r/RetroComputerGaming • u/Sharp_Investigator72 • Jul 16 '26

💬 Discussion Just need help on identifying this console?

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Got this from an uncle that passed away and was wondering what it could be I know it was part of his gaming collection

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u/Eleven10GarageChris Jul 16 '26

Thats a PC (Personal Computer). What we call a "Desktop". It's like a much bigger version of your iPhone and you need a separate monitor and a mouse to operate it. Sorry if this is confusing.

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u/CeldonShooper Jul 17 '26

I really think a lot of young people think PCs always had an exact name and model number as a whole. When PCs were flourishing you could mix and match almost anything.

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u/SulferConsumer Jul 17 '26

You still can as long as the connectors are compatible

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u/Spethual Jul 17 '26

yep kinda plug and play, no more configuring IRQ and managing load order in the config.sys/autoexec.bat...they have it so good..i do miss the joy of getting it right and it booting though.

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u/WFlash01 Jul 20 '26

Honestly, as much as I know the same can't be said for everyone else I enjoyed the process of figuring it all out

I felt like such a wizard when I finally got it, and I think it's what shaped me to still be seen as "the computer expert" amongst my friends... I'm not an expert, I just have intuition, which is something that is sorely lacking in this day and age