The Computers at Early 2000s
In 2003, I took the college entrance exam and then spent the summer in Beijing. In September, I enrolled at the International College at Beijing (ICB) of China Agricultural University. However, I was admitted through a self-funded program since my entrance exam score wasn't high enough to secure a spot at the university. The ICB was a Sino-foreign joint program, with the first year of study in China and the second and third year abroad.
The academic year 2003-2004 marked the first phase of my rapid growth in computer knowledge. I was dedicated to my studies during this period, and the college even arranged a special foreign instructor for me and another student. I bought a second-hand old computer and installed Windows 95/98 on it. While my classmates were busy playing games, my old computer was only suitable for studying and programming. My dorm bed was piled with computer books, most of which I had scavenged from second-hand bookstores or street vendors. I probably didn’t wash my bedding for the entire semester—it was quite a mess.
The college had a dedicated computer lab, and at that time, we were learning Java. Applet programming was still popular, and I remember C# had just been introduced. I found the computer courses relatively simple, so the foreign instructor gave me a special project, promising an A+ for the final assessment if I could complete it. I did manage to finish the project, and true to his word, he gave me the A+.
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I bought a second-handed PC, and installed win98. The left-bottom may be a modem?[/caption]
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My dorm bed - messy with many computer books and a PC[/caption]
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Big CRT monitor[/caption]
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Java applet was popular at that time.[/caption]
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Computers Lab, about 2003/2004[/caption]
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Oh, the nostalgia. A computer of such a class as here was my second computer at work where I worked. Celeron 600. And I haven't had my own computer at home for quite some time. He stayed late at work to work, and of course to play on the computer. There was no Internet then.
I have several such museum exhibits at home, even older ones - 386/486. When I was studying then everyone dreamed of 486 and Pentium was still too expensive for ordinary people
one of the subjects of my "museum" is very, very old memory modules
Thank you for sharing.. I have some 8-bit famiclone which the 6502 assembly can be ran on it. For example: https://helloacm.com/the-8-bit-dos-by-famicom-clone-bbgdos-in-the-1990s/
which was connected to a black-and-white TV
and I downloaded data from a tape recorder.
How I miss those days. I finished my studies and sold that computer. I really regretted that. Two years ago, I saw the same thing at a garage sale.
Thanks!
Great brother. After reading ur article I enhance my brain knowledge.
This post brought back memories, especially the last photo and the mention of Windows 98! It reminds me of the time when I used to run an internet café in Northeast Thailand many years ago before I moved to Phuket.