Denial

I figured it would be cool to create a thread that poses the question "What are your top 5 favorite computers?"

I can go ahead and answer with mine (in no particular order):

Commodore VIC-20
Commodore 64C
Commodore 128
Commodore SX-64
Commodore 8296D

Bonus question:

What computer would you like to see?

My answer: Portable VIC-20

I guess you mean retro computers...

Vic-20
C64
Amiga 1200
Plus/4
Amiga 500

Boray wrote:I guess you mean retro computers...

Vic-20
C64
Amiga 1200
Plus/4
Amiga 500

Yes, sorry if that was not clear, also after my original post, I noticed I forgot my non 8 bit Commodore favorites (Amiga 1200, Apple //e, Macintosh Classic II, and IBM PC XT).

Nice idea!

My personal list:

1. C64
2. C16
3. VIC-20
4. Amiga 500
5. Amiga 1200

Why nobody writes ZX Spectrum?

C64
Amiga 500
VIC20
CPlus4
Amiga 1200

Commodore rulez!

1 - Vic-20
2 - C128
3 - BBC B
4 - CPC 464 (locomotive basic was excellent)
5 - Amiga 1200

I know my top is the VIC-20 because I find it more flexible for simple electronics experiments than the C64 or the PC or any other computer but this thread forces me to look back on all the computers I have owned and used since 1981.

What a strange feeling; I have put my fingers on the keyboards of so so many different machines.

I first saw and briefly used a VIC-20 in 1981, learned BASIC programming in 1982 in a CoCo2, got my first PC-4 in late 1982 then finally got my own VIC-20 on november 25th 1983. I then got a C64 in the summer of 1985, the REU in 1987 and the list goes on and on...

1989 Amiga 1000
1990 Amiga 500
1992 Amiga 3000
1994 486DX2-66
1995 486DX4-100
1996 Pentium 100-133
1997 Pentium Pro
1998 Pentium II 266-400
1999 Pentium III 500
2000 Upgrade (same machine)to PIII-850MHz
2002 Athlon XP 1600
2004 Athlon XP 2400
2006 Pentium D 2.8GHz - still owned and upgraded to 3GB with Radeon HD 4650
2011 Laptop Intel COREi7/4GB RAM - still owned
2012 Upgrade to 8GB

I have 2 VIC-20s here (and a PAL VIC-20 MoBo) both of which I got after 2000. The older one is the same age as the one I 1st saw in December 1981 in my aunt's basement- it is soon going to turn 35. Wow! thirty-five years old! - Still works like new...



I sell stuff for people who use 35 years old computers. Sounds weird doesn't it?

P.S.: I also own half a dozen C64 computers including one which is PAL and a C128.

Added edit:
My top 5 within the 20 y.o. or more ones would be:

1. VIC-20 (specifically with PET style keyboard)
2. Amiga 3000 desktop
3. C64
4. C128
5. PC with 486DX4-100 running WIndows NT 3.51 - it was amazing compared to other things available before Windows 95 and it was the first computer/OS I used to navigate the internet.

Retro, as in 20 or more years ago for me, in preferred order:

1. A3000T
2. Linux 2.0
3. C128D
4. C16
5. VIC20

Good idea, let's do a top list of 20-or-more years old computers I owned (preferred software in braces):

1. Commodore VIC-20, 1982 (all early type-ins and newsstand publications)
2. Commodore 64, 1984 (graphic adventures, RPGs, word processors)
3. Olidata IBM-compatible, 386 DX-33 w/soundblaster and SVGA graphics, 1991 (SCUMM adventures, early 90s drive and flight simulators)
4. Commodore Plus-4, 1988 (built-in software, DIY graphic programs)
5. [forgive me mode]ZX Spectrum, 1986 (not mine, but played a lot with a friend: Questprobe series graphic adventures)[/forgive me mode]

1. Commodore Vic-20 (my first true love)
2. Commodore C-128 (three in one)
3. Commodore 64 (arcade, arcade arcade)
4. Commodore +4 (built in software)
5. Commodore C16 (just the kindest little brother)

I'll bite...

In no particular order, they are:

C= VIC-20
C=64
Apple IIe (enhanced)
Atari 800XL
TI-99/4a

I love all retro computers to one degree or another, both those are my top 5.

Not exactly retro, but my favourite computer would probably be my 12 year old HP Pavillion laptop. It was bought new in 2004 for £900 and it's been with me through everything.

I no longer use it for the internet, but it's still my go-to home theatre machine and emulators still look and sound great.

Here's a review of this beauty from back in the day:
http://www.cnet.com/products/hp-pavilion-zv5000z/

VIC-20 (my first BASIC-program)
C64 (games..games.. and so many lines of basic code)
ZX Spectrum (Sorry, but I like monochrome graphics and my neighbour got it)
C16 (My cousin's computer)
Amstrad CPC (My cousin's computer)

...and Salora Fellow, MSX, Sharp MZ 800, Telmac... etc

Interesting... the Macintosh or one of its numerous variants is not on anyone's top 5 list.

Maybe it's too mainstream for a snob niche of users like us . How many people would know what the heck is a Plus 4 nowadays? Nonetheless, it appears in several lists...