gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Sep 26, 2011 4:06pm
166MHz Packard Bell with 16 MB of RAM, a 2 GB hard drive AND a built in 28.8k modem for just $2000? What a deal!
http://gregarious24.imgur.com/best_buy_flyer_september_1996
http://gregarious24.imgur.com/best_buy_flyer_september_1996
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Sep 26, 2011 4:08pm
Just think. If you drop another $50 on a copy of that RAM Doubler 2, you'd have 32 megs of RAM and be able to reprogram our nation's defense computers like in Wargames!
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Sep 26, 2011 4:10pm
Muppet Treasure Island was legit.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Sep 26, 2011 4:12pm
BUY A SHITTY PRINTER FOR $379.99!!!!
But since you can print out a pretty fucking snappy American flag on it, it's worth every damn penny!
But since you can print out a pretty fucking snappy American flag on it, it's worth every damn penny!
chicago510
Posts: 5,728
Sep 26, 2011 4:21pm
Isn't it amazing how far technology comes?
You can now get 100x the RAM in a cell phone and like 30 times the Storage in a microSD card for a fraction of that price.
And the size of those monitors haha those bitches weighed like 20 pounds.
You can now get 100x the RAM in a cell phone and like 30 times the Storage in a microSD card for a fraction of that price.
And the size of those monitors haha those bitches weighed like 20 pounds.
SnotBubbles
Posts: 4,492
Sep 26, 2011 4:22pm
Reps.justincredible;911927 wrote:Muppet Treasure Island was legit.
SnotBubbles
Posts: 4,492
Sep 26, 2011 4:24pm
Also from 1996:
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Sep 26, 2011 4:34pm
lol, $140 for a VCR and $70 for a pager.
Benny The Jet
Posts: 2,987
Sep 26, 2011 4:39pm
1996 and Apple was STILL way overpriced
namod65
Posts: 508
Sep 26, 2011 4:56pm
So true lol.Benny The Jet;911954 wrote:1996 and Apple was STILL way overpriced
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Sep 26, 2011 5:07pm
True. I had a Mac Performa during college and the couple years afterwards. That thing was a bitch to lug around. Now, at work, I have a computer that's like worth 500 million of those that's a fraction of the weight.chicago510;911933 wrote:Isn't it amazing how far technology comes?
You can now get 100x the RAM in a cell phone and like 30 times the Storage in a microSD card for a fraction of that price.
And the size of those monitors haha those bitches weighed like 20 pounds.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Sep 26, 2011 5:54pm
I had a sick Packard Bell back in the day. Shit was ungodly expensive though.
I remember it had a 200mhz processor and 8GB hard drive. Also had a tv tuner which is an oddly modern inclusion.
I remember it had a 200mhz processor and 8GB hard drive. Also had a tv tuner which is an oddly modern inclusion.
chicago510
Posts: 5,728
Sep 26, 2011 7:34pm
Windows 95...GOAT operating system upgrade? Everything before that sucked.
Iliketurtles
Posts: 8,191
Sep 26, 2011 8:17pm
YES!! Windows 98 sucked dick... 2000 sucked even more.chicago510;912090 wrote:Windows 95...GOAT operating system upgrade? Everything before that sucked.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Sep 26, 2011 8:27pm
Windows ME was a horse abortion.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Sep 26, 2011 8:39pm
I thought 98 was good.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Sep 26, 2011 8:40pm
funny thing about where i work...we still have to work on some machines that are windows NT or 2000 based.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Sep 26, 2011 9:26pm
Windows 3.11 is the first Windows I started on.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Sep 26, 2011 9:39pm
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justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Sep 26, 2011 9:51pm
Same here. Started on MS-DOS but 3.1 was my first windows experience. It was awesome at the time.WebFire;912289 wrote:Windows 3.11 is the first Windows I started on.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Sep 26, 2011 9:53pm
Our first family computer was a DOS system. I remember when we got a new PC with Windows 95 (for almost $2k) and being blown away that you could load Encarta and watch video clips.justincredible;912346 wrote:Same here. Started on MS-DOS but 3.1 was my first windows experience. It was awesome at the time.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Sep 26, 2011 10:19pm
Encarta. I forgot all about that program. That was the shit back in the day.WebFire;912350 wrote:Our first family computer was a DOS system. I remember when we got a new PC with Windows 95 (for almost $2k) and being blown away that you could load Encarta and watch video clips.
Our first computer was running 3.1 with Microsoft BOB on it. LOL. The DOS machine was at my grandma's house. I believe she paid something like $2500 for it in the mid 80s.
chicago510
Posts: 5,728
Sep 26, 2011 10:25pm
justincredible;912411 wrote:Encarta. I forgot all about that program. That was the shit back in the day.
Our first computer was running 3.1 with Microsoft BOB on it. LOL. The DOS machine was at my grandma's house. I believe she paid something like $2500 for it in the mid 80s.
No effing way. That was an OS? Talk about fail...
Cat Food Flambe'
Posts: 1,230
Sep 26, 2011 10:25pm
Any of you young 'uns know what a bag phone was? 
I remember seeing a home VCR for the first time in the summer of 1977 at a girlfriend's house. Her parents paid something like $1100 for it.
They had HBO,too - talk about cutting edge....
I remember seeing a home VCR for the first time in the summer of 1977 at a girlfriend's house. Her parents paid something like $1100 for it.
They had HBO,too - talk about cutting edge....
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Sep 26, 2011 10:27pm
Yep, mom had one in her car at one point. It was mostly used for drug deals.Cat Food Flambe';912426 wrote:Any of you young'uns even know what a "bag phone" was?