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Re:Preparing for the Incoming Computer Shopper Tsunami by zakki on Monday June 05, 2023 @11:45PM (#36207809)
I don’t think younger people understand your description of how thick Computer Shopper was. Because most likely they don’t know how thick is a phone book ;D
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Re:Preparing for the Incoming Computer Shopper Tsunami by function_seven on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @12:01AM (#36207928)
For those that don't know, a phone book was often about twice as thick as a Thomas Guide.

That should help.

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Re:Preparing for the Incoming Computer Shopper Tsunami by mindcrime on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @12:13AM (#36208003)
And a Thomas Guide was about as thick as 8 or 9 J.C. Whitney catalogs.
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Re:Preparing for the Incoming Computer Shopper Tsunami by keithalewis on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @01:27AM (#36208506)
That couldn't even fit on a floppy disk. You know, that icon thing kids click on to save things.
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Re:Preparing for the Incoming Computer Shopper Tsunami by pmontra on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @03:45AM (#36209532)
Another set of imperial units unknown to us Europeans? :-) How tick was that, a couple of inches / 5 cm?
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Re:Preparing for the Incoming Computer Shopper Tsunami by zem on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @06:17AM (#36210570)
1/2000 of a football field, give or take
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Re:Preparing for the Incoming Computer Shopper Tsunami by daveoc64 on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @06:30AM (#36210641)
American Football, or soccer?
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Re:Preparing for the Incoming Computer Shopper Tsunami by digging on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @11:01AM (#36213875)
It would be about 6 American Football compact disk jewel cases.
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Re:Preparing for the Incoming Computer Shopper Tsunami by zem on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @06:46PM (#36220137)
American of course, the other sort isn't a unit of measurement!
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Re:Preparing for the Incoming Computer Shopper Tsunami by throwaway173738 on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @04:28PM (#36218677)
15-20 Farmer’s Almanacs.
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Re:Preparing for the Incoming Computer Shopper Tsunami by zepolen on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @02:33AM (#36208945)
So around 6 iphones?
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