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Computer De-Evolution: Awesome Features We've Lost

jfruhlinger writes "If you listened to tech marketing departments, you'd believe that advances in computers have been a nonstop march upwards. But is that really true? What about all the great features early hackers had in the '70s and '80s that are now hard to find or lost forever, like clicky keyboards and customizable screen height? This article looks at much beloved features that lost the evolutionary war."

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  1. Re:This is stupid by sabs · · Score: 0, Troll

    Also what kind of loser maximizes windows. I hate retards who full screen windows on 24 inch monitors.