My first 2 computers were Packard Bell. I don't get all the hate for Packard Bell. I upgraded that 486 to an AMD 5x86 133Mhz overclocked to 150Mhz. Upgraded the ram from 4MB to 32MB and added a CD Burner. Bought it in 1993, used it until 1998 or so.
I had a Packard Bell 386 33MHZ with 4 MB of RAM and a revolutionary new CD drive (the kind you physically remove and place the CD in to). Installing X-Wing on it required deleting almost everything else. Loved that machine.
Dude, my first windows 3.1 machine was a Packard Bell. I remember 66mhz, 4mb of ram. This was even before 56k, all I did was hang out on AOL 3.0 and play flight simulator.
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My first computer was going to be a Packard Bell but last minute I switched to a Gateway 2000 P5-100.
Damn you, Engadget, now I'm going through a nostalgia trip.
You made a wise choice there. Those Gateway machines at the time were very well-made.
@torpidnotion:
My Gateway 2000 will last forever. A few years ago I gave it to a relative who's a DJ and he is still using it. Man, I miss the old Gateway.
Who remembers Microsoft Bob: Gateway 2000 edition?
My first 2 computers were Packard Bell. I don't get all the hate for Packard Bell. I upgraded that 486 to an AMD 5x86 133Mhz overclocked to 150Mhz. Upgraded the ram from 4MB to 32MB and added a CD Burner. Bought it in 1993, used it until 1998 or so.
I had a Packard Bell 386 33MHZ with 4 MB of RAM and a revolutionary new CD drive (the kind you physically remove and place the CD in to). Installing X-Wing on it required deleting almost everything else. Loved that machine.
Dude, my first windows 3.1 machine was a Packard Bell. I remember 66mhz, 4mb of ram. This was even before 56k, all I did was hang out on AOL 3.0 and play flight simulator.