>Just curious about what any of you have as computer-history and hardware
>now.
Ok.
Personal info:
Name : Eric Boon
Age : 30
Adres : somewhere between the Netherlands and Germany at the moment :-)
Occupation : senior programmer
Bank account: Postbank: 5763069 (Donations are always welcome :-))
Computer history:
Somewhere in the early 80's, my father brought home some kind of PC-like
apparatus. I think it was an CP/M machine, but I'm not sure. It had a
5 1/4" floppy drive and a monogreen 13" monitor. I played great games on
this machine: RACE and TIC-TAC-TOE (boter/kaas & eieren)! Too bad my dad
had to return this machine to his boss after a couple of weeks. At the
end of 1982 we got a Timex Sinclair 1000T, which was a clone of the
all-famous Sinclair ZX81.
I started programming that thing and after a while also for Commodore
PET and C=64, although I've never owned either of these two machines...
I got my first MSX in 1988 when I graduated from high-school (gymnasium,
that is), a Philips NMS8250. I still have it and it is still functional
although a little bit pepped-up :-)
Then I made the mistake to start studying Computer Science, which I've
been doing till 1997.
In the early nineties, I formed a group together with Frank Thijssen,
Rober van Ballegoy and Vincent Nas: 4TRAX. We released 3 music/demo
disks (Songbook #1, #2 and Kofferdisk) and a program to play MoonBlaster
files via Midi (4TRAX MidiPlayer).
In 1996 I picked up programming seriously for the MSX again and together
with Martin Krooshof under the name "AURORA" released two (small) games:
EXOR and Ruby&Jade.
Nowadays I also have a PC (got it from my boss) which currently runs
Winshit59 - still want to (re) install Linux, but I can't find the time
to do it :-( As I have a programmer's job, I do not really feel like
programming in my few minutes per day spare time, which I really regret.
Current hardware:
Philips NMS 8250 + 7Mhz, 1 MB, 2nd FDD
Philips CM8833-II color monitor
SCSI interface
DOS 2.xx cartridge (thanks again Erik :-))
32 MB HDD
512 MB HDD (not connected, yet)
Iomega ZIP
MusicModule
FM-PAC (by Digital KC)
Sony Mouse (_the_ one and only MSX mouse IMNSHO)
I once owned an original Salamander (SCC!) but it got lost sometime
Martin and I share a GFX9000 and MoonSound
Homebrew:
Simpl (Covox like thingie)
Mouse/joystick switch
Software
Way too many
MSX History:
4TRAX: Songbook #1 (1992)
Songbook #2 (1993)
Kofferdisk (1993)
(I didn't do nothing on the MB MIDI replayer :-))
Aurora: Exor
Ruby & Jade
Further: founded comp.sys.msx (1993? That is, I releassed the RFD and CFV)
Eric
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