Apple IIe to now

[naftalim]

My first computer was an Apple IIe, and these were the specs. Crazy

• Family: Pre-Macintosh.
• Codename: Diana.
• Processor: CPUMOS Technology/SynerTek 6502. CPU Speed: 1.02 MHz. ...
• ROM: 16K or 32K.
• Onboard RAM: 64 kB.
• Maximum RAM: 128 k, with Extended 80 Columns Card. ...
• RAM slots: Expansion via the first slot.
• Expansion Slots: Eight proprietary slots.

Yesterday I purchased the MacBook Pro 16" with 16GB RAM and 2TB HD

Apple M1 Pro with 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
16GB unified memory
140W USB-C Power Adapter
2TB SSD storage
Three Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 port
INPUT 065-CCPF Touch ID
16-inch Liquid Retina XDR display

 

[phillytim]

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[xraydoc]

My first computer was an Apple IIe, and these were the specs. Crazy

• Family: Pre-Macintosh.
• Codename: Diana.
• Processor: CPUMOS Technology/SynerTek 6502. CPU Speed: 1.02 MHz. ...
• ROM: 16K or 32K.
• Onboard RAM: 64 kB.
• Maximum RAM: 128 k, with Extended 80 Columns Card. ...
• RAM slots: Expansion via the first slot.
• Expansion Slots: Eight proprietary slots.

Yesterday I purchased the MacBook Pro 16" with 16GB RAM and 2TB HD

Apple M1 Pro with 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
16GB unified memory
140W USB-C Power Adapter
2TB SSD storage
Three Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 port
INPUT 065-CCPF Touch ID
16-inch Liquid Retina XDR display

My first was an Apple II+. The difference is insane.

 

[EugW]

I had a II+ clone with 48 KB RAM, upgraded to 64 KB, with 80 column and lower case mod.

My modem was 300 baud and cost me $189 US plus shipping.

Looking to get an 8-core M1 Pro in 2022. I probably won't bother with 10 GigE yet.

 

[zarathu]

My first computer was an Apple IIe, and these were the specs. Crazy

• Family: Pre-Macintosh.
• Codename: Diana.
• Processor: CPUMOS Technology/SynerTek 6502. CPU Speed: 1.02 MHz. ...
• ROM: 16K or 32K.
• Onboard RAM: 64 kB.
• Maximum RAM: 128 k, with Extended 80 Columns Card. ...
• RAM slots: Expansion via the first slot.
• Expansion Slots: Eight proprietary slots.

Yesterday I purchased the MacBook Pro 16" with 16GB RAM and 2TB HD

Apple M1 Pro with 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
16GB unified memory
140W USB-C Power Adapter
2TB SSD storage
Three Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 port
INPUT 065-CCPF Touch ID
16-inch Liquid Retina XDR display

Me Too, except I bought a 2.3 mhz Laser. I was using the original 1 mhz 2e at work. about 35 years ago. I used a Sinclair in the 70’s.

 

[Yorkieray]

My earliest experience of personal computing was on an Apple IIe at a local technology college. I could not afford one then and it was not until 2014 that I eventually bought my first Mac. At a family reunion in 1993 in Dallas, one of my American cousins recommended that I should buy a Mac for my first computer. He was predicting then that Apple would dominate personal computing. I still couldn't afford a Mac, so I bought a pc instead.
I’m expecting delivery of a M1 Pro 14” MBP on Tuesday.

 

[ScanTheNavian]

As a 90s child I enjoy reading these kinds of threads to see what computing was like before I was born. Makes me wonder what capabilites computers will have in 40 years.

 

[zarathu]

As a 90s child I enjoy reading these kinds of threads to see what computing was like before I was born. Makes me wonder what capabilites computers will have in 40 years.

Since I am a 50’s child, probably old enough to be your grandfather, its pretty easy for me to see.

 

[Bodhitree]

Let’s see… my first experience of digital technology was digital watches and a little black-and-white handheld games machine which could only play one game. Real computers I started with Apple IIe’s in school, later on there was an Atari ST, then a 286 PC, and then a Performa Mac in the early 1990’s. These were my parent’s choices. The first computer I bought was a 486 PC in 1993, and the first Mac I bought for myself was a PowerMac 8500/120 in 1996, if memory serves, on which I taught myself to program in C/C++. It was interesting to go from text input and a little programming in BASIC to full GUI’s which were conceptually not so different from what we use today, to real Unix OS’s.

For the record, I was born in 1972.

 

[ScanTheNavian]

Since I am a 50’s child, probably old enough to be your grandfather, its pretty easy for me to see.

Well, my grandfather was born in 1910 so I think you'd still be considered a youngster in his eyes were he still alive.

The first computer I bought was a 486 PC in 1993, and the first Mac I bought for myself was a PowerMac 8500/120 in 1996, if memory serves, on which I taught myself to program in C/C++. It was interesting to go from text input and a little programming in BASIC to full GUI’s which were conceptually not so different from what we use today, to real Unix OS’s.

For the record, I was born in 1972.

My friends who are a bit older than me were used to text input, it was interesting to hear them talk about their experiences. I sometimes "regret" only being brought up with GUI, might have been more interested in programming and such. The closest I've gotten is when I started using Ubuntu a some years ago and had to use the Terminal sometimes to get stuff done.