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Re:DRAM Changed the World by mumblemumble on Wednesday October 23, 2024 @09:05AM (#41924675)
I'm not sure it's easy to understand what a big change there has been in the perceived pace of computer technology development if you weren't there. I'm typing this on a laptop that I purchased 11 years ago, in 2013. It's still my one and only home computer, and it hasn't given me any trouble.

In 1994, though, an 11 year old computer would already be considered vintage. In 1983 the hot new computer was the Commodore 64. In 1994 everyone was upgrading their computers with CD-ROM drives so they could play Myst.

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Re:DRAM Changed the World by TheAmazingRace on Thursday October 24, 2024 @09:58AM (#41935568)
Hilariously enough, you could still purchase a brand new Commodore 64 in 1994... albeit right before Commodore went bankrupt in May of that year. I vaguely remember some local electronics store in Pittsburgh having Commodore 64s for sale on the store shelves for really low prices back in the day. Admittedly, this was an unusual sight to behold in the US, because we had well since moved on to IBM PC Compatibles by then. In Europe, C64s were a tad bit easier to source.

It was definitely more of a curiosity and a toy rather than a serious computer in 1994.

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