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FPGA Based IBM-PC-XT

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235 points andsoitis | 5 comments | 16 Nov 25 15:26 UTC | HN request time: 0.196s | source
1. inglor_cz ◴[16 Nov 25 16:36 UTC] No.45946361[source]▶
Wow. A lot of memories unlocked instantly. My first PC in 1995 was a very old IBM PC XT.
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2. Lio ◴[16 Nov 25 16:46 UTC] No.45946432[source]▶
Yeah I had a little Carry-I PC XT clone with CGA/Hercules graphics, V20 8088 and an amber screen that I really regret selling.

I guess it couldn’t really do that much at the time compared to Amigas, STs and Acorns but there was something magic about my experiences with the PC.

3. hintbits ◴[16 Nov 25 19:02 UTC] No.45947471[source]▶
Same. I had a used Amstrad PC 1640, which had V20 @ 8Mhz and EGA graphics. The author's desire really hit home here.
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4. hintbits ◴[16 Nov 25 19:04 UTC] No.45947491[source]▶
correction: it had v30, which was 8086 rather than 8088 clone (16bit bus)
5. keyle ◴[17 Nov 25 05:47 UTC] No.45951124[source]▶
I bought a brand new 386 dx 33 back in the day, I felt like a kid at the chocolate factory in that smokey computer shop; price lists everywhere, floppy drives and floppies stacked in a complete mad-scientist looking shop. It was a mess. I thought "these are my people".

One of the best days of my life.