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Windows 7: What a difference 30 years makes...
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06 Apr 2011
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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 Bay Area Peninsula |
What a difference 30 years makes...
30 years ago, the Osborne 1 made its debut as the world's first portable PC 
24 pounds, 5" display, $1,795  Source
A Guy | My System Specs |
| OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D
Memory KINGSTON 4GB (2 x 2GB) HyperX PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL8
Graphics Card MSI N240GT-MD1G/D5 GeForce GT 240 1GB 128-bit GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster B2430H 24"
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
PSU ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's
Hard Drives Intel X25M Gen2 80GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracudaź 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
Internet Speed 20 + Mbps
Antivirus Avast
Browser Opera
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06 Apr 2011
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 |
30 years ago ... Wow thats like ancient ! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built
OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
CPU Intel E8400
Motherboard MSI P35 Neo
Memory 4GB Crucial Ballistix
Graphics Card ATI ASUS Radeon HD 4830
Sound Card Realtek ALC888 on Board
Monitor(s) Displays Asus 22-inch VH226H Widescreen
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Saitek Eclipse
Mouse Razer
PSU Hiper HPU-4M 530W
Case Thermaltake Tsunami Dream Black
Cooling Air/Fans
Hard Drives Two Western Digital 500GB
Internet Speed Sky Broadband
Other Info USB Hub/Card Reader - 2 Pen Drives, 1 Phone Dock
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06 Apr 2011
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Many a caveman was killed by quick predators because of the weight of this crude device. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
OS Windows 7 x64
CPU Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
Memory G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
Graphics Card Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Sound Card Integrated HD audio + hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays 24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
Screen Resolution 1080p (1920x1080)
Keyboard Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
Mouse MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
PSU 1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
Case NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
Cooling Zalmann
Hard Drives 128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA)
Internet Speed depends on if you ask me or my provider.
Other Info The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.
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06 Apr 2011
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MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 Near You |
amazing... imagine the ram it uses on that time (64kb), i wonder if i could play galaxian or asteriods in that one  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell inspiron 1564
OS MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU Intel Core i5 @ 2.27GHz Arrandale 32nm Technology
Motherboard Dell Inc. 0M9XW4 (U2E1)
Memory 8.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 532MHz (7-7-7-20)
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4300 Series (Dell)
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor on ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330
Screen Resolution 1366x768 pixels
Keyboard built-in
Mouse Dell Touchpad/Microsoft Arc Mouse
PSU built-in
Case Dell Laptop
Cooling built-in
Hard Drives 625GB TOSHIBA TOSHIBA MK6459GSX ATA Device (SATA)
Other Info Snake Laptop Skin, Detachable Alfa USB wifi with custom 15dbi antenna (for better signal range)
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06 Apr 2011
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#5 | |
Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2 Australia |
Quote: Originally Posted by Ciara  30 years ago ... Wow thats like ancient ! And in really ancient times, 10 years before that, we had men walking and driving on the moon.
They would have loved that computer. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Own build (+ Recased Acer Aspire x1800)
OS Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2
CPU Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+)
Monitor(s) Displays Dell Ultrasharp IPS panel U2311H, Samsung SyncMaster P2350
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech MK520 (wireless)
Mouse Logitech MK520
PSU Seasonic M12II 520W
Case Lian Li Lancool PC-K60
Cooling Case: 1x120mm, 3x140mm CPU: Hyper 212+
Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB (000F), Seagates 1TB Barracuda ST31000528AS +
Internet Speed 6-7 Mbps
Antivirus Norton NIS, Malwarebytes on 2 (MSE on 3rd PC)
Browser FireFox
Other Info Audio: Logitech Z523 2.1
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06 Apr 2011
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...yeah those crazy ancient people and their space travel.... | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
OS Windows 7 x64
CPU Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
Memory G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
Graphics Card Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Sound Card Integrated HD audio + hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays 24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
Screen Resolution 1080p (1920x1080)
Keyboard Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
Mouse MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
PSU 1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
Case NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
Cooling Zalmann
Hard Drives 128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA)
Internet Speed depends on if you ask me or my provider.
Other Info The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.
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06 Apr 2011
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I bet someone could build a ni9ce computer in one of those cases with only a little modding | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number custom build
OS Windows 7 Pro X64
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition
Motherboard MSI 870A-G54 (FX)
Memory CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Graphics Card ASUS EN9800GT HB/HTDI/512M GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDD
Sound Card Realtek ALC892
Monitor(s) Displays Viewsonic 19' 16:10
Screen Resolution 1680X1050
Keyboard Logitech G11
Mouse USB Logitech gaming mouse
PSU Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500W ATX 12V
Case COOLER MASTER Elite RC-331-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower
Cooling Nothing beyond what etch part came with
Hard Drives Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA,
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200RPM SATA
Internet Speed Cable
Other Info New CPU, Motherboard, and Ram installed 02/2012
Logitech G35 Headset
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06 Apr 2011
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I've always liked this guy's work, kind of a steam punk feel. Datamancer.net - Technical Art and Steampunk Contraptions | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
OS Windows 7 x64
CPU Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
Memory G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
Graphics Card Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Sound Card Integrated HD audio + hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays 24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
Screen Resolution 1080p (1920x1080)
Keyboard Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
Mouse MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
PSU 1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
Case NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
Cooling Zalmann
Hard Drives 128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA)
Internet Speed depends on if you ask me or my provider.
Other Info The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.
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06 Apr 2011
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#9 | |
Windows 7 pro 64 bit Paris |
With the big floppy. Its just shows the incredible progress of informatique in 30 years. | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 pro 64 bit
Memory 2 Go
Graphics Card Nvidia
Mouse Microsoft optical mouse
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06 Apr 2011
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#10 | |
Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit SP1 |
That looks like my shredder  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP DV6 1330sa
OS Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit SP1
CPU INTEL DUAL CORE 2.1Ghz
Motherboard N/A
Memory 4GB DDR3
Graphics Card INTEL
Sound Card LAPTOP
Monitor(s) Displays 2
Screen Resolution 3200x1080
Keyboard SOLID YEAR 260U
Mouse USB
PSU LAPTOP
Case LAPTOP
Cooling LAPTOP
Hard Drives 250GB
Internet Speed 20 MB/S
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