The First Acer Aspire! $2, 500 Windows 95 Desktop PC from 1995
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Date: 2024-07-27
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lazygamereviews
Thanks for makign this. Always nice to see memories re-lived and the associations we got from these systems 'in the day' is what makes the interesting to this day (this system, in all other respects is well left in the past though lol.
The stuttering in POD reminded me of what happened when you had your soundcard port set for interrupt sharing (which nothing TOLD you was happening, but you could discover when you changed it to another port/interrupt and found suddently everything ran smoother.
Acer hardware has always been rather poor IME (usually 2 or 3 generations behind the then leading vendors and systems, and then usually the 'rejected' hardware from those cutting edge systems [extra cheap because they had serious drawbacks]. They have always been the bad kind of cheap (though in fairness to those owning Acer's [and I've owned one in my life, and you get fond of them like a rescue dog] they where affordable and 'reliable enough'. I got my first Acer as a mistaken purchase, I wanted another Azus system having had an amazing one before which was remotely located, so was looking at the specs and didn't notice Acer vs Azus. It was an Acer Aspire Laptop and it saw me though and worked just long enough to get me through the warrentee (after which failing hard.
Though, the positives, Acer always has done some weird and quicky software pack shipping with new computers which, when you first get it, feels exciting and different. My Aspire had (supposed) 'holographic 3D display technology', which sounded amazing until I realised its all advertising trademarks with no real substance, excepting whatever difference means they can trademark or patent the name to be the only vendor offering it.
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Thanks for makign this. Always nice to see memories re-lived and the associations we got from these systems 'in the day' is what makes the interesting to this day (this system, in all other respects is well left in the past though lol.
The stuttering in POD reminded me of what happened when you had your soundcard port set for interrupt sharing (which nothing TOLD you was happening, but you could discover when you changed it to another port/interrupt and found suddently everything ran smoother.
Acer hardware has always been rather poor IME (usually 2 or 3 generations behind the then leading vendors and systems, and then usually the 'rejected' hardware from those cutting edge systems [extra cheap because they had serious drawbacks]. They have always been the bad kind of cheap (though in fairness to those owning Acer's [and I've owned one in my life, and you get fond of them like a rescue dog] they where affordable and 'reliable enough'. I got my first Acer as a mistaken purchase, I wanted another Azus system having had an amazing one before which was remotely located, so was looking at the specs and didn't notice Acer vs Azus. It was an Acer Aspire Laptop and it saw me though and worked just long enough to get me through the warrentee (after which failing hard.
Though, the positives, Acer always has done some weird and quicky software pack shipping with new computers which, when you first get it, feels exciting and different. My Aspire had (supposed) 'holographic 3D display technology', which sounded amazing until I realised its all advertising trademarks with no real substance, excepting whatever difference means they can trademark or patent the name to be the only vendor offering it.
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nickwallette6201
Yep. Bulbous plastic is definitely not my kink, but I'm here for it anyway.
P. S.: Couldn't agree more on keeping the experience authentic.
On an OEM system, I will usually stick fairly close to what it shipped with. I might add some RAM (since I don't relish the thought of experiencing disk grinding, some cache (since they were upgradeable, but often shipped with none, and max out the VRAM (also often shipped with subpar configs, and if you really want to experience 640x480 at 256 colors, you're free to do so at any time)
On a recreation of an old system, it's a little harder to be truly authentic. They were always rolling upgrades, and I carried parts forward, so you have to pick an exact time frame. Again, I might add some cache or VRAM (because, back then, I would've if I knew I could, and could afford it -- even did add VRAM once in the 90s, and maybe a little extra RAM. I'll go with the largest HDD I had in that system's life, because experiencing disk full errors isn't much fun either. And I'll add SCSI, to make it easier to transfer data by Zip or Jaz disks. But that's it.
No SSDs in 486s. No 128MB RAM in a Pentium. No 52x CD-RWs in a Pentium II. That's not what it was like.
I also don't get the desire to hot-rod everything with the fastest Overdrive you can cram in there, and overclocking the FSB as high as it'll run. I don't judge anyone who enjoys seeing what they can do, but that's just not interesting to me. An overclocked 486 will never outrun a P4. So if you want to go faster, just use something faster. We're time travellers now.
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Yep. Bulbous plastic is definitely not my kink, but I'm here for it anyway.
P. S.: Couldn't agree more on keeping the experience authentic.
On an OEM system, I will usually stick fairly close to what it shipped with. I might add some RAM (since I don't relish the thought of experiencing disk grinding, some cache (since they were upgradeable, but often shipped with none, and max out the VRAM (also often shipped with subpar configs, and if you really want to experience 640x480 at 256 colors, you're free to do so at any time)
On a recreation of an old system, it's a little harder to be truly authentic. They were always rolling upgrades, and I carried parts forward, so you have to pick an exact time frame. Again, I might add some cache or VRAM (because, back then, I would've if I knew I could, and could afford it -- even did add VRAM once in the 90s, and maybe a little extra RAM. I'll go with the largest HDD I had in that system's life, because experiencing disk full errors isn't much fun either. And I'll add SCSI, to make it easier to transfer data by Zip or Jaz disks. But that's it.
No SSDs in 486s. No 128MB RAM in a Pentium. No 52x CD-RWs in a Pentium II. That's not what it was like.
I also don't get the desire to hot-rod everything with the fastest Overdrive you can cram in there, and overclocking the FSB as high as it'll run. I don't judge anyone who enjoys seeing what they can do, but that's just not interesting to me. An overclocked 486 will never outrun a P4. So if you want to go faster, just use something faster. We're time travellers now.
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Catonzo
I thought we had a slow PC back in 95/96. We had a 144 MHz AST. I remember playing Fatal Racing on it, but struggling with Might and Magic 6 outdoors, but indoors it ran perfectly fine. Fallout 1 didn't struggle, but it had tremendous loading times due to having to install the bare minimum setting (like. 7MB install which meant it would have to read everything from the disk. but it was a GOOD feature given that space was an issue then. It had 16MB of RAM, which was really the bane of its problems as it did run most of the old games quite well when we recently gave it an upgrade in memory. It took no more than two years for it to be severely outdated though.
Also, we do love to complain about computer parts prices today. A top of the line graphics card costing some $2300. Expensive as all hell for sure. but relative This 4700Ti that I have now cost me $2000, but it will last me for four-five years minimum. 1080p, 1440p and around that is realistically as high as you need and hardware has long surpassed that. 4k is pretty, but it is not NECESSARY. It's not like that 640x380 stuff where you would kill to get higher resolution. 1080p is tolerable by everyone and has been the norm for decades. Point being that we've peaked hardware wise in necessity and all of it coming now is just bells and whistles. at a cost VASTLY lower than the bare minimum performance back in 95. Of course that is not me saying that Nvidia is in their right to manhandle us through pricing, but that not everything has become worse. just equalized a tiny bit.
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I thought we had a slow PC back in 95/96. We had a 144 MHz AST. I remember playing Fatal Racing on it, but struggling with Might and Magic 6 outdoors, but indoors it ran perfectly fine. Fallout 1 didn't struggle, but it had tremendous loading times due to having to install the bare minimum setting (like. 7MB install which meant it would have to read everything from the disk. but it was a GOOD feature given that space was an issue then. It had 16MB of RAM, which was really the bane of its problems as it did run most of the old games quite well when we recently gave it an upgrade in memory. It took no more than two years for it to be severely outdated though.
Also, we do love to complain about computer parts prices today. A top of the line graphics card costing some $2300. Expensive as all hell for sure. but relative This 4700Ti that I have now cost me $2000, but it will last me for four-five years minimum. 1080p, 1440p and around that is realistically as high as you need and hardware has long surpassed that. 4k is pretty, but it is not NECESSARY. It's not like that 640x380 stuff where you would kill to get higher resolution. 1080p is tolerable by everyone and has been the norm for decades. Point being that we've peaked hardware wise in necessity and all of it coming now is just bells and whistles. at a cost VASTLY lower than the bare minimum performance back in 95. Of course that is not me saying that Nvidia is in their right to manhandle us through pricing, but that not everything has become worse. just equalized a tiny bit.
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IgnatSolovey
I have no fond memories of PCs before about 2014 or so, with some exceptions. Since the early 1990s it first was a novelty and then a constant battle with buggy software, glitchy drivers, memory leaks, slow disks, inadequate system requirements and whatnot.
One exception was a mid-2000s Centrino-based Fujitsu compact laptop that was a perfect companion for a field photographer (it had a CF slot and sufficient assortment of ports, it was lightweight, quite fast and had, for its time, a very decent display and battery life, and also some Sony Vaio laptops that I wouldn't refuse even today given modern CPU, GPU, RAM and SSD. Their ergonomics and sufficient number of ports indeed induce some nostalgic feeling (while bloatware does not.
Actually last year I encountered a 2009 Vaio that still worked under its original Windows 7 (the first Windows that actually DIDN'T make life a battle, although it's 10 and 11 that are completely hassle-free, given quality hardware, and generally I nearly forgot about BSODs on my own machines once I switched to NT4 SP6a shortly before Windows 2000) and, while sluggish, did the job of showing slides and PDFs, accompanied by a period-correct Epson projector (museum budgets, you know. What's more interesting, it had both VGA and HDMI outputs that worked fine.
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I have no fond memories of PCs before about 2014 or so, with some exceptions. Since the early 1990s it first was a novelty and then a constant battle with buggy software, glitchy drivers, memory leaks, slow disks, inadequate system requirements and whatnot.
One exception was a mid-2000s Centrino-based Fujitsu compact laptop that was a perfect companion for a field photographer (it had a CF slot and sufficient assortment of ports, it was lightweight, quite fast and had, for its time, a very decent display and battery life, and also some Sony Vaio laptops that I wouldn't refuse even today given modern CPU, GPU, RAM and SSD. Their ergonomics and sufficient number of ports indeed induce some nostalgic feeling (while bloatware does not.
Actually last year I encountered a 2009 Vaio that still worked under its original Windows 7 (the first Windows that actually DIDN'T make life a battle, although it's 10 and 11 that are completely hassle-free, given quality hardware, and generally I nearly forgot about BSODs on my own machines once I switched to NT4 SP6a shortly before Windows 2000) and, while sluggish, did the job of showing slides and PDFs, accompanied by a period-correct Epson projector (museum budgets, you know. What's more interesting, it had both VGA and HDMI outputs that worked fine.
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mar4kl
Thank you for making this - what a fun video! I had one of these for a short time, brought in by a client for data recovery and disposal. I may even have offered it to you, and been politely refused. I don't remember if it was emerald green or not, or even what its year of manufacture was, I'm sure I wasn't given all the peripherals (and any that I did get may not have been in working order, and the sample I got may have been upgraded to Windows 98. As I recall, it booted, but I don't remember being greeted with all that Acer bonus-ware. I do remember being impressed with the aesthetics, because the thing just looked so darn distinctive. However, I would have turned my nose up at it, both a year or so ago when it graced my work table and back in the mid 1990s when it came out, because in my world - that of an IT professional - computers that look like anything other than plain putty or black boxes were usually Apple, junk or both. But after watching your video, I can see how this computer would have been enjoyed by any family that could afford it back in the day.
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Thank you for making this - what a fun video! I had one of these for a short time, brought in by a client for data recovery and disposal. I may even have offered it to you, and been politely refused. I don't remember if it was emerald green or not, or even what its year of manufacture was, I'm sure I wasn't given all the peripherals (and any that I did get may not have been in working order, and the sample I got may have been upgraded to Windows 98. As I recall, it booted, but I don't remember being greeted with all that Acer bonus-ware. I do remember being impressed with the aesthetics, because the thing just looked so darn distinctive. However, I would have turned my nose up at it, both a year or so ago when it graced my work table and back in the mid 1990s when it came out, because in my world - that of an IT professional - computers that look like anything other than plain putty or black boxes were usually Apple, junk or both. But after watching your video, I can see how this computer would have been enjoyed by any family that could afford it back in the day.
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techkev140
My first PC had a Cirrus Logic GD5440 discrete PCI graphics card. Think performance problems are more CPU related.
The 5440 had 1Mb initially then I bought the extra 1Mb. Upgradable graphics memory, don't get that with modern cards. With it being integrated on the mainboard. I suppose it was an upgrade option at purchase, as well as user upgradeable.
It served me well, as far as my Pentium 233MMX. It was of course 2D only, with windows acceleration. I recall playing SW: X-Wing vs Tie Fighter with my original CPU and then the P233. Worlds apart and all down to the CPU not the 5440. I passed it on to someone else and at the time it still outpaced other budget 2D only cards but 3D was here and it didn't last much longer. I replaced it with a Matrox Mystique, the later version with the faster RAMDAC.
Really appreciate the videos, brings back a world when possibilities we so much easier.
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My first PC had a Cirrus Logic GD5440 discrete PCI graphics card. Think performance problems are more CPU related.
The 5440 had 1Mb initially then I bought the extra 1Mb. Upgradable graphics memory, don't get that with modern cards. With it being integrated on the mainboard. I suppose it was an upgrade option at purchase, as well as user upgradeable.
It served me well, as far as my Pentium 233MMX. It was of course 2D only, with windows acceleration. I recall playing SW: X-Wing vs Tie Fighter with my original CPU and then the P233. Worlds apart and all down to the CPU not the 5440. I passed it on to someone else and at the time it still outpaced other budget 2D only cards but 3D was here and it didn't last much longer. I replaced it with a Matrox Mystique, the later version with the faster RAMDAC.
Really appreciate the videos, brings back a world when possibilities we so much easier.
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fuzzy7644
I think that section showing how poorly games could run back in the 90s really just shows how much better we have it now.
I haven't upgraded my PC in like 3 or 5 years and I can at least play most new games alright without much issue but back in the day Yeesh.
Honestly it's one of the reasons why the whole PC masterrace wasn't a thing till years later because at least with a console, you would have a system that would have new games being made that were designed to work around that hardware while PC just wasn't.
It's completely different now of course, I don't see many people fighting about how console is somehow better than PC besides portablity with things like The Switch or Steam Deck (which is techinally a pc anyways.
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I think that section showing how poorly games could run back in the 90s really just shows how much better we have it now.
I haven't upgraded my PC in like 3 or 5 years and I can at least play most new games alright without much issue but back in the day Yeesh.
Honestly it's one of the reasons why the whole PC masterrace wasn't a thing till years later because at least with a console, you would have a system that would have new games being made that were designed to work around that hardware while PC just wasn't.
It's completely different now of course, I don't see many people fighting about how console is somehow better than PC besides portablity with things like The Switch or Steam Deck (which is techinally a pc anyways.
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fordsrevive
I had recently watched your video on the Gateway Astro all in one. I wanted it so bad after watching it. I checked all over eBay for it with no luck. You did say they were rare now. Wouldn’t you know it, one day after watching your video on it I saw a guy selling old laptops. I asked him if he had any all in one pcs and sure enough. He sent me pictures of a mint condition Gateway Astro. He wanted only 200$ for it and was only 20 minutes away from me. BUT wouldn’t YOU know it. My girlfriend wouldn’t let me get it: ( I had already spent too much on retro games that month. So I understand. But the chances of finding a gateway Astro mint 20 minutes from me after watching your video was mind blowing.
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I had recently watched your video on the Gateway Astro all in one. I wanted it so bad after watching it. I checked all over eBay for it with no luck. You did say they were rare now. Wouldn’t you know it, one day after watching your video on it I saw a guy selling old laptops. I asked him if he had any all in one pcs and sure enough. He sent me pictures of a mint condition Gateway Astro. He wanted only 200$ for it and was only 20 minutes away from me. BUT wouldn’t YOU know it. My girlfriend wouldn’t let me get it: ( I had already spent too much on retro games that month. So I understand. But the chances of finding a gateway Astro mint 20 minutes from me after watching your video was mind blowing.
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beardyhat9547
Speaking of how common this type of system was: I did have pretty solid systems back in the day. I had a Voodoo card somewhere around 1996, later a higher end Matrox something or other and then a GeForce. I recall being flabberghasted that a friend of mine was given a Playstation by his parents, rather than upgrade his computer. 11-12 year old me just couldn't conceive of not having a computer that would run the latest stuff quite well.
But, I was an anomaly, apparently. My Dad worked at HP and could regularly bring home very good computers that became wholly mine, solely for gaming. I really didn't realize how lucky and privileged I was, but I always had very solid gaming computers. Thanks, Dad.
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Speaking of how common this type of system was: I did have pretty solid systems back in the day. I had a Voodoo card somewhere around 1996, later a higher end Matrox something or other and then a GeForce. I recall being flabberghasted that a friend of mine was given a Playstation by his parents, rather than upgrade his computer. 11-12 year old me just couldn't conceive of not having a computer that would run the latest stuff quite well.
But, I was an anomaly, apparently. My Dad worked at HP and could regularly bring home very good computers that became wholly mine, solely for gaming. I really didn't realize how lucky and privileged I was, but I always had very solid gaming computers. Thanks, Dad.
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A4orce84
AWESOME video Mr. LGR! This was my first computer back in 96/97 when my parent's upgraded the shared family PC. I had the green Aspire version with the actual phone attachment on the side (land-line) and all my friend's thought it was super interesting. I also remember swapping out the HDD for a 5GB version and installing Windows 98 (barely) but running into a TON of issues with the built-in modem / soundcard combo. I believe it was an IBM MWave brand. What a PAIN to try and get Windows 98 installed on that thing I remember.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, this was also the time I discovered Tyrian! Need to fire up the ol' DosBox and see if I can relive some of those nostalgic 90s days!
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AWESOME video Mr. LGR! This was my first computer back in 96/97 when my parent's upgraded the shared family PC. I had the green Aspire version with the actual phone attachment on the side (land-line) and all my friend's thought it was super interesting. I also remember swapping out the HDD for a 5GB version and installing Windows 98 (barely) but running into a TON of issues with the built-in modem / soundcard combo. I believe it was an IBM MWave brand. What a PAIN to try and get Windows 98 installed on that thing I remember.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, this was also the time I discovered Tyrian! Need to fire up the ol' DosBox and see if I can relive some of those nostalgic 90s days!
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hilderwulf
the tower version of this pc is what got me into computing, before opening it was a mystery box unknown. but as time went on, learning what is EDO memory what is hdd seek speed the more you learn the more curiousity. the tower version is sooo memorable because the motherboard has a sister board and this fascinated me its like a non flat 3d motherboard so cool! 133mhz remember my grandma bought it asked if she wanted the included mouse and she was shocked thinking theres a rat in the shipping packaging had to explain you need a mouse. this video made me cry they are all dead and im older now and i cant find one for sale as they are trendy bless you sir
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the tower version of this pc is what got me into computing, before opening it was a mystery box unknown. but as time went on, learning what is EDO memory what is hdd seek speed the more you learn the more curiousity. the tower version is sooo memorable because the motherboard has a sister board and this fascinated me its like a non flat 3d motherboard so cool! 133mhz remember my grandma bought it asked if she wanted the included mouse and she was shocked thinking theres a rat in the shipping packaging had to explain you need a mouse. this video made me cry they are all dead and im older now and i cant find one for sale as they are trendy bless you sir
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CoconutCop
My parents bought the 75mhz grey (I wanted the green) model with the analog 14 monitor in the fall of 95. As a kid I loved it. I remember setting it up and opening the Acer software box and being amazed at all the CD's inside and the huge manuals. Mine had some different games than what was loaded here like Descent and Are You Afraid of the Dark: The Tale of Orpheo's Curse. But all the other software looks the same including Blockbuster Video which blew my mind back then because playing movie clips on a PC was like magic to me. Wish I still had it.
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My parents bought the 75mhz grey (I wanted the green) model with the analog 14 monitor in the fall of 95. As a kid I loved it. I remember setting it up and opening the Acer software box and being amazed at all the CD's inside and the huge manuals. Mine had some different games than what was loaded here like Descent and Are You Afraid of the Dark: The Tale of Orpheo's Curse. But all the other software looks the same including Blockbuster Video which blew my mind back then because playing movie clips on a PC was like magic to me. Wish I still had it.
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jwest88
My family got a HP pavilion PC for I think around a grand; an intel machine. Knowing what I know now I wish we had chosen an AMD machine, but intel's shady/illegal practices to monopolize the marker made it harder to get AMD machines back then even though the Athlon processors were superior to the Pentium lineup.
The Pentium ran Diablo 2 LoD just fine and that was about all I cared about back then besides SNES games, skateboarding and PS1, 2 and the N64.
Anyways, I like the look of this emerald pc, nice color.
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My family got a HP pavilion PC for I think around a grand; an intel machine. Knowing what I know now I wish we had chosen an AMD machine, but intel's shady/illegal practices to monopolize the marker made it harder to get AMD machines back then even though the Athlon processors were superior to the Pentium lineup.
The Pentium ran Diablo 2 LoD just fine and that was about all I cared about back then besides SNES games, skateboarding and PS1, 2 and the N64.
Anyways, I like the look of this emerald pc, nice color.
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cthulhu888
Omg this is our exact family pc from the 90s! Used to have mine in my room until my brother in law apparently left off with it to install linux and never saw it again, loved that thing to death with all the games and windows 95/98 sounds and programs
Been trying to hunt another one down on ebay but they're hard to come by, still able to play old games on a old refurb laptop but it aint the same, hopefully someday ill get lucky and be able to relive the memories in all their 90s glory hehe
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Omg this is our exact family pc from the 90s! Used to have mine in my room until my brother in law apparently left off with it to install linux and never saw it again, loved that thing to death with all the games and windows 95/98 sounds and programs
Been trying to hunt another one down on ebay but they're hard to come by, still able to play old games on a old refurb laptop but it aint the same, hopefully someday ill get lucky and be able to relive the memories in all their 90s glory hehe
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Dsun4456
My first computer was an Acer Aspire. I took a job at Wal-Mart back in the late 90's. With the employee discount and an additional 10% as a holiday bonus, I was able to buy it. Just cost me my mental sanity.
Of course, every Wal-Mart in the 90's came stocked with a wannabe hacker employee who would burn off games, if you bought him a pack of CD-R's and cigarettes. Thats how I got introduced to Duke Nukem, Star Craft, Descent and Flight Simulator.
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My first computer was an Acer Aspire. I took a job at Wal-Mart back in the late 90's. With the employee discount and an additional 10% as a holiday bonus, I was able to buy it. Just cost me my mental sanity.
Of course, every Wal-Mart in the 90's came stocked with a wannabe hacker employee who would burn off games, if you bought him a pack of CD-R's and cigarettes. Thats how I got introduced to Duke Nukem, Star Craft, Descent and Flight Simulator.
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jimmyjimjims7483
Wow you unlocked a deep hidden memory, my grandfather had the black version of this PC in like 98 and he also had that Pod racing game! He would get me random games to play because he knew I liked using the behemoth PC. I believe he had Pod, some Furby game, some Arthur game where you're diving underwater and Putt Putt/Freddy Fish. He was really into technology despite his advanced age (even back then. Wonderful time to be alive
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Wow you unlocked a deep hidden memory, my grandfather had the black version of this PC in like 98 and he also had that Pod racing game! He would get me random games to play because he knew I liked using the behemoth PC. I believe he had Pod, some Furby game, some Arthur game where you're diving underwater and Putt Putt/Freddy Fish. He was really into technology despite his advanced age (even back then. Wonderful time to be alive
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lazygamereviews
I had an Acer Aspire 75MHz Pentium when it was brand new, incredible machine, and a very appealing aestetich for the 90's, fit the time real well. I really enjoyed that PC, played Decent on it, found it on it by accident and then played the heck out of it. Anyway, this has been a nice trip down memory lane! I have fond memories of that machine! Thank You, I am glad someone has brought it back into peoples minds.
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I had an Acer Aspire 75MHz Pentium when it was brand new, incredible machine, and a very appealing aestetich for the 90's, fit the time real well. I really enjoyed that PC, played Decent on it, found it on it by accident and then played the heck out of it. Anyway, this has been a nice trip down memory lane! I have fond memories of that machine! Thank You, I am glad someone has brought it back into peoples minds.
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bionicseaserpent
i've had basically nothing but acer laptops to call my own, (first was an Aspire ES1 411, then my current Travelmate 5760G i've been using since 2019, and i have a secondary travelmate spin B118 for school stuff since the 5760G is no longer a laptop exactly) its always hard to remember that acer goes back as far as it does. but boy am i glad they still exist and operate in the PC Market.
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i've had basically nothing but acer laptops to call my own, (first was an Aspire ES1 411, then my current Travelmate 5760G i've been using since 2019, and i have a secondary travelmate spin B118 for school stuff since the 5760G is no longer a laptop exactly) its always hard to remember that acer goes back as far as it does. but boy am i glad they still exist and operate in the PC Market.
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RambozoClown
I still have mine that I built into a LAN party machine back in the day. I switched to a K6 266 and dual Voodoo II SLI setup. I also added a subwoofer and carry handles to the case and monitor. At the time my goal was to be able to carry the whole system in one trip and keep the original aesthetic. I did ditch the original keyboard and built in a wireless Logitech receiver inside the case.
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I still have mine that I built into a LAN party machine back in the day. I switched to a K6 266 and dual Voodoo II SLI setup. I also added a subwoofer and carry handles to the case and monitor. At the time my goal was to be able to carry the whole system in one trip and keep the original aesthetic. I did ditch the original keyboard and built in a wireless Logitech receiver inside the case.
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Ofecks
My first PC, which was a Pentium 166 MMX and comprised of random old parts the builder had lying around, came with one of these monitors. The gray one. It had a bunch of stickers on it that the previous (presumably original) owner put there. It displayed some fun times I had on AIM and webforums back then. I think I ran it at 800 x 600, but I don't remember noticing any issues.
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My first PC, which was a Pentium 166 MMX and comprised of random old parts the builder had lying around, came with one of these monitors. The gray one. It had a bunch of stickers on it that the previous (presumably original) owner put there. It displayed some fun times I had on AIM and webforums back then. I think I ran it at 800 x 600, but I don't remember noticing any issues.
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