Hi
I started with a Tandy TRS 100 or something like that, had a 25 hz processor and 100 mb of disk space.
I've learned to be extra safe over the years, (everything is backed up several times on several drives) but I still manage to get into trouble once in a while
I had to restore my Falcon Talon only last month because I screwed it up trying to install Widows 8 and my Ghost backup didn't work.
I switched to Acronis.
I really don't like the idea of not having a CD/DVD drive.
But I haven't really come to terms with installing an OS from a USB stick.
It just doesn't seem right somehow.
But no one seems to want to give you a Windows disk anymore anyway.
How cheap can you get?
At least my Falcon NW computer came with a real Microsoft disk, plus a complete set of restore disks that returned it to just the way it came from the factory, registered to me, all tweaked and clean of junk.
When I finally gave up and used them it only took 15 minutes to get it back to new condition.
All I had to do was restore my stuff from my backups and I was done.
Mike