On Aug 31, 2014 01:37am, ADAM GLAZENER wrote to ALL:   
      
   AG> I remember when my dad purchased our first PC back in '92.  It was a   
   AG> Gateway 2000, 486 Mhz, 4mb RAM, 3.5 floppy drive, 5.25 floppy drive,   
   AG> and Windows 3.1.  I think he used Prodigy internet service to dial out   
   AG> to internet back then.  I was only familiar with my Atari 8-bit system   
   AG> from '85 and up. Then, I started using the Gateway 2000 computer to   
   AG> learn more.  He upgraded to a Compaq PC in '99 and gave me the Gateway   
   AG> PC.  I upgraded the 5.25 floppy drive to a CD drive, the RAM to 16mb,   
   AG> installed 56k modem, and installed Windows 95.  It worked well with AOL   
   AG> internet services for a while.   
      
   I remember my old 286/12 IBM clone that weighed more than a cinderblock. That   
   old MFM drive was huge and heavy. I remember upgrading it's 1200 baud modem to   
   2400 baud. Man that was FAST! LOL!   
      
   Regards,   
      
   Ed "DOC" Koon - Sysop   
      
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