Chris Parker

These three machines next to each other at the Computer History Museum were so formative for me.

I learned BASIC on the TRS-80 Model I.

A friend of my parents had a Commodore PET that they let me use every time we visited them.

My dad bought an Apple ][+ when I was in the 4th grade - this is the machine I started programming “for real” on.

Mar 17, 2023 at 4:30amIvory for iOS
Show threadSteve RigginsMar 17, 2023
@ctp same! I had a 4k level I model I. I used PETs at school, owned an Atari 800 and ended high school using Apple IIs and my Mac in 1984.
Show threadDave CampMar 17, 2023

@steveriggins @ctp same same! Model 1 and then a ][+ at home. Friend had an Atari 800.

Used my first Mac in late 1983 I think, before they shipped. I was a teen working at the local computer store and we got super secret training before they were released. Wrote my first Mac apps in 68k assembly.

Show threadsanguishMar 17, 2023
@ctp used all these! Owned and on the TRS-80 and then Apple ][