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07-04-2008, 07:05 PM
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Dell Supercomputer
I just had to share this ad I saw while capturing VHS-taped races for a 1997 Dell computer:
Not worth $50 today 
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Last edited by Kissyface; 07-04-2008 at 07:06 PM.
Reason: added year aired
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07-05-2008, 05:17 AM
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I would gladly have my old 486 back. There are some games which I used to play as a child that simply don't work on these new-fangled devices.
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07-05-2008, 06:13 AM
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u jealous of my rig 
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07-05-2008, 08:26 AM
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It was only $499 as well. Inflation sure has hit hard.
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07-05-2008, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Mattk
It was only $499 as well. Inflation sure has hit hard.
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No - that was a $8499 PC.
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07-05-2008, 07:55 PM
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Technology is always evolving. My first mp3 player cost 300 bucks with 64MB build in flash memory. Now? Then there's my Canon G2 that I paid 1400 for. Hmmmm.....let see what else I pay arm and a leg for. Oh oh oh.....my first LCD monitor.....15" 1024 x 768 res, 600 bucks.......
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07-06-2008, 12:09 AM
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Oh, oops, I was just completely wrong.
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07-13-2008, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Mattk
I would gladly have my old 486 back. There are some games which I used to play as a child that simply don't work on these new-fangled devices.
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Haha now thats some old school gaming.
I had the 386 then the 486 ..takes me back lol
What a Beast ! 
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07-13-2008, 09:09 AM
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HAHA, wow this brings back memories. I remember upgrading my comp from 386 to 486 and thinking I had just created a supercomputer.. It was a whole new world.
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07-13-2008, 09:13 AM
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Well the mainframes my dad used back in the 1970s took days, if not weeks to process data! The new stuff that came out in the 1980s must have been warp speed for him.
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