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1981 Personal Computer Catalog

Posted by michael on from the old-skool dept.

edibobb writes "I just fired up my scanner and uploaded the 35-page 1981 (+/- 1 year) personal computer catalog from American Small Business Computers. 16K RAM for $22; 10 megabyte hard drive, 5 meg fixed and 5 removeable, with 14-inch platters; 25-character per second printer. Things have changed a bit since then!"

12 of 437 comments (clear)

  1. A link on swbell.net? Oh, that'll last. by Mr.+Darl+McBride · · Score: -1, Troll
    The original site is on swbell.net (traceroute to see for yourself) -- I'm not sure how well that will weather a slashdotting. Methinks "edibobb" is about to discover what 'reasonable bandwidth use' means.

    When swbell.net can't take the hurting anymore, here's a mirror for ya.

    1. Re:A link on swbell.net? Oh, that'll last. by PedanticSpellingTrol · · Score: 0, Troll

      Parent is a troll, Page 27 is the infamous hello.jpg

  2. MOD PARENT DOWN - DISGUSTING PHOTO by Bryan+Ischo · · Score: 3, Troll

    If you click on any of the images from the site that he has mirrored, you get the goatse.cx photo. Parent poster is a retarded child.

    1. Re:MOD PARENT DOWN - DISGUSTING PHOTO by consolidatedbord · · Score: 0, Troll

      It's times like these that I wish I had modpoints. It's a shame that your post will be stuck at Troll. Oh well, it's only karma I guess.

      --
      while true ; do echo this is my sig; done
  3. Re:Made in USA? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Well then, why don't the programmers/engineers in the US stop charging too much money, and realize that their job position can be replaced with a half-trained monkey. Or Indian.

    You are not that smart. Learn it. Live it.

  4. Re:Made in USA? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The equipment was actually made to last back then, unlike the shit made in the 3rd world today.

  5. Idiot... by afabbro · · Score: 0, Troll

    If you don't have the bandwidth, don't submit it.

    --
    Advice: on VPS providers
  6. Re:Here I sit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    In Soviet Russia, Goatse boy has Gap in Ass!

  7. fvrist pSot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    move Pany e.quipment

  8. Re:Mirror... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    actually, yes. please take it down.

    I still don't know if I have permission to keep this online, so if they threaten me, I want to be able to erase the only copy.

    - edibob

  9. Re:That's Speedy RAM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    moron, try getting a pair of glasses. that last page says 'ns' not 'ms'

  10. na, don't matter to me! by Stevyn · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm running gentoo so these old computers seem like athlon 64s, but def not those pentos!. I just found a UFO off SETI cause my computer is so fast.

    yey gentoo!

    (joke!)