What computer did you have before CPC?

[GUNHED]

In my case it was a kind of MSX computer, called the CBS Colecovision game console.

[cwpab]

was not "mine" but the Thomson T07-70 of the school they left in the storage room. My mum -teacher- brought it at home

Very cool! I find these Thomson machines quite interesting. 5 models, but no compatibility among them, 500K sold in France... And a nice list of mostly French games.

The graphics look cute, did you play any games on it?

[roudoudou]

was not "mine" but the Thomson T07-70 of the school they left in the storage room. My mum -teacher- brought it at home

Very cool! I find these Thomson machines quite interesting. 5 models, but no compatibility among them, 500K sold in France... And a nice list of mostly French games.

The graphics look cute, did you play any games on it?

i played Androides, a clone of Lode Runner and that's it

the TO7 user manual was even greater than Amstrad user manual to learn programmation in Basic!

there was a Logo cartridge also, very fun to play with

[lightforce6128]

The first digital thing I owned (or shared with my brother and my father) was a Atari 2600.

[McArti0]

Before CPC I had a Philips Videopac G7200

Did you have the Basic and Z80 cartridge? There was something like this for 7400 and it was probably called 7410.
Your g7200 is a brilliant work of an engineer of that time because making a computer with a screen from a microcontroller is better than zx80/81

[Deevee]

Before CPC I had a Philips Videopac G7200

Did you have the Basic and Z80 cartridge? There was something like this for 7400 and it was probably called 7410.

There was the "Computer Programmer" cartridge G7109, but no unfortunately i did not have that. I actually knew it existed years after. I sure would have love to have it at the time! I remember I was kind of frustrated that it was not possible to program the thing.

[Anthony Flack]

A 464 then a 6128, but the first computer I got to program on was my uncle's Dick Smith VZ-200 (a rebranded VTech Laser 200). The 464 was quite a step up. 

[diesoft]

Our first computer at home, before the great cpc464 came in, was the 'portable' Osborne 1. It came with cp/m.