Worst Pc In The Forum...

[Somebody1234]

This post actually posted with this PC.

I decided to fire it up just to post this.

Compaq Contura 400 Family Compaq Contura 400C, Model 250;




CPU: 50-MHz 486DX/2 SL Enhanced
Standard/Maximum RAM: 4 MB/20 MB
Hard Drive: 510 MB
Integrated Center Mount Trackball
9.5 inch DualScan Passive Matrix Color VGA
Full-size keyboard; Isolated, inverted "T" cursor controls
One internal (3.5 inch) 1.44 MB Diskette Drive
Wall-Mount AC Adapter; Extended-Life (yeah sure. ) NiMH rechargeable battery; Battery Gauge; 3.5 - 5.5 hours average battery life. (dead now ) so I have to run it with the AC adaptor all the time now.
Enhanced Parallel, serial, external monitor, external keyboard/pointing device; AC Adapter
Size and Weight: 8.9 x 11.9 x 2 inches, 5.9 lbs.
Compaq 28.8 PCMCIA Fax Modem. (dead ) So i connected an external 28.8 modem to the serial port. o

It came with MS-DOS 6, Microsoft Windows 3.1, Lotus Organizer, TabWorks, Compaq Learning Center. But I have updated it to Windows 95B and office 97.

It was bit tricky to updrade to windows 95 and such as there is no CDROM drive. I had to transfer the setup files (cab files) though a laplink cable connecter to my Pentium 133 at the time.

This laptop was given to me from someone who had asked me to help him upgrade his 486DX2 66mhz desktop PC.

The hinge that is supposed to hold the screen at an angle no longer holds anything. I need a large book behind it to hold it up.

I also have an Atari 800 PC with 48k ram that still works but I cant post with that one.

[Livy]

my first pc was a amd 350mhz with 64mb ram, my uncle still uses his amiga, not sure what specs etc, and he's hooked up to the net aswell.

[gaz_k]

i still got my amega 500 and 600
got an atari st and 2600 as well

at my uni house i still have my NES, SNES and N64 all hooked up, the NES n SNES are by far the best consoles ever for game play.

my first family pc was in 96/97
p133
16mb sdram (upgraded it to 64 a bit later)
1.7gb hard drive
8mb graphics (upgraded to orchid righteous year later at xmas)
28 modem
4x speed cd drive

utter crap, cost £1700 at the time...

think me mate had an even worse one than me, p75 i think

another had a 486(think that whatthe numbers where anyway)

what about the spectrums?

and the bbc ones in primary school!!

[Catsbitz]

My first PC was a 486 DX66 way back in 1993. Had an 8-bit sound blaster card, an obscure grahics card can't remember what it was that was capable of SVGA graphics . T'was a beast of the time with Dos and Win3.11 chugging along, back in the day when Dos loaded first and then u had to type win at the command prompt for windows. Those were the days. It also had for the time a rare 1 Speed CD-Drive!!!!!!!!!! Jebus, possibly 100mb of hard Disk Memory as well, can't remember everything about it.

Also came with a full copy of Doom, one of the first pirate versions to hit the UK back in the day. Bought it of some tiny company working out of a London Uni. Ran classics such as the afore mentioned Doom, commander keen, 7th Guest and other classics. I loved that little beast.........

[Cygnuz-Y]

Originally posted by mogadishu+31 July 2003 - 16:43--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (mogadishu @ 31 July 2003 - 16:43)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Cygnuz-Y@31 July 2003 - 11:36
My old PC:
AMD K6 3D now 400Mhz
200Megs sdram
Voodoo 3 3000


STILL RUNNING XP Dunno how...

I remember it could handle HL but now everygame runs slow....

SNIFF SNIFF

how can you have 200 mb of ram? [/b][/quote]
Ok the exact number is: 224 Ram

1 of 128
1 of 64
1 of 32

[DJ_Mutey]

I can still remeber those good old sound blaster cards. I own A PCI128 Sound blaster myself. Once you heard SoundBlaster You never go back........

[Enigma2003]

just bin rumaging through the garage and found this baby. the very first laptop i ever saw&#33; my dad gave it to me&#33;

it was custom made by some company,
intel pentium 100Mhz with MMX
16MB ram
2MB or 4MB video card (cant remember and it wont turn on )
it had 400MB HDD
a CD-ROM with 4X speed read
a floppy drive
windows 3.1

check this out, when pushed to its limits it could run duke nukem in dos. superb&#33;

it is 3 inches thick and you need a forklift to carry it. LMAO&#33;

[gaz_k]

and once you&#39;ve heard it processed through several amps, all for just one channel of sound per amp then going tio sum loveley big speakers

775 Loudspeakers
The 775 is the titan of the 77 series loudspeaker range. Its twin 6½" (170mm) Aerogel bass/mid drivers provide astonishing clarity, coupled with giant-killer bass and real-world dynamics.

Specifications:
Acoustic loading: 2-way tuned reflex
Effective volume: 53 Litres
Frequency Response: 38Hz-20KHz + 3db
Sensitivity: 92dB
Impedance: 8 Ohms
Cross-over frequency: 3 KHz
Colour: Black, cherry or rosewood

2 grand speakers&#33;&#33;&#33;


SUbs:

BeoLab 2

Dimensions W x H x D / Weight:
31.5 x 26 x 31 / 18 kg
12.4" x 10" x 12" / 39.7 lbs

Cabinet finish:
grey.

Power consumption / Minimum: Typical 15 watts / standby 0.5 watts

Max Sound Pressure Level:
110 dB

Cabinet principle:
Double balanced passive radiator system

Net cabinet voloume:
13 l

Woofer:
1 x 9" (250mm) flat diaphragm

Passive radiators:
2 x 9" (250 mm) flat diaphragm

Magnetic Shielding:
Yes

[Lamsey]

I still have a working Commodore 64, I guess that counts as a PC...

1 MHz 6502 8-bit processor and only 64k RAM, but it had built-in TV-out&#33;

[ToraBoraDweller]

Originally posted by Lamsey@1 August 2003 - 18:50
I still have a working Commodore 64, I guess that counts as a PC...

1 MHz 6502 8-bit processor and only 64k RAM, but it had built-in TV-out&#33;

Yes still got one too &#33;&#33;
It made computing really accessible to the masses and games were graphically not great but big fun (Tetris was 1st here )I spend a lot of time playing a space-shooter called Elite.

It&#39;s now collecting dust but maybe ...one of these days...