shadowfigment 0 Posted January 17, 2004 I was reading my latest issue of PC Today... and saw something that made stop and smile. In an article toward the end of the March 2004 issue, there was a comparison between IBM's first PC model and it's current 2004 PC desktop system. For those of you who remember 1981, this might make you stop and smile. Original IBM PC System Processor And Speed: Intel 8088, 4.77MHz OS: Microsoft PC DOS 1.0 Memory: 64KB, Expandable to 256KB Keyboard: 83-key wired keyboard Mouse: No Mouse Storage: Two 5.25-inch 160KB floppy drives / No Hard Drive Monitor: 15-inch monochrome CRT Audio: No Sound Card Printer: Dot Matrix 80cps (Characters Per Second) Cost: $4,425.00 This information made me stop, take a look at my still operational Compaq 486s (Which runs Windows 3.1 / DOS 6.22) that sits beside my 2003 Dell PC, pat it and say... You've come a long way baby! :cool: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheDoctor 0 Posted January 17, 2004 64KB memory?! My computer has 37.2GB! :huh: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RikerChick 5 Posted January 17, 2004 Memory: 64KB, Expandable to 256KB How is that even possible??? :huh: Mine is 52.2GB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abakai2003 0 Posted January 17, 2004 Memory: 64KB, Expandable to 256KB How is that even possible??? :huh: Mine is 52.2GB. This is what Bill Gates had to say on the matter back in the eightys :P 640K ought to be enough for anybody. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadowfigment 0 Posted January 17, 2004 Well back in the day... Programs were striaght foward and streamlined. There was no extra junk inserted into programs. No one needed super hard drives or lots of memory to get the job done. I think it is nice to see what accomplishments have been made in the world of PC's. :cool: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
removed 0 Posted January 17, 2004 Lol. Ah the wave of the future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thestupidvulcan 0 Posted January 17, 2004 we came a long way.... we came from big a*s computers to little a*s computers.... HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY MACONTOSH!! even though i hate macs..but happy birthday :blink: <--so me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadowfigment 0 Posted January 19, 2004 Nothing is wrong with Mac's. They are great for design projects... (i.e. Adobe Photoshop...). :cool: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goose 0 Posted January 19, 2004 Nothing is wrong with Mac's. They are great for design projects... (i.e. Adobe Photoshop...). :cool: Stardate:21452.8 Macs rule when it comes to desgin projects.But besides that....no thank you I will take a PC any day! 4.77mhz....I used to have an old 1994 PCCM E-machine with a 700kb harddrive and a 6.68mhz processor,a one button mouse, a 5 1/2 inch floppy drive and a 1-10 ethernet card! And it still runs!!!!The only thing I use it for is playing monopoly and Wheel of Fortune on the old black and green monitor.Its a classic! Of course now now I have my Dell with 120GB harddrive,2.24 Ghz processor,3 button lazer mouse,floppy drive and a 10-1000 ethernet card and a 56K dial up modem. Unbeleive able how far we have come in technology in 20 years.Imagine where we will be in another 20 years Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
removed 0 Posted January 19, 2004 The only thing I would use PC's for would be games, but now I have an XBOX, so the next computer I buy will be a Mac. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheDoctor 0 Posted January 19, 2004 Stardate:21452.8 Of course now now I have my Dell with 120GB harddrive, Only in 2001 I think my computer only had 3GB of hard drive! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ikapacho 0 Posted January 19, 2004 Yeah, my mom just got an IMAC, and it's been hard to adjust from my old Packard Bell Legend 408CD. I'd say the IMAC is a definite upgrade... But give me a pc any day. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
