We had the IBM pc jr. I remember having a fit when the kids spilled juice over some of the floppys - remember those? Then for me, it was the mac portable. I bought it used for about $1000. I came loaded with Quark, Pagemaker 3 I think and Word. It was the size of a portable typewritter and came in a carry case that I schlepped all over Manhattan for my PR and desktop publishing business. Of course no manuals so I figured out the programs myself. Next came the Proforma by Mac - Memory upgrades were too expensive for the portable, but I fell in love with mac's ease of use. We still have this computer as the back up for school papers and emergency e-mail. Currently I am on a G3 iMac which if I'd realized I would be working in 3d, I would have gotten a tower. That will be the next one. the dual gig machine.