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Computer Expectations of Today, and a Decade Hence?

Posted by Cliff on from the how-far-have-we-come-and-where-are-we-going dept.

Luciq asks: "The other day I was cleaning out my closet and started reminiscing about all the good times I had with my 33Mhz 486DX. I got the machine 10 years ago just as the first Pentiums were coming out. With a 33Mhz processor, 212MB hard drive and a whopping 8MB of RAM, I could surf the net at 2400 baud, manipulate photos and even play games with full-screen video like The Seventh Guest. Today I use an Athlon XP 2400, 80GB HD, 512MB [not 512K!] RAM. While I can do some neat things with it, I must say that it's fallen short of the wonderous expectations I had for such a system in 1993 (no immersive VR?, no seamless voice recognition?). What expectations did you have for today's PC, 10 years ago and how does the reality match up? What do you expect from computing, 10 years from now?"

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  1. 512 K Ram by MushMouth · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Will that even read the bios?

  2. 512K of RAM??? by The+Ancients · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Obviously not running Windows XP then...

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  3. identities by MegaFur · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't recognize the Russian chick, but anime model #1 sounds like the original All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku with a little bit of Skuld mixed in. Anime model #2 sounds like Demon Hunter Yohko.

    Do I win anything?

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