have (and intend to keep for a while). 1st PC: An XT-Turbo clone (1986), which I installed in a smaller than normal cherry-stained plywood box, power supply uncased and hung over the motherboard, expansion slots running side-to-side rather than front-to-back; open frame 9" monitor, bare Cherry keyboard. Still have the CPU and keyboard, tossed the monitor. Latest computers acquired: Poqet PQ-0181, HP 95LX, HP 200LX (is there a pattern here?). Bob -----Original Message----- From: Mike Ford [mailto:mikeford@socal.rr.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 12:29 PM To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Packrat genome project questions How many people on this list still have their 1st computer? second? third? every computer you ever used/owned? The first computer I ever used was a IBM 360 via punched cards in Fortran. First I ever sat in front of and worked on directly was an IBM 1130 via selectric console running a French version of APL. First I ever owned was a Apple II, which I still have. Same for the next five I owned/used; Mac Plus, Mac IIx, Mac 7200/90, Starmax 4160, and my Athlon based PC.