Now u got me thinking…my first was in 1997 (and i was a young wipersnapper of 14).
The computer was made by my brother’s techy friend who made computers. it was great and i was using Compuserve as my ISP….I would use it to chat to my friends in NY and london. I would occasionally use it for school work to type up an essay or two and would often use encarta.
I think the stats of the computer were pretty basic…like 40 gbs of memory but i dont know the rest… 
Stef