This gallery is part of the What Computer Had the Biggest Impact on You? series. Also, read more articles in the 70th Anniversary issue.
I received lots of feedback about the first computer you used, the one that had the most influence on your professional development and what computer you found most interesting. I’ve condensed and collected them into three galleries, starting with this one that addresses your first computer.
This collection starts with the small personal computers like the Altair 8800 and Apple IIe, and progresses to mainframes including the IBM 360. Many of the comments mentioned programming in assembler and FORTRAN. Punch paper tape, mag tape, and punch cards also were in the mix. Sorry if I didn’t include your offering. I made sure anything with two or more entries showed up.
You can check out the initial article and leave additional feedback, or you can add comments to any of these articles for others to respond.