Shawn Wildermuth (๐บ๐ฆ++)How large was your first hard drive? Mine was 5mb. #throwbacktechsday
Fred MarkleI found this old gem from 2003 in my basement. It's what we like to call an "MP3 player". The brand is Neuros. The darker grey part contains a 20gb spinning hard drive that could be swapped for a larger one. It also has a built in FM transmitter. This thing was so cool in the day feature wise but looks a heck of a lot like a stud finder. Still working after almost 20 years. Here is a link to the wiki page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuros_Technology #mp3player4life #AudioThings #retrotech #throwbacktechsday
ThomasMy 1st browser game was World of Dungeons, aka WOD, a text based fantasy RPG. I mostly played a Juggler called Pilgrim von Passau and an Archer/Knight named Brunhild von Island. Some friends from my Clan played it with me for many years and we were one of the best groups and famous for PVP, group + clan matches, and item trading ๐ Did you ever play a browser game and which was it?
#TBT #ThrowBackTechsday #ThrowBackThursday #BrowserGame #WOD #WorldOfDungeons #2004 #RPG
My 2nd hand held gaming experience was with the first Nintendo Game Boy. I loved playing Gargoyle's Quest much, but also multiplayer game F-1 Race was great fun with the cable adapter for 4 players. It was like an early LAN-Party ๐ Did you also own a Game Boy and what was your favourite game on it? I mean besides the all time classic Tetris ๐
#TBT #ThrowBackTechsday #ThrowBackThursday #GameBoy #Nintendo #1991 #GargoylesQuest #F1Race #Tetris
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As you may know, I started the #ThrowBackTechsday category on Thursdays here in the Fediverse, and this would be a great story to share with this hashtag. I really like to hear it.
As you may know, I started the #ThrowBackTechsday category on Thursdays here in the Fediverse, and this would be a great story to share with this hashtag. I really like to hear it.
My 2nd cut 4 the world of freedom was when I switched my complete household 2 Linux. It was a big sacrifice as it meant the end of my ESL gaming career, as nearly no games or anti cheat tools worked on Linux ๐ But I discovered WINE & at least on LAN Parties & my own servers I was able to play Counter-Strike 1.6 ๐ Did u completely ban Win from your household & what was the biggest loss 4u?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike_(video_game)
#TBT #ThrowBackTechsday #ThrowBackThursday #Linux #Gaming #ESL #Wine #CS1.6 #2008
My first remarkable PC game was Space Quest 5. I started with 4, but the 5th episode is burned into my mind, because we played it all together and solved the game via HAM radio. ๐ When someone found a solution, it was told the others over the air, who tried it immediately ๐ Do you have an old game that is still on your mind due to a special story behind?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Quest_V
#TBT #ThrowBackTechsday #ThrowBackThursday #SpaceQuestV #RogerWilco #games #1994
My first cut for the world of freedom was when I quit ICQ and switched to XMPP in 2006. It was a big sacrifice, as everyone was using ICQ and I lost almost 95% of my contacts ๐ But I discovered Pidgin aka Gaim and learned a lot about freedom and started to dig deeper into the free software world ๐ Do you still use XMPP and what client do you use?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP
#TBT #ThrowBackTechsday #ThrowBackThursday #ICQ #XMPP #Pidgin #Gaim #OTR #2006
My first Smartwatch was a Casio Data Bank CA53w-1 and it not only had a calculator, it even could store phone numbers! ๐ All my school buddies numbers with me! Wheeehoooo! ๐ What was your first techy watch and why?
https://www.casio.com/products/watches/databank/ca53w-1
#TBT #ThrowBackTechsday #ThrowBackThursday #smartwatch #Casio #calculator #1990s
My first bike was a Blitz 405 and I drove it till the frame broke. ๐ I had to make a licence and practical test at school with the Police to be allowed to drive it to school and I had to wear an orange warning cap, because I had to cross 2 main streets. ๐ Do you remember your first bike and a funny story connected to it?
https://ddr-fahrradwiki.de/Blitz_Modell_405
#TBT #ThrowBackTechsday #ThrowBackThursday #Bike #Blitz #GDR #1980s