For me, digital photography started in around 1993 with the purchase of a hideously expensive Kodak DC40. Coming in at 500g ( without batteries ) and giving just 756 x 504 resolution, it was still a marvel in its day. Picture quality was really good. But no zoom, no removable memory, no expansion and terrible battery life. I still have it though I don't think the drivers will work with any modern computer. Maybe one day this will be an antique.

Obviously its no longer supported, but Kodak still have all the details at this location :-

http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/products/ekn007609.jhtml?pq-path=10/3905/3915/702

In 1999 I moved onto a Kodak DC215, which came with 4MB Compact flash which I upgraded to 16MB. While this was a 1MP camera, its results were really clear. It had a 2x optical zoom ( 29 to 58 mm equivalent ).

Again its no longer supported by Kodak, and mine has gone - sold onto someone from work. Kodak again have all the information here :-

http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/products/ekn006551.jhtml?pq-path=10/3905/3915/695

Packard Bell DSC-220A 2.0MP

I remember I bought this one for Stuart as his first camera. Its a 2MP camera, with no optical zoom. It takes MMC or SD memory types. I think I bought it because I has the ability to take short movies too. I cant find any information about it on the internet though they regularly come up fro sale very cheaply on ebay.