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Found the original sale pamphlet for my first computer

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First post, by calvin

Posted on 2017-01-01, 16:32

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Hiding in a desk. A3D? Neat. (Though I'm pretty sure it's a pedestrian ESS chipset, leading me to believe it's purely in software.) The "3D" is just a SiS5598, sad!

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2xP2 450, 512 MB SDR, V3 2000, Asus P2B-D, Windows 2000
P4 2.6, 2 GB DDR1, Radeon 9600 Pro, P4P800, Windows XP
Alpha 21164, 512 MB, Permedia 2, KZPCM, AlphaPC 164, NT 4.0

Reply 1 of 5, by Tetrium

Posted on 2017-01-01, 18:41

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I should still have my receipt of my original P2, but last time I checked I could barely read it 🤣

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Reply 2 of 5, by Ampera

Posted on 2017-01-02, 17:44

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I swear I must have some of my first computing boxes around. I ironically first started with retro computing where I had an Athlon XP+ system, 486 SX 25 system, and a G3 PPC system (I still have all but the SX-25)
My first modern computer was a dual core A4 FM1 chip which is still in use somewhere in the house, probably in a machine used by my dad somewhere for some reason.

Reply 3 of 5, by clueless1

Posted on 2017-01-02, 17:57

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That's pretty cool.

Oldest hardware receipt I have is from 1985. Got a Mockingboard for my Apple IIe (at the time one of the most advanced music peripherals for any personal computer). 😎

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Reply 4 of 5, by chinny22

Posted on 2017-01-03, 13:53

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Still got the original box our DX2/66 from 1995 with books or something in it.
Had a few sales pamphlet 's for the same company but must of thrown them out round 2005, was disappointed when I last looked for them. Remember they were advertising the new Pentium!

Reply 5 of 5, by kanecvr

Posted on 2017-01-03, 17:21

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calvin wrote:
Hiding in a desk. A3D? Neat. (Though I'm pretty sure it's a pedestrian ESS chipset, leading me to believe it's purely in software.) The "3D" is just a SiS5598, sad!

The label reads "Yamaha XG 128 voice synth" so I'm thinking it had a yamaha 724 PCI sound card?

In any case, it's a cool setup for the time 😀

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