the greatest personal computer ever?

[irmongoose]

I'm just glad the iMac G4 is on there (haha yeah, talk about oldskool, or lack thereof). I love that computer, and to date, still use it as my main machine. (Have used it, actually... I'm at the Apple Store now, just picked up my new black MacBook! Hah! )

That doesn't mean I won't love my iMac any less, though.



irmongoose

 

[sushi]

As for the list, I'm glad that the PowerBook 100/140/170 made the top 10, but considering the lasting effect the design had on the industry I really would have thought it would have been in the top 5.

Still have my PB170. Love it.

And I agree, with the profound changes that these models inspired it is surprising that they are not in the top 5.

 

[miloblithe]

iMac G4 boo...boooooo

form over function.

 

[AndyR]

Anyone else have an Amstrad Mega PC??? I remember having one of those as I really wanted a PC like my mates but also wanted a Sega Mega Drive so bam this killed 2 birds with one stone.

Freakin awesome machine that back in the good old dos days. Can't beleive though I sold it a year later for £40 to get an Amiga 500 (awesome) and I noticed a Mega PC went on eBay last year for nearly £800!!!

 

[machappymeal]

Some great memories. I remember most of these machines. I feel so old

 

[xsedrinam]

You know I'm kind of surprised the Apple Pismo and Cube aren't on the lists...Also the Pismo was one of apples best built laptops: two batteries, solid as a rock, etc...

Nuc

Agree. Both my Pismo 500 and PB150 still work fine. The Pismo was a great PB in its day.

 

[dmw007]

Yay for Apple- #1!

 

[kondspi]

Yay for Apple- #1!

Do you really think it deserved 1st place? My 1st place award would have gone to the SE/30.

 

[aricher]

Do you really think it deserved 1st place? My 1st place award would have gone to the SE/30.

I would have said the 3E/30 as well. That was the first Mac I bought with all my own cash. It was expensive as heck but lasted forever and was highly upgradable. I had it set up as a gaming/word and browser machine until about 3 years ago when the CRT finally gave. It's a fishtank now. Love that machine.

 

[balamw]

Do you really think it deserved 1st place? My 1st place award would have gone to the SE/30.

The Apple ][ paved the way in so many ways, that it deserves #1.

I would definitely have expected to see one of the 8 bit Commies (PET, VIC, C64, C128) on that list though.

B

 

[0098386]

Tch. Amiga for me.

 

[SMM]

They always say the 8088 was a 16 bit processor:

Intel 8088 microprocessor is almost identical to the Intel 8086 processor with the exception of the external data bus. External data bus width of the 8088 was reduced to 8 bits, and instruction queue size and prefetching algorithms were changed. Intel 8088 used two consecutive bus cycles to write or read 16 bit data instead of one cycle for the 8086.

So, is this 8 bit, or 16 bit?

 

[dmw007]

Do you really think it deserved 1st place? My 1st place award would have gone to the SE/30.

I am just glad that Apple made it to being #1.

 

[aquajet]

My 1st place award would have gone to the SE/30.

The SE/30 was an outstanding computer but it wasn't nearly as important as the Apple II IMO.

iMac G4 boo...boooooo

form over function.

Late to respond, but..you really think so? I think it's a great computer which represents the best balance of form and function within the iMac family.

 

[RedTomato]

I held on to a non working Atari STfm until March this year. I can't remember when it broke.
The motherboard is now hanging on the wall, next the the board from an Acorn Electron and processor daughterboard from my 7500/100.

Ah the Acorn Electron. My first ever computer - given to me at the tender age of 5 or thereabouts. I remember loading up the tape games from the cover of Electron User (the Introductory Tape was the only one I had) and playing it on the family's B+W tv out in the remote hinterlands of Lands End where I grew up.

The odd cousin would come over and spend 4 hours typing in a game listing, only for me to accidentally on purpose press the Break key and loose all their work (as I wanted my computer back!) Oh the fun we had!

 

[bousozoku]

My beloved Atari 800 was only #14?

*sniff*

oh well, Atari 800, you'll always be #1 to me

Odd, considering how it improved a lot on what Apple started. The graphics co-processor was great and the operating system was much more advanced, more modular but the machine was like a second try.

I was glad to see the Kaypro II on there. I think the original IBM PC doesn't even deserve to be on the list It wasn't until the Compaq DeskPro 386 that the machines were more than a headache.

The various Amiga and Mac models certainly deserve recognition and the Altair 8800 has a personal place in my history, as well as with so many Microsoft (hyphenated or not) BASIC users. I miss those days of choice.

 

[ziwi]

Sweet, I was onboard early with the Apple II and then the Mac Plus - but that was it for that list...no more in the top 25 were mine...

 

[Music_Producer]

Anyone here ever own a ZX Spectrum? (The first one) It had 48 kb of ram .. and of course, you could hook it up to the tv and a tape player. Man, I miss those days.. I still remember the smell of that computer!

You could buy one ZX Spectrum and be satisfied with playing games or doing BASIC programming on it.. now all we do is wait for Tuesday updates