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Re:Should I replace my 56k modem with a 28.8K Modem? by WWLink on Sunday November 19, 2023 @08:19PM (#38340871)
> “Winmodem” brings back memories of the dirt cheap Celeron-based Compaq Presario minitower my parents bought at the very tail end of 1999 as a quick replacement a 1996 Mac tower that had its hard drive fail.

Also how the difference between a 1996 computer and a 1999 computer was SUBSTANTIAL.

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Re:Should I replace my 56k modem with a 28.8K Modem? by jwells89 on Sunday November 19, 2023 @08:38PM (#38341036)
The amount of time that pace kept up was also impressive, lasting well into the 2000s.

One of the first computers that was mine (as opposed to being a family computer) was a summer 2000 iMac DV with a 400Mhz PPC G3, 10GB HD, 128MB RAM, and 15” 1024x768 CRT. When I upgraded to a new iMac in 2005, it had a 2Ghz PPC G5, 500GB HD, 2GB of RAM, and a 20” 1680x1050 LCD.

That’s a ridiculously huge jump for just 5 years’ time. I can’t imagine where things would be now if that rate of advancement had continued through to today.

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