What was your first ever PC?

[Bofferbrauer2]

Conina said:

HoloDust said:

Friend of mine had Schneider CPC 464 - I remember thinking it's uglier than original Amstrad version, which I still find to be one of the most (in not THE most) aesthetically pleasing home computers from that period.

I didn't like the colored keys of the Amstrad 464, especialy the green ones:

The prettiest computer from the mid-80s was the Atari ST (IMHO)

While the Atari ST did look very good (as mentioned, I'm a big fan of the form factor), esepcially the F-keys, but the keyboard quality itself was atrocious and more floppy than a floppy disk. It was a cheap membrane keyboard masquerading as mechanical keyboard, and from the start it wasn't very good for typing anything consistently. Had Tramiel not cheapened out  on this, it could have sold quite a bit better, as it was one of the main drawbacks of the ST line.

Also, I never understood why they removed the arrow keys and pushed them upwards...

Also, not to forget the super-odd placement of the Joystick and Mouse ports UNDER the keyboard.

Last edited by Bofferbrauer2 - on 28 September 2025