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The BLF Society for Research of User History & Tech
McJob:
I'm going to work on a much better OP in future but for the time being you'll have live with this stuffty thing.
While going through some old notes, I was reminded of this old thing:
--- Quote from: McJob on June 09, 2015, 12:44:29 AM ---...
So, one of the hobbies that's taken up more of my time than video games is trying to jot down every single thing I've played, read and watched from my history. Of course it's impossible, but I'm trying to at least get the most memorable stuff so I can figure out why I remember them.
I've had a few computers over my life time, but trying to place them on the timeline has been a creative challenge, especially since my parents don't remember anything and don't have the receipts any more. Here's the evidence I have so far:
First PC: IBM Aptiva/98SE Machine - Date: ???
* IBM Aptiva 2171: Release Date - 1998ish
* HP Deskjet 680C: Release Date - 1998ish
* Windows 98SE: Discontinued Date - July 11, 2006 (Originally January 16, 2004)
* Microsoft Office Pro 2003 disc: Files on Disc - October 2nd, 2003
* Microsoft Works V7 Disc: Files on Disc - July 13, 2002
* A School Report I Made Using Microsoft Word, and the first thing I ever did on a computer (at least at home): 2003
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The point of this thread is that I believe it is really important for users to research and understand their history, as it is a means to better learn why and how we go here and where we can go in the future. To that end, I want this thread to serve as a place for users to put down notes and info as they begin to start research topics such as:
* Computers & Consoles (Devices, Usage Limits, Maintenance Activities etc)
* Video Games, Movies, Music & Books (Firsts, Favourites, Lessons Learned, Creations etc)
* Places (Important Locations, Experiences and Moments etc)
This is not a place to put down any personally identifying information; just a dump for the stuff that was really important to you growing up. It's like a combination of Old Games Your Played But Forgot The Name Of and You Nostalgia You Lose, but I also want people to document how they figured stuff out (memory helps, but a lot of the time we find stuff by investigating evidence we come across).
The cool end result would be people making timelines of important things and moments that have come to define them.
Feel free to start by posting images of computers and consoles you used to have as a kid, or still keep around somewhere.
Verification:
this piece of stuff supported me for 5 years as i delved into the computer world
beachbum111111:
Is Unova the emachines of the blockland forums?
77x5ghost2:
all of the computers i had were stuff (except my current one)
1st computer:
early 2010- early 2012 (HDD failure)
HP Compaq DC7100
OS: Windows XP sp3 32 Bit
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.8 Ghz
GPU: Intel 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset
RAM: 512MB DDR SDRAM
HDD: 40GB
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2nd computer:
2012 only (had to return it because the build quality was really bad)
HP Pavilion p7-1418
OS: Windows 8 Home 64 Bit
CPU: AMD A6-5400K 3.6 Ghz
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7450 1GB DDR3
RAM: 6GB DDR3
HDD: 1TB
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3rd computer
mid 2014 - mid 2016 (upgraded to the next computer below)
OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6Ghz
GPU: Asus Nvidia Geforce GT 8600 256MB GDDR3 (2014 - early 2015, replaced with a gt 730)
RAM: 2GB DDR2
HDD: 160GB
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4th computer
mid 2016 - present
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit
CPU: Intel Core i3 6300 3.8 Ghz
GPU: Zotac Nvidia Geforce GT 730 2GB GDDR5 (2015 - late 2017, replaced with an amd rx 560)
RAM: 16GB DDR4
HDD: 1TB
Corderlain:
I build a rig back in 2011 but I'm just on my Samsung S6 now.