i can assure you that $400 isn't a budget for a fast computer even if it is custom built. I would use at least double that for a computer that will last longer before technology overtakes it again.
My first computer is the one I'm using now which is a Dell inspiron with vista and good specs. The first one I ever used was a windows 98 hp.
Post your first computer and the first one you ever used.
How can you expect me to be able to login to the forum every two weeks? For the last two weeks I have been ill in bed with the measles after being on holiday with no internet access. It should be at least a month if not more as each time I lose access to my emails and every email sent to me is...
What is wrong with the server? It keeps acting up. I managed to login earlier but then all the other pages wouldn't work, then I couldn't login and now the whole server seems to be down!