Where it all began

TDK1044 · 05-07-09, 08:16 AM

If you want a good laugh, go here and check out where it all began. Look at the specs. Even Neal's rig can run this game!

http://www.uboat.cz/down/sim/shmanual.pdf

Letum · 05-07-09, 08:24 AM

I wonder how many instances I would have to run to use all of my cores
and RAM to 100%...

TDK1044 · 05-07-09, 08:26 AM

I love the reference to Windows 95 users......Did that OS really exist? I thought it was a figment of my imagination.

Letum · 05-07-09, 08:30 AM

I still use win95 on one of my older machines.
It's not bad apart from the limited resolution.
All it does now is host a few networked drives, but it does it well.

TDK1044 · 05-07-09, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

I still use win95 on one of my older machines.
It's not bad apart from the limited resolution.
All it does now is host a few networked drives, but it does it well.

Wow. Very cool. My introduction to Windows was Windows 98 which was less than impressive. I liked 2000 and I really like XP. I'm staying away from Vista, and I'll be purchasing a Laptop with 7 as the OS at the end of the year.

AVGWarhawk · 05-07-09, 08:59 AM

My real intro was 98. Love 98 and did not mess with 2000 or ME. I was leary of XP and held on to 98 until the day MS said there was no more support. Bummer. Run Vista now. I like Vista a lot. The game that started it all for me was Janes WWII flight sim.

ReallyDedPoet · 05-07-09, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

The game that started it all for me was Janes WWII flight sim.

Fast Attack for me

Though I am sure I played some old Atari Sub Game when I was a kid

I never could get SH1 to work so I shelved it

Raptor1 · 05-07-09, 09:09 AM

My first Windows computer had Windows 3.11, followed by Windows 95, then Windows 98 SE, then XP

Now I use Vista 64, which I don't much like and will replace with Windows 7 as soon as it's out and stable, probably

Freiwillige · 05-07-09, 10:29 AM

Dos 5.0 and windows 3.11 was my begining on a $4,500 486dx33. Thats 33 Mhz for those not in the know!

First game was X-wing fighter. using only a mouse and without sound ! finally blew up the dreaded death star!

Jimbuna · 05-07-09, 11:29 AM

Win95 and a superfast Pentium 133MHz with 1.5GB HD.

Had every Windows OS since and sticking with XP Pro until I've no alternative but to change.

JSLTIGER · 05-07-09, 02:40 PM

The first machine I used was my grandfather's when I was two...

IBM PC XT
4.77MHz Intel 8088
256KB RAM
20MB HDD
5.25" Floppy
EGA graphics

Windows? HA! DOS was it...well, that and BASICA.

The first computer that we had at home was a $3K+ beast in 1994. My dad and grandfather both bought one of these at the same time.

Intel Pentium 100MHz
16MB RAM
1.2GB HDD (World's first 1GB+ HDD)
4X TEAC CD-ROM
5.25" Floppy
3.5" Floppy

It came with Windows 3.11 (I still remember having to enter the "win" command in DOS to get into it), which we later upgraded to Windows 95. Since then I've had machines with 95, 98, 98SE, XP, Vista32, Vista64, and 7 (Beta).

NeonSamurai · 05-07-09, 03:29 PM

My first IBM pc (not first pc though) was the original grandaddy the IBM-XT, and first subsim was Gato. I think it ran dos 2.x or 3.x, i forget now. I eventualy went to MS DOS 6.22 then every flavor of windows I've used at one point or another (including the server os's like NT).

SteamWake · 05-07-09, 03:30 PM

My first exposure to operating systems were MSDOS and Pickles and Trout.

No seriously Pickels & Trout

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80

Had one of those neatly stowed away in my parents attic, thought maybe someday it maybe worth something. They threw it out when they sold the house

CaptainHaplo · 05-07-09, 06:44 PM

My first pc was an old 8088 booting from dos 2 point something or other. It had 2 floppy disk drives vs the "standard" one. Few people around now remember that b is a valid drive letter!

First games were pretty much all from Microprose - Lightspeed, the original Silent Service (you had to boot that one), M1 tank platoon, F117, etc etc. I played alot of shareware titles back then as well, Hack, Mines of Moria, etc. Even had a few SSI games. Of course, elite was in there (that game was hard with just keyboard controls!)

I skipped the 286, 386 and 486 personally, though I did work with them. Went straight to a Pentium when they came out and had Win95, set it up to dual boot into dos 6.22 - had all kinds of problems with that machine initially because the sound board was an off brand Mad Dog 16 (SB16 compatible). Finally got it running to play MOO, MOM and a SS2.

magic452 · 05-08-09, 02:49 AM

My first rig was a Atari 512K RAM 2 floppies and no hard drive. Played Silent Service and F-16 on it, I still have it and it runs. Got a 5MB hard drive for it and it's bigger than a shoe box and weights about 10 pounds.

First pc was was a 486x33 but I must have stole it at only $2,900.00. 3.11 as well. Went to Win. 95 and 98 before going to XP, still there.

Magic

05-07-09, 08:16 AM	#1
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Where it all began If you want a good laugh, go here and check out where it all began. Look at the specs. Even Neal's rig can run this game! http://www.uboat.cz/down/sim/shmanual.pdf

05-07-09, 08:24 AM	#2
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I wonder how many instances I would have to run to use all of my cores and RAM to 100%... __________________

05-07-09, 08:30 AM	#4
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I still use win95 on one of my older machines. It's not bad apart from the limited resolution. All it does now is host a few networked drives, but it does it well. __________________

05-07-09, 08:59 AM	#6
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	My real intro was 98. Love 98 and did not mess with 2000 or ME. I was leary of XP and held on to 98 until the day MS said there was no more support. Bummer. Run Vista now. I like Vista a lot. The game that started it all for me was Janes WWII flight sim. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	My first Windows computer had Windows 3.11, followed by Windows 95, then Windows 98 SE, then XP Now I use Vista 64, which I don't much like and will replace with Windows 7 as soon as it's out and stable, probably __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

05-07-09, 08:26 AM	#3
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I love the reference to Windows 95 users......Did that OS really exist? I thought it was a figment of my imagination.

05-07-09, 10:29 AM	#9
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Dos 5.0 and windows 3.11 was my begining on a $4,500 486dx33. Thats 33 Mhz for those not in the know! First game was X-wing fighter. using only a mouse and without sound ! finally blew up the dreaded death star!

05-07-09, 11:29 AM	#10
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Win95 and a superfast Pentium 133MHz with 1.5GB HD. Had every Windows OS since and sticking with XP Pro until I've no alternative but to change. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-07-09, 02:40 PM	#11
JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The first machine I used was my grandfather's when I was two... IBM PC XT 4.77MHz Intel 8088 256KB RAM 20MB HDD 5.25" Floppy EGA graphics Windows? HA! DOS was it...well, that and BASICA. The first computer that we had at home was a $3K+ beast in 1994. My dad and grandfather both bought one of these at the same time. Intel Pentium 100MHz 16MB RAM 1.2GB HDD (World's first 1GB+ HDD) 4X TEAC CD-ROM 5.25" Floppy 3.5" Floppy It came with Windows 3.11 (I still remember having to enter the "win" command in DOS to get into it), which we later upgraded to Windows 95. Since then I've had machines with 95, 98, 98SE, XP, Vista32, Vista64, and 7 (Beta). __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home

05-07-09, 03:29 PM	#12
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	My first IBM pc (not first pc though) was the original grandaddy the IBM-XT, and first subsim was Gato. I think it ran dos 2.x or 3.x, i forget now. I eventualy went to MS DOS 6.22 then every flavor of windows I've used at one point or another (including the server os's like NT). __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff

05-07-09, 03:30 PM	#13
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	My first exposure to operating systems were MSDOS and Pickles and Trout. No seriously Pickels & Trout http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80 Had one of those neatly stowed away in my parents attic, thought maybe someday it maybe worth something. They threw it out when they sold the house __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

05-07-09, 06:44 PM	#14
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	My first pc was an old 8088 booting from dos 2 point something or other. It had 2 floppy disk drives vs the "standard" one. Few people around now remember that b is a valid drive letter! First games were pretty much all from Microprose - Lightspeed, the original Silent Service (you had to boot that one), M1 tank platoon, F117, etc etc. I played alot of shareware titles back then as well, Hack, Mines of Moria, etc. Even had a few SSI games. Of course, elite was in there (that game was hard with just keyboard controls!) I skipped the 286, 386 and 486 personally, though I did work with them. Went straight to a Pentium when they came out and had Win95, set it up to dual boot into dos 6.22 - had all kinds of problems with that machine initially because the sound board was an off brand Mad Dog 16 (SB16 compatible). Finally got it running to play MOO, MOM and a SS2. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

05-08-09, 02:49 AM	#15
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	My first rig was a Atari 512K RAM 2 floppies and no hard drive. Played Silent Service and F-16 on it, I still have it and it runs. Got a 5MB hard drive for it and it's bigger than a shoe box and weights about 10 pounds. First pc was was a 486x33 but I must have stole it at only $2,900.00. 3.11 as well. Went to Win. 95 and 98 before going to XP, still there. Magic