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Computer Geek circa 1984

Dorm Room Panorama from 1984
What a geek!

random stuff to notice:

  • Awesome 1mhz 64k computers with 160k 5.25 inch floppy drives
  • Evans & Sutherland calendar
  • “Creative Computing” and “Compute” magazines
  • 45s
  • D&D figures
  • Awesome 9inch color monitor, um I mean TV tuned to channel 3
  • Hayes 1200baud modem (or was it 300?)
  • Dot matrix printer with fan fold paper
  • Michael Jackson “Thriller” Album

actually there are 2 computers and 3 floppy drives. The Commodore 64 with 64k of ram and a 160k drive and the Atari 800 with 48k of ram and 2 floppy drives. The original *standard* one, an Atari 420 Disk Drive with 88k discs and a 3rd party “double density” drive that could store 176k per disk.

Gees, my current digital camera’s pictures take 3-4meg each. That would mean storing just one picture from my camera would take around 21 double density floppies or 42 single density floppies!

  • http://www.onmylastone.com MalachiWitt
    Sweet!

    Sweet picture! That was back when computers were made like tanks!

  • brooks

    uhhh you had thriller….ouch!

  • PlayStationMuseum

    Wow.  That brings back memories.  I had the same Star Gemini printer for my Atari 800!  Freakin dot matrix printers ruled. 

  • skylights
    puzzle picture

    Wow, I have that “Computers: The Inside Story” mounted and framed also! I’ve always loved looking at all the things going on in that!

  • skylights
    puzzle picture

    Wow, I have that “Computers: The Inside Story” mounted and framed also! I’ve always loved looking at all the things going on in that!

  • Calibrator
    LOL

    Nice stain on the wall at the middle of the bed…

    Blood? Vomit? Something E.T.?

  • patience udall

    What a kick to see the good old days back…. what memories!! are you still actively answering your site?