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[Ianco Volkova]

Hi there.
This is a great forum, I've been reading the posts and I've decided to form parto of it myself. I always wanted to speak with other vintage computer fans. I don't have a personal vintage computer collection, sadly. I had to sell all the systems I had due to economical problems. The first computer I had was a PC/XT clone made by Acer, I can't remember the model or the characteristics of this computer cause I was 7 years old when my parents sold it. I had a Master system too, a Commodore 64, and 2 other Sinclair-like computers that I bought when I was a kid in a flea market.
That's all, I'm not an expert, but certainly a fan of vintage computers.

 

[dreddnott]

Cool stuff you had...I hope it went to a good home!

Welcome aboard, see you around!

 

[Erik]

Welcome to the VC Forums!

I'm sure you'll build up a collection again. It's in your blood!

Enjoy!

 

[Ianco Volkova]

Thanks for the welcome guys. I'd like to know the characteristics of my first PC, the PC/XT clone of Acer, I couldn't find any information on the web.

 

[dongfeng]

Welcome!

If it was an XT clone, then it should have had an 8088 processor (maybe faster than the 4.77MHz of the Intel-based 8088s the IBMs used). A 360KB floppy drive and maybe a 10-20MB hard drive.

 

[CP/M User]

dreddnott wrote:

> Cool stuff you had...I hope it went to a good home!

Probably went to some dude who's got 50 C64s & 100 XTs to
their collection!

Welcome all the same! :-D

 

[Ianco Volkova]

Hahah, probably true with the Commodore 64. But my father sold the XT when I was 7 years old, and the guy who bought it (for US$200) in 1993 wanted to use it as a home computer! In fact, he called for instructions about using it, and my mother (she was the computer expert at home around that time) wasn't there to answer. So my father gave me the phone and I had to give the instructions about how to execute the games and programs in MS-DOS.